Welcome to Year 5

Autumn Term 2025

Our History based theme this term is called 'Crime and Punishment'  It focuses on understanding how crime and punishment have evolved over time.

In Maths, we will focus on Place Value -  reading, writing and comparing numbers up to 1,000,000. 

In RE, our new unit is called 'Creation and Covenant'. It will explore the life of Moses, focusing on his encounter with God and the Ten Commandments

Our Guided Reading text will be a non-fiction book called 'Treason' that focuses around our History topic 'Crime and Punishment'. 

Our Writing is linked to the our class text 'Treason'. 

In Music, the children will learn how to sing, play, improvise and compose using glockenspiels in

our 'Living on a Prayer' unit.

In Computing, the children will learn about 'Online Safety'.

In PSHE, the children will explore the unit of Relationships.

In French, the children will learn the vocabulary relating to school in the unit 'In School'. 

In PE, the children will have Swimming lessons for their indoor PE (held in 'Basildon Sporting Village' on Thursdays 25/09/25 - 11/12/25) and Netball for their outdoor lessons. 

In Art, the children will be learning about 'Painting' and be inspired by the painters George Underwood and Robert Gumpert. Please provide your child with an apron or old shirt/ t-shirt to keep in their school bag if you wish.

PE

PE days are Thursday (indoor - swimming Autumn term only) and Friday (outdoor). Please ensure your child comes to school dressed in their PE uniform. Our units this half term are Swimming and Netball

Please remember to bring a water bottle and a healthy snack.  A healthy snack is a piece (or selection) of fruit/ veg/salad or plain popcorn or plain rice cake.  Please check your name is written on your coat, school uniform, water bottle and snack pot.   

Homework:

Homework is always set on a Monday by 4pm and will be uploaded to the Class Page below, it must then be handed in the following Monday. This gives you a week to complete the tasks.

We would encourage you to get into a manageable homework routine where you space the homework out so that it is achievable and helps you cope. Homework left to the night before is always rushed, never your best work and will leave you feeling stressed. Managing your homework by spacing it out into achievable parts will help you prepare for Year 6 and then eventually secondary school.

Spellings and tables will be tested on Fridays. 

Please remember to read and practise spelling and tables each day.  Record your reading in your 'Red Reading Record'.  You  must bring your reading records and reading books to school each day. 

Thank you for your support and we look forward to a year of fun together!

Mrs McGillycuddy, Mrs Rodriguez and Mrs Kemp  (Class teachers)

Mrs Redden and Mrs Agyam (Teaching Assistants) 

Year 5 Team