Year 5 - Mrs Dyde & Mrs Ely 2026 - 2027

Hello everyone, and welcome to Year 5, the first year of being upper juniors. We are looking forward to making this year another one to remember, with lots of exciting enrichment activities such as visits and workshops that will help bring our curriculum to life. All of the information you need can be found here on our class page.

We’re so excited to share our learning journey with you this year. In our classroom, we work hard, support one another, and celebrate every success — big or small. We want every child to feel valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. Here you’ll find updates on our learning, but please do follow Seesaw for photos and glimpses into the wonderful things the children are discovering and creating each week. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to send a message either using Seesaw, or speak to one of us at the end of the day.

You can find the overview for Year 5 on the Annual Curriculum Plan. This will give you an idea of all the things we will be doing; however, occasionally, this may change throughout each term, depending on interests and new or exciting texts found. You will also find a document which outlines the national expectations for Year 5, and whilst some children may be working above or slightly below these expectations, we hope it provides you with a guide as to the aim for the end of the year. On our class page you will also find information regarding our planned enrichment days, PE days and expectations and the homework set. There will also be notices posted on our class page when appropriate.

Thank you for visiting — we look forward to a successful and enjoyable year together.         

Enriching our Curriculum.

Autumn Term : Viking Workshop in school- 4th Novemer 2026

                           Visit to the New Vic Theatre - 2nd December 2026

                           Christmas Carols at Wesley Place - 18th December 2026

Spring Term :   Visits tbc

Summer Term: Brass Tuition Free for the whole term - Concert Date tbc

                          Safety Central Visit - 9th June 2027

                          Y5/6 Production - dates tbc

As a reminder, our school day begins at 8:45 a.m. and finishes at 3:15 p.m. We would ask that your child arrive at school on time, ready and prepared for the day ahead. Arriving at school at 8:40 is a great way to start the day.

Our class book this term 

                         Keeping you up to date with our Learning Journey                      

English - We will begin the term by completing some independent writing using a beautiful picture book which is bound to capture the children's interests. Following this we then begin our focus on grammatical terminology or punctuation and spelling using Grammarsaurus. Grammarsaurus spelling which we now use - the Morphs Spelling Game - and Rollama is also available to access at home. This will ensure that as we progress with our learning this can be reinforced at home.

After our initial fiction narrative, our focus in writing during the second half of term is to explore non-chronological reports, recounts, letter writing and setting descriptions.

Guided reading will continue as before, in small groups, where we will explore and develop different reading skills, answering a range of questions.  When the children are not reading in a group, they have time to read their own book and then complete a quiz. The children are also welcome to read non-fiction books and our monthly newspaper, First News.

The children will complete a new Star reading test, so they will have their most current reading level in their diary. Please do check that they are reading books within their level and encourage daily reading.

Maths -   Each day, our Maths lessons begin with a focus on improving our fluency in arithmetic and times tables knowledge.  In Maths, we follow MNP. An outline of this can be found in the files below.

Foundation Subjects and Science-  Please see our curriculum overview, which can be found below.

Reading

Well done to all the children who reached Word Millionaire during the time in Year 4. We are sure the children will strive towards reaching this goal again this year or will strive to reach their own individual goal.

To support the childrne in achieving this please encourage your child to read and record their home reading. There is an expectation that the children will read at least 5 times a week at home in Y5. This will be measured from Friday to Friday. In Year 5, we encourage the children to be more independent and record their own reading in their reading diaries wherever possible; however, we would like you to sign your child's diary at the end of the week so that you and we know that this is happening -  this is greatly appreciated.

Reading diaries will be checked daily and signed weekly when your child has their Guided Reading Session. Reading so often, every day, both at home and at school, should enable your child to take a book quiz within two weeks - sometimes perhaps three. We will continue to encourage the children to ensure that they can take the appropriate number of quizzes. As said, we know some have previously achieved word millionaire, and we look forward to seeing just how many words the children can read and who can reach the millionaire status this year.

You can also find this as a file at the bottom of the page.

Homework

This will usually be sent home every week on a Friday, but is expected to be completed by the following Wednesday. It can be found outlined on our Brain Builder (clicking on the pencil above), which will be added to our class page weekly. It will consist of Maths, which will be set online using Doodle (or provided on sheets), and Grammar skills or comprehensive skills, which can be completed using Rollama or again will be provided on sheets. The children will have homework folders for any sheets. We will then check the completed homework together each week.

If your child is finding it difficult to complete the homework or experiencing difficulty in accessing online homework, then please do let us know. There is an optional homework club provided on Tuesday lunchtime if children wish to complete some of their homework at school. Any incomplete homework will result in the children staying in during lunchtime to complete it. 

Reminders

Seesaw

Seesaw has also proven to be an excellent way of sharing information about the school day, sharing any announcements, and most importantly, pictures of your children in action at school. Please make sure you can still access this or are signed up. Seesaw will be the main form of contacting us both if you have any questions relating to our class, Year 5. For whole school information or items requiring payments, this will be communicated through emails as before.

PE and PPA

This half term, we have PE sessions on Thursday and Friday, so please remember to come to school in the correct PE kit.

Water bottles

Please ensure your child brings their water bottle to school every day and that it is clearly identifiable. The children should bring in sufficient water to ensure that they have access to refreshments during the day, which keeps them hydrated. 

Equipment

Please also make sure your child brings in what is necessary for school, which includes their reading diary and reading book daily, lunch boxes if required, and water bottles. All of these will return home each day. They may also bring a healthy snack.

If you have any questions relating to any aspect of school life, please do not hesitate to contact us. We can be contacted through the school office using the email address below or through Seesaw. 

admin@alsagerhighfields.cheshire.sch.uk

Meanwhile please do make use of the websites listed below.

Dates for your diary

Whole School Photographs 6th October