Year 5

Year 5 has children aged 9-10 years old. We have 3 classes in year 5, with 30 pupils in each class.

Pankhurst class is named after the leader of the British suffragette movement, Emmeline Pankhurst. The teacher in Pankhurst class is Miss Akhtar.

Turing class is named after British computer scientist and mathematician, Alan Turing. The teacher in Turing class is Miss Batty.

Ennis class is named after the British athlete Jessica Ennis. The teacher in Ennis class is Mrs Bird.

What will we be learning this year?

Autumn 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: Who were the Anglo-Saxons? Download Knowledge Mat
Class Novel: Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo.
Literacy: Suspense story.
Supporting texts: Anglo-Saxon Boy by Tony Bradman, Shield Maiden by Richard Denning, Freedom for Bron by NS Blackman.
Science: Could you be the next CSI investigator? (Properties and changes of materials, Chemistry) Download Knowledge Mat
Maths: Place value, Addition and Subtraction, Statistics.

Autumn 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
Literacy: Poetry.
Science: What will I look like when I’m older? (Animals including humans, biology)
Maths: Multiplication and Division, Perimeter and Area.

Spring 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: What was life like for a child in WW2?
Class Novel:
Literacy: Persuasive letter.
Supporting texts:
Science: Is there anybody out there? (Earth and Space, Forces, Light/Shadow)
Maths: Multiplication and Division, Fractions.

Spring 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: What was life like for a child in WW2?
Literacy: Diary entry, Instructions.
Science: Is there anybody out there? (Earth and Space, Forces, Light/Shadow)
Maths: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages.

Summer 1 Term

Curriculum Theme: Why should the Rainforest matter to all of us?
Class Novel: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
Literacy: Non-Chronological report.
Supporting texts: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell, Forever Forest by Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini, The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry.
Science: Do all plants and animals start life as an egg? (Living Things and their habitats, Biology)
Maths: Decimals, Properties of Shape.

Summer 2 Term

Curriculum Theme: Why should the Rainforest matter to all of us?
Class Novel: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.
Literacy: Setting Description, Character Description.
Science: Can you feel the force? (Forces, Physics)
Maths: Position and Direction, Converting units, Volume.