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Year 5

Week beginning 20th July 2026

 

 

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It is hard to believe that we have reached the final week of Year 5! What a fantastic year it has been, and we are so proud of everything the children have achieved. They have shown maturity, enthusiasm and resilience throughout the year and have been a pleasure to teach.

We would also like to wish Miss Perry all the very best as she begins her maternity leave. We hope you will join us in congratulating her and wishing her every happiness as she prepares to welcome her new baby.

Thank you for your continued support throughout the year. We wish all of our Year 5 families a wonderful summer break, and the children every success as they move on to Year 6!

Important dates and messages:

Key Dates:

The calendar section on the website lists all major events throughout the academic year, but here are some reminders:

  • Wednesday 22nd July - Break up for summer holidays @ 1:20pm
  • Thursday 3rd September - Children return to school for the start of the academic year 2026/2027
  • Monday 12th October - Individual and sibling photographs – Frazer Portraits
  • Friday 16th October - 170th birthday celebrations. 4pm – 7pm
  • Friday 23rd October - Break up for half term 
  • Monday 2nd November - Children return for term 2
  • Wednesday 4th November - Year 4 swimming starts
  • Saturday 7th November - St. James’ Open Morning for new parents. 10am - 12pm
  • Friday 13th November - Mufti Day for Children in Need
  • Tuesday 15th December - Year 5 and 6 Carols by Candlelight - church
  • Friday 18th December - Break up for Christmas holidays

Worship theme: summer 

Changing Seasons  - End of year celebrations and goodbyes 

Curriculum

Our final week of Year 5 will be a chance to celebrate the children's learning and reflect on everything they have achieved this year.

In Maths, we will be completing some final work on shape, revisiting key concepts and problem-solving skills from across the year.

In English, the children will explore haiku poetry, creating and decorating their own poems inspired by summer and their memories of Year 5.

We will also be completing our Brazil topic, finishing our Rio project and reflecting on all we have learnt about this fascinating country. The children will take part in activities to help them remember key knowledge from our geography learning and may even create a travel leaflet showcasing what they have discovered.

Alongside our curriculum activities, we will spend time completing end-of-year jobs, returning library books, clearing lockers and classrooms, and celebrating the many achievements and memories we have made together throughout the year.

We are looking forward to a fun-filled final week and giving the children the wonderful send-off they deserve before they begin their exciting journey into Year 6.

 

Homework:

  • Please find links to the relevant information below for the Project Overview and Homework.
  • MyMaths - We will set up MyMaths tasks termly, based on the learning we will be doing this term. Please let us know if you are finding them too easy or tricky, and remember that below, there are many resources you can use to extend your learning from home. Various MyMaths activities will be set for this term. This is to allow children who like to do more, to be able to. However, children do not have to complete all the MyMaths activities. Two per week is our minimum recommendation. 
  • Reading books - we would like to remind everyone to have a reading book in school - this can be a school or home book. We want all children to be able to share recommendations and reviews of what we have read recently. We display books we've read in the classroom to get children talking about the stories they love and inspire others to try new titles.
  • Reading records - All children should now have a grey reading record in which they can record how often they are reading. They will receive one raffle ticket if they read three times a week and two if they read more than five. At the end of each term, we will draw a raffle to win a trip to Costa. You have to be in it to win it! Activities in the reading records can be completed at home for fun! 

Reading:

This term, we are reading Who Let the Gods Out. We will be using Designated Reader sentence stems to support our written answers. Each lesson focuses on a different reading skill, including inferring, predicting, questioning, evaluating, clarifying, summarising and making connections.

         

Best wishes,

Year 5 Team

Miss Martin and Miss Perry

Learning as a family in Jesus, through Love, Hope, and Forgiveness.

Matthew 19:26: “With God all things are possible.”

Optional Revision Materials

📚 READING

🌐 Main websites

📖 Extra useful sites

  • Topmarks
    ➤ Reading games and comprehension activities
  • PrimaryTools
    ➤ Free reading SATs-style papers and practice

✏️ WRITING

🌐 Main websites

  • BBC Bitesize
    ➤ Writing guides (grammar, sentence structure, genres)

✍️ Extra useful sites

  • Literacy Shed
    ➤ Visual prompts and story starters
  • Pobble 365
    ➤ Daily picture prompts for creative writing
  • Hamilton Trust
    ➤ Free writing units and activities

🔢 MATHS

🌐 Main websites

➕ Extra useful sites

  • White Rose Maths
    ➤ Home learning videos and worksheets
  • Topmarks
    ➤ Maths games (Hit the Button, etc.)
  • Times Tables Rock Stars
    ➤ Great for fluency

📝 SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar)

🌐 Main websites

  • BBC Bitesize
    ➤ Grammar, punctuation & spelling lessons + quizzes

🔤 Extra useful sites

  • Spelling Frame
    ➤ Year 5/6 spelling lists and tests
  • Rollama
    ➤ Fun SPaG games
  • ICT Games
    ➤ Simple spelling and grammar games

⭐ ALL-IN-ONE REVISION

  • BBC Bitesize
    ➤ Covers reading, writing, maths & SPaG in one place (free and curriculum-matched)
  1. Parent overview - Bournemouth to Brazil
    pdf
  2. Topic homework- Bournemouth to Brazil
    pdf
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