Year 5 2025 - 2026

Christian Value: Friendship

There is lots to look forward to in Year 5 as we start the first term of the new school year. We're going to be a very busy bunch right up until Christmas.

Our theme this term is 'Greece is the word!" and comes from our Ancient Greece unit in History and our main text in English, Who Let the Gods Out by Maz Evans. This is a fabulous story about 12 year old Eliott who goes on an epic adventure with some of Ancient Greece's most famous characters to save his home, the crown jewels and the world! Things don't quite go to plan and he finds himself underneath Stonehenge, face to face with the mysterious (not to mention immortal) Prisoner 42. Luckily he has head strong constellation Virgo on hand to help. 

But before we set off on our adventure with Eliott and Virgo, we'll be investigating the strange goings on in a quiet town, one Tuesday night. Where exactly did all of those lily pads come from? Our budding detectives and journalists are on the trail and are sure to get to the bottom of things.   

We'll also be delving into the world of poet A.F. Harrold and his hilarious collection of poems in the book Things You Find in a Poet's Beard.

Our Maths learning starts with Place Value before moving on to Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication & Division before we finish the term with the first of our Fractions units. All Maths work is completed using the White Rose Maths scheme.

In RE we'll be answering the questions 'How and why do Christians read the Bible?' and 'How do our celebrations reflect the ture meaning of Christmas?'

There'll be a delicious Ancient Greece inspired buffet to kick start our History learning before we take a closer look at Regions & Countries of the World and Biomes in Geography.

All this and so much more!! 

For full information on the topics covered in Year 5 this term and throughout the rest of the school year, please refer to the Long Term Plan 2025 - 2026 in the Files to Download section at the bottom of this page. 

For the very latest information straight from Year 5 HQ, please see our Class Dojo Page.

Mr Wade