Summer Curriculum Booklet Year 5

Adults in Year 5

Mrs Broadhurst
Miss McComish

Class 5B Teacher – Mrs Broadhurst
Class 5B Teaching Assistant – Mrs Roberts

Class 5M Teacher – Miss McComish
Class 5M Teaching Assistant – Mrs Griffiths

Mathematics

The key learning objectives for Year 5 are listed below, but each child will progress towards these at their own rate.

  • Use of 4 rules of number (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
  • Word problems involving capacity, volume, weights and measures
  • Area and perimeter of irregular shapes including scaled drawings
  • Converting between units of time (months of year, days in each month, days in a week/year, leap year – seconds, minutes, hours)
  • Fractions/decimals and percentages
  • Comparing angles – acute/obtuse/reflex and measuring angles accurately with a protractor; working out a missing angle in a triangle; estimating angles; drawing angles
  • Properties of rectangles to find lengths and angles
  • 3D shapes, names and properties of regular and irregular polygons
  • Shape reflection across a horizontal and diagonal line; shape translation
  • Statistics, line graphs, frequency tables, interpreting tables and timetables

Each child is expected to learn their times tables which will be tested every fortnight.

English

  • Grammar and Punctuation rules
  • Balanced arguments
  • Newspaper Articles
  • Narrative writing
  • VIPERS
  • Guided Reading Sessions

End of year testing in mathematics, grammar, punctuation, spelling and reading comprehension will take place during the second half term.

Science (and Outdoor Learning)

  • This term’s science topics are Changing Materials and Growing up
  • Year group gardening

History

  • We will be looking at the history of the local area (Crowthorne), including how and why change has happened and the impact on modern life
  • We will also study the Huntley and Palmers biscuit factory and the impact that this had on Reading

Geography

  • After half term we will be learning about ‘rivers’ and we will be following the river from source to sea, exploring its path as well as how rivers affect us and the world around us. We will be visiting the River Pang towards the end of the year.

Computing

  • We will work on databases and coding.
  • E-safety; staying safe on-line

Design and Technology

  • Creating a multi-purpose pouch using sewing skills
  • Making biscuits and designing and making packaging linked with our History topic

French

  • Year 5 will be looking at using size adjectives in a sentence
  • They will also be practising their conversational French

Art

  • Sketching skills using shape and tone.

Art activities – Please keep an old shirt or apron in school at all times.

Music

  • Explore the inter-related dimensions of music, including texture and structure, through topics including rivers. We will also be following the Charanga scheme of work, which studies different songs.

Physical Education

  • Athletics
  • Cricket
  • Tag Rugby
  • Sports Day

Until May half term, our PE days will be changed from Tuesday and Thursday to Monday and Friday.  Children should come to school in their school PE kit on PE days.

Religious Education

  • We will continue to explore the significance and meaning of stories and beliefs from a Hindu and Christian perspective

PSHE

  • Our units of study after half term will be ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changes’. As part of our PSHE this term we will be including Puberty. Resources that will be used in the topic will be shared with parents nearer the time.

Homework

  • Set tasks on Teams. These will vary each week.
  • Children will choose an activity from the spelling grid to help them to learn their weekly words.
  • Children will be tested on their times tables on alternate Friday mornings.  They should be practising the level that they are working on using websites such as ‘Hit the button’ or https://www.timestables.co.uk/ for a total of about 20 minutes
  • Children should read for 10-15 minutes every night and be heard by an adult at least once a week.
  • Times tables practice should be recorded in homework diaries.

Please check your child’s homework diary regularly and sign it at the end of each week.  We will be collecting and monitoring homework diaries on Monday morning.

Key Dates

  • Pinewood Gym Session – 21st May 2025
  • Rushall Farm – 20th June 2025
  • Sky Studios – 17th & 21st July 2025