Year 5 | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

Meet our wonderful Year 5 Team

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

Welcome to our Year 5 class page! I’m Mrs. Moss and I am delighted to be teaching the class this year. Working closely alongside me is our wonderful Teaching Assistant, Mrs Brownlie.

Together, we form a dedicated team committed to creating a positive, supportive and stimulating learning environment where every child feels valued, confident and inspired to achieve their very best. We have an exciting and engaging curriculum planned, packed with interesting topics, hands-on activities and opportunities for personal growth, independence and collaboration.

We are looking forward to an amazing year of learning and fun!

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.

Year 5 timetable: Autumn 1

Have a look at our knowledge maps to see what we are learning this term

Year 5 Autumn 1 - Knowledge maps

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Here is what we will be exploring across our curriculum this half term:

In maths, our focus this half term begins with building a deep understanding of place value whilst working with larger numbers. We will then move on to strategies for addition and subtraction, strengthening both mental calculation skills and formal
written methods.

In our English lessons, we are diving into a unit of work based on the book 'Curiosity' by Markus Motum and will write our own narrative stories and a non-fiction piece of work. Our guided reading sessions will focus on retrieval questions so that we can efficiently scan texts and pull out key facts and evidence to support our answers.

This term, in history, we step back in time to explore how Britain changed after the
Romans left, building on our prior knowledge of Anglo-Saxon and Scot settlements.
We will investigate:

The Viking Invasions: Where the Vikings came from, when they arrived and the reality of Viking life beyond their reputation as vicious raiders;—including their roles as skilled traders, boat builders and settlers.
Resistance and Royalty: The efforts of King Alfred the Great to broker peace and divide England, leading to the rule of Danelaw and how his grandson, Athelstan, later became king of all England following the Battle of Brunanburh.

Our topic in Science is Space. We will learn about the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun, how the Moon orbits the Earth and how the Earth’s rotation creates day and night.

Using the Questful RE curriculum, our unit explores the Bible and other holy books. We will reflect on why sacred texts are important to different faith communities, how they are treated and the guidance they offer to believers.

In PSHE, our focus will be on Relationships. We will explore healthy friendships, effective communication, mutual respect and how to resolve conflicts positively as a class team.