Welcome to Year 5!

Meet our wonderful Year 5 Team

Year 5 Teachers

Mrs Moss

Year 5 Class Teacher

Mrs Brownlie

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Jones

Teaching Assistant/Interventions

Please find everything you need to know about Year 5 in the PowerPoint below

Meet the Teacher Slideshow

 This term in science, we will explore the fascinating world of Forces. Our curriculum focuses on both "substantive knowledge" (scientific facts) and "disciplinary knowledge" (how to work like a scientist). Key topics include:

• Friction & Resistance: How surfaces affect the force needed to move objects and how friction acts as a slowing force.
• Gravity: Investigating the discoveries of Galileo and Newton to prove that objects of different weights fall at the same speed.
• Air & Water Resistance: Exploring how the shape and surface area of an object (like parachutes) affect its speed through air and water.
• Mechanisms: Discovering how levers, pulleys and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect, helping us achieve difficult physical tasks.

This half term, our Year 5 explorers are diving into an exciting QuestfulRE unit to uncover the deeper meaning of Easter. Our class will be looking at the "Big Picture" to decide if the Easter story is actually a story about victory.

What is the "Big Question"?

In Year 5, we don't just learn facts; we ask "Why?". Our main mission is to figure out if Jesus dying on the cross was a defeat, or if the events that followed made it the greatest win of all time for Christians.

What Does 'Victory' Mean?

We are challenging the children to think like detectives. Usually, a victory means winning a trophy or a war. But in this unit, we explore a different kind of win:

• Victory over death: The belief that life continues.

• Victory over "bad stuff": How love and forgiveness can beat hate.

• Victory through kindness: Showing that being brave and selfless is a superpower.

 This term, our Year 5 historians are embarking on an exciting journey beyond Europe to explore three remarkable civilizations: the Maya, the Kingdom of Benin and the Early Islamic Civilization.

• The Maya (c. 250 – 900 CE): We will explore how the Maya built massive stone pyramids and cities of up to 200,000 people without metal tools or the cartwheel.
• The Kingdom of Benin (c. 1200 – 1800 CE): Based in what is now Nigeria, we will look at this powerful empire of skilled craftsmen famous for their work with bronze and ivory. We will also examine their extensive trade links, including early interactions with the Portuguese.
• Early Islamic Civilization & Baghdad: A major focus will be the "Round City" of Baghdad, which was the centre of the world's trade and learning. We will explore:
  • The House of Wisdom: Where scholars translated world texts and made breakthroughs in medicine and algebra.
  • Inventions: How the Islamic Golden Age gave us the numerals (0-9) we use today.
  • Daily Life: Comparing the bustling, wealthy city of Baghdad—then the largest in the world—to the smaller settlements in Europe at the time.

Homework

In Year 5 this half term children will receive spellings each week. They will be set on a Monday and tested the following Monday. Children are expected to read at least three times a week and to bring their reading book to school each day.

PE

Year 5 have their PE lessons on Thursday. Please ensure children have PE kits in school and any earrings are removed or plasters need to be provided for the children to cover them with.

Uniform

All children should wear full uniform including their ALWAYS badges.

We do allow pupils to wear all black trainers - no coloured swooshes/stripes etc. with all black soles.

Black shoes are also still acceptable and preferred for school.