Year 5 blog 4th September

Date: 3rd Sep 2026 @ 9:45pm

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the Year 5 weekly blog!

It has been wonderful to welcome Year 5 back into the classroom, and we are extremely proud of how well the children have settled into school. They have returned with enthusiasm, positivity, and a great attitude towards learning.

Each week, we will update this blog to keep you informed about what we have been learning in class, homework tasks, and any important reminders or updates.

We look forward to sharing all of the exciting activities and achievements that take place throughout the year.

Homework

Spelling

Each week, the children will receive a set of spellings to practise at home, along with assigned activities on Spelling Shed to support their learning. The children will be tested on their spellings every Thursday, so we encourage regular practice throughout the week.

Reading

Reading is a very important part of the curriculum and plays a key role in supporting children's learning and development. This week, the children have been sent home with a reading book to enjoy. Once they have finished reading their book and their reading record has been signed, they can have their book changed. The children have been reminded to let an adult know when they are ready for a new book. We encourage all children to read regularly at home, as this helps to develop their fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and confidence.

Times tables

The children will continue to use TT Rockstars to practice there times tables knowledge. The use of times tables is key to the maths curriculum and the children will gain so much from being able to recite their tables at speed.

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English

This week in our English lessons, we began exploring our new class text, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The children used their inference skills to determine what the story might be about using a range of clues. They then made predictions about what they thought might happen in the story.

Following this, the children created their own blurb for the text before exploring and discussing a variety of front covers from different editions of the novel. This encouraged them to think carefully about how illustrations and design can be used to influence readers.

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Maths

This week in Maths, we began our new topic on place value. The children explored numbers using a range of practical resources and visual representations to create and represent different amounts. I have been incredibly impressed by their enthusiasm, as well as their strong knowledge and understanding of the value of each digit within a number. Well done, everyone!

Safeguarding - morning routine

If you are dropping off your child at the classroom door / KS2 entrance door and need to pass a message on to a member of staff please do so by speaking to the staff member who monitors the door in the morning. If you need to enter school for any other reason, adults can only enter the school building via the main school entrance and seek assistance from the school office team. If you are attending a meeting with a member of staff, you must sign in at the front desk as a visitor and have an ID lanyard.

Safeguarding - home time routine

At the end of each day, Y5 will line up on the playground . Each child will be dismissed individually, only when a member of staff has seen the adult who is collecting. If they are signed up for OSC, the children will need to be collected from the front office, so OSC can sign in, and sign out, the children they are expecting. If you need to speak with the class teacher at the end of the day, please allow them to dismiss the class first.

Thank you for your continued support in keeping our school and children safe.