Year 5
Year 5 Overview
Important Information for Year 5
PE Day (and swimming day) is a Wednesday. Please come to school in your PE kit.
In Year 5, all children learn a brass instrument and perform in a series of concerts through the year. Get ready to hear lots of strange noises in school and at home!
Home Learning
We expect children to read three times a week minimum at home. Your child can use this book to tell us about the books they have been reading at home as a book review.
SpellingFrame is an online spelling programme to practice the spellings set each week. Spellings are usually set on a Wednesday. Your child has a log in for Spelling Frame in their home learning book.
Alongside practising on SpellingFrame, your child should complete a short piece (one page max) of writing each week using a few words from the spelling list as a prompt. Try to be as creative as possible with a focus on cohesion, grammar and handwriting. (Don’t forget the All-Time Toolkit!) Writing should usually be handed in on a Wednesday.
MyMaths is an online homework programme where tasks and activities are set each week. New activities will usually be set on a Monday for completion by Monday. Your child has a log in for My Maths in their home learning book.
TTRockstars is a timetables programme to also use at home. Your child has a log in for TTRockstars in their home learning book
Times Tables Rockstars Spelling Frame MyMaths
KIRFs
Year 5 KIRFs parent handoutsAlongside having fast recall of times tables facts, KIRFs (Key Instant Recall Facts) are designed to support the development of the mental skills that underpin much of the maths work in school. Instant recall facts help enormously with mental agility within maths lessons. When children move onto written calculations, knowing these facts can be very beneficial. Each child will have a termly handout which sets out their KIRF and other facts which can be practiced at home. This means that the work at school can be supported at home.
Recommended Reading for Year 5
We expect children to read at home at least three times a week. We encourage children to read books, comics, newspapers, magazines, recipes, manuals, play scripts, song lyrics, poetry, websites and even books they write themselves.
Below is a list of websites and recommended books for your child’s age group. Some of these books are ideal for adults to read to your children and others would be great for children to read themselves. For more information about each of these books, click on the links.
Books for Topics - Year 5School Reading List - Year 5
Spellings - Common Exception Words
The expectation for the attainment of children in Year 5 has grown massively. In writing, children are expected to spell high frequency words, or common exception words (words we can't use our sounds to spell) correctly. Below is a list of all the words they should be spelling correctly in their independent writing. We will be sending home lists with a range of these spellings on for them to practise ready for their fortnightly test.
