Year 5

Welcome to Apple Class

We are a happy, friendly team who love to learn. Our class is made up of super children and our teacher is Mr Weeden.  As we are now part of the Upper Juniors we are becoming increasingly independent learners, whilst also developing our group work skills. In year 5 we have lots of fantastic topics to get our teeth into and we can't wait to get started!

Useful information:

• P.E. is on a Wednesday and Thursday. Please come to school dressed in your school coloured plain PE t-shirt, black shorts and / or navy / black joggers and a navy / black jumper. Please also wear trainers.
• My Maths homework is set each Friday to be completed for the following Friday.
• Other homework will be given on a Friday to be returned by the following Friday.
• Planners will be required to be in school EVERYDAY.
• Planners will be checked on a Tuesday (at least one read) and a Friday (at least three reads).

Year 5 Apple

Welcome to Laburnum Class

We are a happy, friendly team who love to learn. Our class is made up of super children and our teacher is Mrs Maclean.  As we are now part of the Upper Juniors we are becoming increasingly independent learners, whilst also developing our group work skills. In year 5 we have lots of fantastic topics to get our teeth into and we can't wait to get started!

Useful information:

• P.E. is on a Wednesday and Thursday. Please come to school dressed in your school coloured plain PE t-shirt, black shorts and / or navy / black joggers and a navy / black jumper. Please also wear trainers.
• My Maths homework is set each Friday to be completed for the following Friday.
• Other homework will be given on a Friday to be returned by the following Friday.
• Planners will be required to be in school EVERYDAY.
• Planners will be checked on a Tuesday (at least one read) and a Friday (at least three reads).

Year 5 Laburnum

Welcome to Spruce Class

Spruce class is made up of wonderful, enthusiastic and happy children. Our teachers are Mrs Anderson and Miss Bolton. We are looking forward to our fun filled year ahead! As we are now part of the Upper Juniors, we are becoming increasingly independent learners whilst also developing our group work skills. In year 5 we have lots of fantastic topics to get our teeth into and we can't wait to get started!

Useful information:

• P.E. is on a Wednesday and Thursday. Please come to school dressed in your school coloured plain PE t-shirt, black shorts and / or navy / black joggers and a navy / black jumper. Please also wear trainers.
• My Maths homework is set each Friday to be completed for the following Friday.
• Other homework will be given on a Friday to be returned by the following Friday.
• Planners will be required to be in school EVERYDAY.
• Planners will be checked on a Tuesday (at least one read) and a Friday (at least three reads).

Year 5 Spruce

Please see the curriculum map below which details the learning and experiences the children will have this year.

Year 5 Curriculum

CUSP Spelling Curriculum

The CUSP Spelling curriculum is organised into 2-week blocks, with each block covering a particular set of key concepts, including spelling patterns, etymology and morphology and reasoning about spelling.

Each block includes the study of key spelling concepts. We call them concepts and not rules because there are simply too many exceptions to any pattern for it to be a rule. The curriculum is not built around the rote memorisation of spelling ‘rules’; instead, the focus is building on what pupils have learnt about the alphabetic code through Phonics lessons and teaching them to seek patterns and reason about how to spell new or unfamiliar words.

The spelling concepts included in CUSP Spelling are much further reaching than the National Curriculum programme of study for Spelling. The statutory concepts are included in the long-term sequence but these are paired with the study of etymology and morphology, a focus on common misconceptions, learning about self-correction and reasoning about spelling attempts. This ensures that pupils become competent spellers and that they develop the independence to identify and correct errors in their independent writing. Each concept is taught, revisited and consolidated throughout the curriculum so that pupils master this learning and commit it to the long-term memory. 

Common Exception Words

Common exception words are words that do not follow standard phonetic rules in English, making them tricky for young readers and writers. 

These words often contain unusual letter combinations or do not conform to the phonetic patterns that children learn in early education. Mastering these words is crucial for  developing reading fluency and comprehension, as they form the foundation of many sentences and texts.

Please support your child in learning to read and spell these words by the end of Year 5.

Here are some websites where you can practise your times tables skills:

• Times Tables Rockstars
• Maths Frame - Multiplication Check
• Hit the Button
• Times Tables UK
• Oxford Owl

Times Table Rock Stars: Paper Support Documents