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Year 5

Week beginning 6th July 2026

 

Year 5 have had a wonderful week and have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in our first Art Week. The children have shown incredible creativity, enthusiasm and pride in their work as they explored a variety of artistic styles and techniques.

A highlight of the week has been working with visiting artist Miroslav Lucan, using his artwork as inspiration to create our own pieces based on the theme of compassion. The children have also written thoughtful poetry, created beautiful origami hearts and produced colourful artwork inspired by the vibrant style of Romero Britto. We have been so impressed by the creativity, resilience and care shown in all of the children's work, and we look forward to sharing their wonderful creations with parents at the exhibition in church.

Important dates and messages:

  • Term 6 Homework and Parent overviews are now attached at the bottom of this page.
  • Please check Arbor for a letter regarding our SRE day - If you do not wish your child to take part in these lessons, please notify the school office by Friday 10th July 2026.

Key Dates

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

  • Saturday 27th June - St. James’ Summer Fayre
  • Wednesday 22nd July - Break up for summer holidays @ 1:20pm

Worship theme:  Fruits of the Spirit

Galatians 5:22-23 ​

But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Relationship With “Beyond”

Curriculum

Next week, our learning will continue to build on our exciting project 'Bournemouth to Brazil' linking our work to the Amazon Rainforest.

In English, we will be using the information we have learned about orangutans and the impact of palm oil production to write diary entries from different perspectives. This will allow the children to develop their descriptive writing skills while exploring important environmental issues.

In Maths, we will be completing our learning on position and direction before moving on to our new unit of decimals, where we will begin investigating place value and the relationships between decimal numbers.

Our Geography lessons will focus on deforestation, comparing the Amazon Rainforest with the New Forest. The children will explore why deforestation happens, its impact on wildlife and habitats, and how human activity affects environments around the world.

In Art, we will be developing our observational drawing skills by sketching features of our school's peace garden.

In RE, we will explore ideas of community and how people can work together to support one another.

Our PSHE lesson will focus on protecting the environment, encouraging children to think about how their everyday actions can contribute positively to the world around them.

We are looking forward to another busy and engaging week of learning as we approach the final few weeks of Year 5. Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

Other news:

  • PPA Days - PPA Days will be every other Tuesday, and children should come in wearing PE kits. 

  • PE every Thursday - Children should wear their PE kits every Tuesday.

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 Boy in the Tower. 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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