• Extension & Enrichment Activities

Please log on to 'Google Classroom' for ongoing updates about class activities, as well as homework and remote learning.

Welcome back to Year 5!

We are very excited to return to school for the spring term with our theme ‘Inspiring Inventors’ and start our Victorian adventure as we immerse ourselves into the fabulous work of: Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens and Peter Bunzl.

Whole class Guided Reading this term will focus on COGHEART, the mysterious ‘Victorian set’ adventure by Peter Bunzl.

‘Some secrets change the world in a heartbeat.’

Wind up your cogs and get ready for … ‘mayhem and mystery to meet in this gripping Victorian steampunk adventure story, featuring two friends, airships and automata, and an over-opinionated mechanical dog.’

Books, books and more books...

If you are looking for inspiration and help with choosing your next book, check out this website which has a fantastic selection of recommended books for Year 5.

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks2-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-for-year-5-pupils-ks2-age-9-10/

PE

Our PE slot's will be on a Monday (Outdoor 5ME & 5SK), Tuesday (JUST 5ME) Friday (Indoor JUST 5SK)

Please ensure that your child has the correct kit in school each week. Long hair should always be tied back and earrings removed.

As the winter months approach, jogging bottoms and a warm jumper may be worn for outdoor PE.

Homework

Your homework will be given out on a weekly basis. This will be issued online via Google Classroom or via LBQ links (Learning By Questions)  on a Wednesday and we ask that this is returned the following Wednesday. We will talk the children through how to access this work ahead of it being submitted so that they are familiar with the LBQ links and how to return work. Further information will also be shared during the Year 5 welcome meeting in week 2. 

This homework will include a piece of either English (Including comprehensions) or Maths and at times, it may also be a theme based project.

We also ask that you continue to read at home and complete your progress in your 'Reading Logs' (please bring these into school each day). Reading both aloud to a grown up and silently to yourself are both important skills to continue practising throughout this year.

Spellings

We will focus on words taken from the Year 5/6 spelling list and associated spelling patterns.  The spellings will be available using the Spelling Frame login.  Each week the children will complete activities related to the words for that week.   During our English and Grammar sessions in school, we will practise these but they will also thread into our learning throughout the week.

Important dates this term...

NEW DATE- Quarry Bank Mill visit Friday 27th March 2026

Please keep an eye out for dates of visits and key reminders in the school calendar!

Remember to also check Google Classroom and X (Twitter) to see our amazing learning journey.