Year 5
Year 5 Curriculum Projects
Our curriculum is 'Under Construction' as we make some tweaks ahead of the Primary Curriculum review due in Spring 2027. Please check back soon to see the updated Long Term Plan for 2026-2027.
Year 5 Key Information
PE lessons for Term 3 are timetabled for Tuesday and Wednesday every week.
Homework for this week:
Your homework book will have the date of the Friday it is sent home, on the page in the top right corner.
- MATHS - Practise your TT RockStars
- ENGLISH - practise your spellings on Spelling Shed
- READING - Please continue to complete 20 minutes of reading every day and make a note in your reading record.
English
3 week unit
This first unit has a focus on punctuation and grammar. We will have discreet lessons on the requirements for Year 5.
Spellings Week beginning
14.09.2026
Honey Bees
buffet
vein
beige
reign
gauge
steak
surveillance
reindeer
ballet
tourniquet
rein
chalet
heinous
ricochet
beret
available
anticipate
communication
retained
Bumble Bees
break
great
straight
eight
reign
rein
beige
they
survey
steak
railway
Worker Bees
day
rain
made
pay
way
paid
safe
say
plane
railway
they
Maths:
3 week unit: Addition and Subtraction
Our second unit is Addition and Subtraction and the children will learn formal column methods to support calculations.
Please continue to access TTRS at home. Multiplication skills underpin all areas of mathematics.
Other information:
HOMEWORK BOOK:
The date of each THURSDAY will be on the top of the first of the pages that need completing.
Bring your book back on MONDAY
Homework club: MONDAY LUNCHTIME
Homework:
Each week, the date of the Thursday it comes home will be on the first of the pages that need completing.
Everyone must complete the first two pages with the third 'Think It Out' page being optional.
Homework must be returned to school on Monday. Incomplete homework will mean your child attends a lunchtime club in order to complete it.
PE Term 1
Tuesday: tennis (outdoors)
Wednesday: tag rugby (outdoors)
Remember named PE kits.
Please can everyone bring a water bottle to school every day.
Don't forget to bring reading books and reading records, please.
Spellings week beginning:
21.9.2026
Honey Bees
led
affect
effect
desert
definite
desperate
develop
especially
explanation
lead
measure
ready
health
treasure
endeavour
leopard
jeopardy
bury
buried
burial
Bumble Bees
letter
carpet
ever
pencil
fresh
head
bread
meant
read
instead
said
again
Worker Bees
ever
letter
fresh
bread
head
said
again
KENT TEST APPLICATION
Thank you to those of you who attended the Kent Test Meeting today. We hope you found the session useful. A copy of the presentation is given below. The Key Dates are included in the presentation.
Just a quick reminder that the PESE (Primary Education, Secondary Education) Transfer Meeting - how to apply for a place in Year 7, will take place on Wednesday 3rd June from 3.30pm. A copy of the presentation from this meeting will be uploaded on the same day.
PESE (Applying for a place in Year 7 for September 2027).
Thank you to those of you who attended the PESE Meeting today. We hope you found the session useful. A copy of the presentation is given below. The Key Dates are included in the presentation. If you have any questions please do not heistate to contact the school office in the usual way.