Wednesday 15th April 2026
Dear parents/carers of Year 5 pupil,
RE: Year 5 Summer 1 Curriculum Letter – Out of this World
We hope you had a restful break and are looking forward to the final term of the year. We have an interesting few weeks ahead of us, with a lot of work and fun to be had! Our Learning Journey topic this term is titled: ‘Out of this World’, where we will be focusing much of our learning around the Earth, moon and planets.
P.E. Lessons
Please ensure your child wears the school uniform PE kit and trainers into school on all PE days. PE days are every Monday and PPA Wednesdays (22nd April, 6th May, 20th May).
Homework
Reading: We encourage your child to read at home on a daily basis. You can check in with your child to continue to support their independent reading by asking your child to read a section aloud to you, asking them to summarise what they have read or discussing themes and vocabulary with them. Each time your child has read, they must record this in their Reading Record Book which you should monitor. The Reading Record Book gives us an indication of how your child is engaging with reading – it is our expectation that children bring their Reading Record to school every day. It is important to continue to develop your child’s reading stamina as they are in upper key stage 2 and are frequently required to read longer and more complexed text. This will also be the case next year as they prepare for Y6 SATs.
Maths and Spelling: As before, maths homework is set each Monday on Mathletics. This is to be completed by the Monday of the following week. Please continue to practice all times tables and their related division facts frequently. Your child can continue to use TTRS as this is what we also use in school. A spelling rule will be introduced on Mondays, and throughout the week lessons and activities will be completed based on this rule. Over the course of the half term, we will send home a spelling homework to consolidate spelling patterns taught in school.
Home Learning Project: This term’s home learning project is to create a 3D model of an Egyptian artefact or ancient Egyptian structure along with a fact card or fact file. Please see the second page of this letter for further information. The due date for this home learning project is Wednesday 13th May 2026.
Important Dates: Linked with this term’s Computing Animation unit, Year 5 will have a Trip to the Young V&A which will take place on: Lavender on Monday 18th May, Lilac on Tuesday 19th May and Violet on Thursday 21st May.
A separate letter will be sent out with further details in the coming weeks.
Other information:
Please remember the healthy snack for playtime e.g. a piece of fruit or an oat bar, for snack time. No crisps or chocolate bars please. Also, the snack cannot contain nuts or seeds. Please encourage your child to wear full school uniform each day, apart from on P.E. days and to keep jewellery to a minimum. Children are only permitted to wear stud earrings and standard watches (no smart watches please).
Thank you, and as always if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Mrs Heron-Njie, Mrs Nandhra-Calow and Mrs Khan
