Year 5 Spring Term

We are nearly at the end of our first half term of 2026 and we have been very busy with our Heroes and Villains topic.  In this History based -unit, we have learnt the key information about the Vikings, where they came from, their reasons for invading Britain and how this impacted the Kingdom of England. During English, we used or Viking knowledge and followed Alva on her adventures in our novel – The Riddle of the Runes.

Next half term is set to be just as busy. Our key focus will be to inspire and empower our children, so that they strive to reach their goals and dreams! Our English lessons will be focused on a biography called Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg. This book documents the amazing life of Annie Edson Taylor, who sought to find fame and fortune by being the first person ever to go over the thundering waters of Niagara Falls in a barrel. Linked to our English work, in Geography we will develop our locational and place knowledge by studying the region of North America, including The Great Lakes and Niagara. In Science, our enquiry skills will be tested as we investigate different materials. We will determine how mixtures might be separated using knowledge of solids, liquids, and gases, including through filtering, sieving, and evaporation.

Key Reminders:

• Robin Wood payment link is still available. If you have not been able to access this, please let us know.
• This half term the children will need to bring their full P.E kit on a WEDNESDAY for their PE sessions. It is helpful if kits remain in school throughout the week in case we need to reschedule and for after school clubs.

Weekly reminders:

• English and Maths homework will be set via Century on Mondays and will be available for a week.
• Spellings are tested on Friday.
• Number Sense timestable tests will take place every day.
• Each day, your child should come to school and come home with their reading book and a library book. They can change these in school as soon as they have been read. Please do encourage them to read regularly and listen to them to read out loud wherever possible.
• Children should also be maintaining their speed and accuracy with their times tables knowledge - Times Tables Rockstars is available for this purpose.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns at any time, please do not hesitate to contact myself or Mrs Whitehurst.

Mrs Abbass & Mrs Whitehurst.