Welcome to Year 5
Spring Term 2026
Welcome to our Year 5 class page! We have an exciting year ahead, filled with new learning, challenges, creativity and lots of opportunities to grow in confidence and independence. I look forward to working closely with you and your children throughout the year and creating a happy, positive classroom where every child feels valued, supported and inspired to do their very best. Please use this page to keep up to date with important information and learning.
Mr Davies
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Our scheduled PE days for this half term are Tuesday and Thursday.
Please bring in reading books and records every day.
Key Dates Autumn Term
Wed 16th Sept Welcome Evening for parents 3:30-5:30
W/C Mon 28th Sept Music Lessons start
Mon 28th Sept Road Safety Assembly Play Years 5 & 6
Wed 30th Sept Online Safety Session for parents – 4pm – 4.45pm
Fri 2nd Oct Harvest Assembly – 9:15 am (Years 1-6)
Tue 13th Oct Parents Evening 3:30-6:30pm
Wed 14th Oct Parents Evening 3:30-6:30pm
Thurs 22nd Oct Break up for Half Term
HALF TERM
Mon 2nd Nov Children return to school
Wed 4th Nov Swimming starts Year 5 for 6 weeks
Wed 4th Nov Individual and Siblings photographs
Wed 4th Nov Flu Immunisation Programme for all year groups
W/C Mon 16th Nov Book Fair in school
W/C Mon 16th Nov Anti-bullying Week
Fri 4th Dec Christmas Jumper Day
Fri 4th Dec (tbc) PTA Christmas Fair
Tues 15th Dec Christmas Play – 2pm
Wed 16th Dec Christmas Play - 2pm and 6:30pm
Thurs 17th Dec Christmas Dinner
Fri 18th Dec Christmas Assembly in Church – 9:15am
Fri 18th Dec Christmas Party pm
Fri 18th Dec Break up for Christmas
📚 Year 5 Daily Essentials
We encourage children to spend a little time each day practising the key skills below. Regular, short practice will help children to become more confident and independent learners.
Times Tables and Mental Maths 🔢
Please practise your times tables regularly using a method that works best for you. In Year 5, children should aim to become increasingly quick and accurate with their multiplication and division facts.
Reading 📖
We encourage children to read for pleasure every day. Reading anything that interests you is a great way to develop vocabulary, imagination and knowledge.
Most importantly, enjoy your reading, be curious and keep asking questions about the world around you.
Spelling ✏️
Please practise your weekly school spellings regularly. You could practise a few words each day rather than trying to learn them all at once.
Try different methods to help you remember tricky spellings, such as:
- Writing the word several times.
- Covering the word and trying to spell it from memory.
- Putting the word into a sentence.
- Finding the tricky part of the word.
- Creating a mnemonic to help you remember it.
Key Documents