This week's Learning in Year 5 at a glance
Year 5
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Learning Link: Terrific Tudors!This term we will be finding out all about those terrible ……Oh! We mean TERRIFIC Tudors. Although, the Tudors have a reputation for lots of beheadings and weddings, in fact their legacy goes much further. We will be exploring how the Tudors changed the religion of the country and the discoveries they made. At the end of the topic, we will celebrate our learning by using our knowledge to take part in a Tudor S=P+A+C+E Day, complete with costumes and drama. |
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St Kea: Mr Kitcatt St. Philippa: Miss Pedlingham |
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Curriculum Newsletters for Autumn, Spring and Summer can be accessed here as they become available |
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Year Group reminders |
Week Commencing: Monday 19th October 2026 Week B Monday: Spelling test. PE for both classes. Parents evening 5K and 5P (Remote) Tuesday: Parents evening 5P (Face to face) Wednesday: Parents evening 5K (Face to face) Thursday: CGP Workout 7 due Friday: Half term Looking further ahead: Remembrance service – Friday 13th November Reminders: Please ensure all your child’s uniform is named, we will be doing spot checks. |
Homework |
Monday: New spellings to give out and tested on Friday 6th November Monday: Remembrance homework. Due Tuesday 3rd November Friday: CGP workout Autumn 8 – mark the following Friday 15th October |
Reading for Pleasure |
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Murpurgo |
RE |
Creation and Covenant What is a virtue? To express a point of view about what are positive habits (virtues) and negative habits and how virtues might help me grow in goodness. |
English |
Writing To plan and write a ship’s log – stormy day To understand how a ship’s log differs from a diary entry and which features to include. To write a ship’s log on a stormy day at sea, linking to our class text. Master Readers: Kensuke’s Kingdom Monday: Whole class reading of text Tuesday: Book Club Wednesday: Modelled comprehension Thursday: Independent comprehension and review Friday: Edit and review and read Focus vocabulary this week: gloomy, exiled, looming, promised, reluctant, precious |
SPAG |
Spelling: To spell words ending in ‘-ant’ Grammar/punctuation To use authentic language: authentic language means choosing words, tone and sentence structures that sound appropriate for the real-life purpose and audience. Tempestuous Turbulent Violent Ferocious Relentless Thunderous Menacing |
Maths |
ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION To subtract 5 and 6 digit numbers using the column method.
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Science |
PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS To understand how we can separate soluble substances from water through evaporation. |
Art |
TUDOR PORTRAITS To prepare our Tudor portraits and cut out pattern pieces for Tudor clothing. |
Computing |
FLOWOL To use the Flowol software to create flow charts that allow us to program mimics. |
History |
THE TUDORS (LOCAL AREA STUDY) To understand how Henry VIII’s break from Rome affected our local area through the dissolution of the monasteries. |
French |
We are learning new vocabulary on places in town. |
Music |
We will learn the song ‘Crazy Clapping’ and explore the rhythms used. We will then learn to play polyrhythms by layering rhythms over each other. |
PE |
Netball Pass, receive and shoot the ball with increasing control under pressure. Football Move into space to help a team and maintain possession. Play in a range of positions and know how to contribute when attacking and defending. Dodgeball Explain what happens to my body when I exercise. Catch with increasing accuracy. Provide feedback using key words and understand what I need to do to improve. Share ideas and work with others to manage our game. |
Learning for Life |
What happens when we don’t get enough sleep? To learn that without enough sleep, our bodies and brains do not have time to recharge. We can feel tired, find it hard to focus in class, become more emotional, and have less energy for learning, playing, and staying healthy. |
