Welcome to Year 5 everyone. I hope you have all had a fantastic summer. Year 5 will be taught by Mrs Paisley (Monday to Wednesday) and Miss Miller (on Thursday and Friday). Mrs Brown will support the children in class and work with small groups.  

In literacy, we start our term with the book FArTHER, exploring setting narratives and letter writing. Our maths begins with work on place value. Our first science topic of the year will be about properties and changes of material, and in history we will be studying Ancient Greece. In PE, we will be exploring invasion games through netball and football and our swimming lessons will start on Wednesday 16th September.

For more information about the Year 5 curriculum please refer to the ‘Curriculum on a page’ document at the bottom of the page.

Homework

Each week, your child will be given some homework. This will include reading each evening, learning the multiplication tables and weekly spellings to begin with. Homework will be given out on Friday and returned on Wednesday each week. We would appreciate it if you could support your child in the planning of when they should spend time completing homework as it is best to do frequent short sessions rather than all of it in one evening.

We encourage Year 5 to read for pleasure and explore a range of different genres, including books, comics, graphic novels, articles, magazines and newspapers. The wider children read, the better their spelling and vocabulary become.

PE & Swimming

The children in year 5 have P.E. lessons on Monday and Wednesday afternoons: they will need to remember their kit on these days. We should remind everybody; P.E. kit includes coloured T-shirts (depending on their house team), black or blue shorts and trainers. No jewellery should be worn for safety reasons. It is important for children to have their P.E. kit so we are able to provide them with a healthy, active curriculum.

This term, Year 5 will be having weekly swimming lessons. We will start on Wednesday 16^th September 2026 until Wednesday 25^th November 2026. We will travel, by bus, to The Sands Centre in Carlisle. Please could your child come to school with a swimming costume or swimming shorts (no bikinis please), a towel in a bag along with a healthy snack.

Reminders:

• Children should arrive at school at 8:45am.

• Children need to bring a coat, a water bottle (containing water), a bag, a breaktime snack (if they wish - fruit or a cereal bar) and their homework books and reading records to school (and a packed lunch if needed) - please avoid bringing pencil cases and any other unnecessary items. We have everything the children need in school. 

• Have PE kit in school every Monday and Wednesday (swimming kit every Wednesday from 16/9/26 - 25/11/26).

• Not only in our class but as a school, we strive to help your child achieve his/her full potential in every area of school life and to this end we will all work hard to ensure this happens.  In return, we expect the children to apply themselves fully and success should follow. Lots of effort in school, plenty of water to drink and lots of sleep needed. 

A few dates:

Wednesday 16^th September – Swimming lessons start

Tuesday 15^th September – Meet the Teacher 3:30pm-4:30pm

Please look out for updates and photos on Class Dojo. Feel free to contact me there with any questions you might have.

Looking forward to a brilliant year with you all!

Mrs Paisley and Miss Miller 

Homework and website links

• Spelling Shed

• TT Rockstars

• Dance Mat Typing

• Bitesize SATs Revision Practise for your SATs with these activities in English, Maths and Science.