Year 5 2025 - 2026

Welcome to Year 5!

Hello and a very warm welcome to Year 5!  Mrs Nuttall is the teacher in the morning where the children will learn Maths and English.  In the afternoon, Mrs Waterfield will deliver the curriculum subjects.  Ms Chan supports throughout the day and Mr Islam is part of the Year 5 team on some afternoons too.  We always aim to enable each child to reach their potential academically as well as socially and emotionally.  We enjoy working with families to support children in the best way we can.

Routines of the day

• The school doors open at 8:45am and the bell rings for the start of the day at 8:55am.
• Playtime is at 10:30am-10.45am.  Children can either bring a healthy snack to eat or toast can be paid for each term on ParentPay.
• Water bottles should be labelled and brought to school everyday. Water only please.
• If your child wishes to have milk, then please contact the school office who can advise on how to pay for 'Cool Milk'.
• End of day routines: 
  • School finishes at 3:25pm.
  • Children in year 5 and 6 can only walk home if they have given in a signed permission form.
• Children may only bring a book bag.  No rucksacks please as they don't fit in the cloakrooms.
• Children should come to school suitable for the weather. They should bring a coat and if necessary hats, gloves, scarves etc.

PE

• PE day in the Autumn Term is Thursday and swimming takes place on Friday.
• Please remind your child to remove any earrings before school if possible to keep them safe during PE or swimming.

Homework

• Homework will be given out  on Mondays. This is to be handed in the following Monday and marked together so misconceptions can be picked up.
• Please support your child in reading for 20 minutes each day and sign their reading record regularly.
• Children should use TT Rockstars for 10 minutes everyday. 

Multiplication Tables

In Year 5, it is really important that your child has a firm grasp of the multiplication tables and the related division facts.  This fluency is crucial to access the upper junior Maths curriculum.  If your child is still unsure, please keep practising with them at home.  There are some useful links below for times tables help.

Get in touch

• Please feel free to speak with us at the end of the school day on the yard.
• During the school day, the best way to contact us is through the school office as emails aren't checked during teaching sessions.
• If you wish to email then our email addresses are as follows: [email protected] or [email protected] .  Please allow 5 working days for a reply.

Useful websites:

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

https://mathsbot.com/primaryMenu (Year 4 and 5 arithmetic available with option to mark online after)