Christ Church Pellon C of E VC Primary School

Welcome to our Class 5 page

Year 5 

Welcome to Class Five, where learning is an adventure! Every day in our bright and cheerful classroom is filled with exciting new discoveries. Imagine diving into thrilling stories that whisk you away to far-off lands while honing your reading skills, or cracking clever maths puzzles that challenge your mind and make numbers come alive. You’ll work together with your friends, share ideas, and unleash your creativity in a variety of fun activities. With each lesson, you’ll become not just better readers and mathematicians, but also more confident pupils. Get ready for a fantastic year filled with laughter, learning, and exploration!

Our Adults

Mr Pickersgill - Class Teacher

Mrs Ahmed - Teaching Assistant

Mrs Bibi - Support Assistant

Miss Bastian - Support Assistant

How to help at home 

It's great to see you supporting your child's learning! To really help them excel at school, aim for some regular reading at home—four times a week is ideal! Don't forget to encourage them to practise their times tables on TT Rockstars, which makes learning a bit more fun. Lastly, make sure they complete any homework set, as this reinforces what they're learning in class. Your help makes a big difference!

Riot act 

Curriculum

Here is the Year 5 Curriculum information, here you will be kept up-to-date with all the current teaching going on in Year 5 in each term. If you have any queries please contact one of the class teachers.

Below you can click 'Download' on the files below to view the information regarding that subject.

Autumn

We’ve had a fantastic start to the term here at school! In English, the children have produced some truly descriptive writing, inspired by the book The Matchbox Diary. It’s been wonderful to see their creativity shine through. In Geography, we’ve embarked on an exciting journey exploring rivers, starting with our local waterways and gradually expanding our focus to rivers around the globe, discussing their significance to communities.

In RE, we’ve been delving into Jewish festivals, with a recent exploration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It has provided the class with valuable insights into different cultures and traditions. Mathematics has been a big focus, particularly on arithmetic, we’ve concentrated on place value and addition/subtraction while engaging students in reasoning about their answers. The class is also applying this knowledge in weekly tests. Lastly, in Science, we’re examining life cycles, fostering discussions about their differences. It’s been a wonderful few weeks of learning!

Spring 

During the Spring Term, Year 5 have worked incredibly hard across all curriculum areas and have enjoyed many exciting learning opportunities.

In English, the children explored The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, using the text to inspire their own creative writing. They developed their skills in storytelling, character description, and persuasive language. As part of this topic, we also hosted a fantastic family learning event where parents were invited into school to work alongside the children to build houses using recycled materials. It was wonderful to see such creativity, teamwork, and enthusiasm from everyone involved.

In Maths, the children focused on area, perimeter, and statistics. They developed their understanding of measuring and calculating the space of different shapes, as well as interpreting and presenting data using charts and graphs.

In Topic lessons, Year 5 studied the solar system, learning about the planets, space exploration, and the movement of the Earth and Moon. The children showed great curiosity and enjoyed discovering fascinating facts about space.

In RE, the children explored the question: Why do some people go on pilgrimages? They learned how pilgrimages can help people feel more spiritual, reflective, and connected to their beliefs and communities. The class engaged thoughtfully in discussions and showed respect for different faiths and traditions.

Summer

In English, the children studied Malala's Magic Pencil and explored the extraordinary life of Malala Yousafzai. The class reflected on the differences between Malala’s experiences and their own lives, developing thoughtful discussions around equality, education, and courage. The children produced a range of creative and reflective writing inspired by the text.

In Maths, the children focused on learning about different types of angles and how to measure them accurately. They also developed their understanding of coordinates by plotting and reading points on grids.

In RE, Year 5 explored the Old and New Testaments and learned about the covenants made within the Bible. The children discussed the promises and agreements that are important within Christianity and reflected thoughtfully on their meaning and significance.

In Science, the children carried out a range of experiments linked to forces. They investigated how different forces act upon objects and enjoyed taking part in practical activities to develop their scientific enquiry skills.

As part of their wider curriculum learning, the children also studied their local area. They explored features of the community and developed a greater understanding of the environment around them.

Homework

Reading- All children should read at home at least four times per week. Please log any reading your child does at home in their reading journal.

EdShed- Weekly spelling and Maths homework will be set on EdShed. The website for EdShed is www.edshed.com.

Times tables are extremely important for the new Maths concepts taught in Years 5 and 6. Therefore, TT Rockstars is an excellent tool to keep times table knowledge strong. Log ins are recorded in reading journals to access at home. 

Phonics

How we teach phonics at School

Helpful information

The word list below shows the words that children should be able to spell by the end of year 6, this is in addition to the words that you have learnt from year 2 and year 4.  Have a look at the year 2 page and the year 4 page as well if you need to refresh yourself.

Year 5 Letters 

Resources and Activities