Welcome to Year 5 St Peter
cLASS Teacher - MRS ASGHAR
Our Class Saint
St Peter was originally called 'Simon' but Jesus gave him the name Peter which means 'rock' as he wanted Peter to be the 'rock' upon which The Church was founded. St Peter was one of the twelve disciples and spread the word of Christ. His feast day is celebrated on the 29th June and he is the Patron Saint of fishermen, net makers, and ship builders.
"you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." - 1 Peter 2:5
Our Class Value
Year 5's class value is 'Responsibility'. This value is celebrated in March.
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” - Proverbs 22:6
Year 5 Autumn Newsletter AND TIMETABLE
End of Year Expectations
Year 5 Learning
English
Throughout the year, students will develop their writing skills across a range of purposes and genres. For writing to inform, they will produce diary recounts, newspaper reports, biographies, informal letters, explanation texts, and information texts based on The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, Hidden Figures, The Unexpected Guest, The Water Cycle, and The Explorer. Through writing to entertain, students will create setting and character descriptions, poetry and performance poems, and narratives inspired by Who Let the Gods Out, A River, Beowulf, The Lost Thing, and The Explorer. In writing to persuade, they will compose letters in role linked to A Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom, while writing to discuss will focus on balanced arguments and discussion texts inspired by The Boy at the Back of the Class. This curriculum provides a broad and engaging approach to developing pupils’ writing for a range of audiences and purposes.
Maths
Year 5 children are developing a strong understanding of key mathematical concepts through a broad and progressive curriculum. They are consolidating their knowledge of place value, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division, applying these skills to problem solving, reasoning, and communication. Their learning extends to fractions, decimals, and percentages, as well as exploring 2D and 3D shapes, angles, perimeter and area, volume and capacity, and position and direction. Pupils also study measurements, including time, and interpret data through statistics and line graphs. This comprehensive approach ensures a deep understanding of number, shape, space, and data, while strengthening fluency and confidence in applying mathematical reasoning to real-world contexts.
RE
In Religious Education, Year 5 children explore key aspects of faith and belief through a Christian lens while developing understanding and respect for other world religions. They begin by learning about what miracles reveal about Jesus and how art and music convey the meaning of Christmas. Building on this, they study the events and traditions of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter Sunday, deepening their understanding of Jesus’ life and sacrifice. Alongside their Christian learning, pupils also explore how the first and last five Gurus shaped Sikhism and how Muslims live and express their faith in a diverse world, fostering appreciation for different religious traditions and values.
Science
In Science, Year 5 children investigate a wide range of topics to deepen their understanding of the world around them. They explore Earth and Space, learning about the planets, the solar system, and the movement of the Earth and Moon. Through studying forces and mechanisms, they discover how different forces work and how mechanisms like levers and pulleys make tasks easier. Pupils examine the properties and uses of materials, as well as how mixtures can be separated and materials can change through heating, cooling, and other processes. Their learning also covers plant and animal life cycles and human growth, helping them understand development, reproduction, and the interdependence of living things.