Welcome to our Year 5 webpage!
Welcome back to school and to Year 5! We can’t wait to have you all back and get straight back into all of our exciting learning. Term 1 is always so thrilling, starting a new year group and we are looking forward to a super busy and fun term!
Mrs Chapman, Miss Smith, Mrs O'Shea and Mrs Sparshott.
Meet the year five team...
Please do not hesitate to contact your child's class teacher via the email addresses below if you have any questions or worries:
Mother Teresa Class - Mrs Chapman and Miss Vano & Mrs May
chapman@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Martin Luther King Class - Miss Smith and Miss Chapman & Mrs Holmes
csmith@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Darwin Class - Mrs O'Shea, Mrs Sparshott and Miss Batista & Miss Selfe
oshea@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
sparshott@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
General
- The class doors will be open from 8.40-8:50am. If your child arrives after this time, please take them to the school office. (School telephone number 01322 663792)
- The school day ends at 3.20pm. If you are unable to collect your child, please telephone the school office.
- In year 5, many children begin to walk home from school alone or with friends, we are happy for them to do so (as long as you are!). Please write us a note if you would like this to happen.
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In addition, please notify the relevant adults if you have made arrangements for your child to be picked up by somebody else or walk home/to the infants independently. Please note that we are not always able to pick up Class Dojo messages during the school day.
- A note on phones: We have decided that even those children walking a short distance do not need a phone. It is safer for children to be concentrating on walking rather than being on their phone. We also feel this will support our online safety policy. If you feel there is an exceptional reason, such as travelling alone on a bus to Swanley then please make an appointment to see Mrs Hall/Mrs Hammond.
Equipment
Please ensure at the beginning of each new term that your child has:
- Pencils
- Sharpeners
- Ruler
- Handwriting pen
- Erasers
- Whiteboard pen
- Glue stick
- Purple pen/biro
- Named water bottle
Home Learning & Spellings
Home Learning will continue to be sent home at the beginning of each half term. Homework is set on a Thursday and is due in on Tuesday (we will also upload a copy of the home learning tasks onto the class page of the website). It is an expectation that all children complete the tasks set within this time. We will be completing weekly spelling tests following the spellings set on the homework grid.
Children are expected to be reading regularly and we ask them to record it independently in their reading records. In addition, they need to ensure that they are practising their spellings each week and using TTRockstars to practise their times tables.
If you have any concerns with home learning, please don’t hesitate to contact your class teacher.
Term 3 - Home Learning
/docs/Term_3_Home_Learning.docx
Term Three
Dates for the diary
Term 3 Begins - 05/01/26
TT Rock Stars Day - 09/01/26
Young Voices Choir – 20/01/26
Internet Safety Day - 10/02/26
End of Term – 13/02/26 (3:20pm)
Please contact the school office or your class teacher if you have any questions.
English
In English, this term we will be looking at Greek Myths, making links with our Ancient Greece theme. In particular, our learning will be focused on the book, 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief', by Rick Riordan.
Maths
Curriculum Overview
Ancient Greece
Geography
Our theme this term is Ancient Greece. They will be comparing the human and physical geography of the UK and Ancient Greece. The children will also create their own topographical maps of Ancient Greece, helping them to understand the country's terrain. To finish the topic, the children taste and evaluate traditional Greek foods, sharing their opinions and favourites.
Science
This term, our science topic is Earth and Space. We will be looking at out Solar System and recognising that it is made up of different planets including the Earth. The children will also learn that our sun is in the middle of the solar system and all the other planets orbit around it. As well as learning the earths rotation causes day and night.
PE
Mondays and Tuesdays
PE is planned for Mondays and Tuesdays.
However, please note these sessions will be subject to change dependent on the weather and availability of the hall. We will update Dojo posts if PE kits need to be worn on alternative days. Long hair should be tied back and if your child wears earrings, please ensure they are able to remove them independently.
Other Supporting Resources
t2 e 2599 statutory spellings year 5 and 6 word mat ver 7.pdf
t2 e 1878 uks2 spag word mat ver 13.pdf
t2 m 5780 multiplication square 12 by 12 blank number square ver 1.pdf