Year 5
Teacher Mrs Gibson
Teacher Mr Woods
Teaching Assistant Mrs J Card
Welcome to our year group page, where you can find our curriculum overviews, latest news, photos of learning opportunities and achievements in Year 5.
Current Topic- "Your Country Needs You" - Term 5
Your Country Needs You!
Throughout the summer term (1 and 2) Year 5 pupils will immerse themselves in learning about World War 2. Over the course of the term, children will learn why the war started, who was involved (including key people and countries), rationing, evacuation, The Blitz and much much more. All our learning will be linked to WW2 (where possible) and the children will get to explore the impact of WW2 on modern day life and recognise the differences between life in the past and the present.
In English, children will read Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo which links well to our WW2 topic and produce a variety of pieces of work based on this book.
PE days- Monday (Dance) and Wednesday (Swimming) Friday (cricket).
Reminders and Routines
Children must bring a named water bottle into school each day and all school uniform should be clearly labelled to ensure it can be returned to your child if misplaced. If you have arranged for your child to be collected by another adult that this is communicated to the office or the class teacher.
During summer months, please also make sure your child has a sun hat to wear outside and has sun cream applied each morning before school.
P.E Autumn Term 5
PE will take place on Monday and Friday
Swimming on a Wednesday
Children should come into school wearing PE kit and appropriate footwear on this day.
Please follow the link below for the correct list of PE kit your child will need:
Supporting Learning At Home
Tasks will be set half termly via Google Classroom with a selection of homework activities to choose from. Children are encouraged to pick one activity each week and bring their work to school or upload photos and send it to year5@gloryfarmschool.co.uk.
Websites to Support Learning
BBC Bitesize - Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
Primary Homework Help - Mountains/Volcanoes
Topmarks - Spelling and Grammar English Games
Year 5 Newsletters 2025/2026
Year 5 Newsletter Autumn Term 1 2025
Year 5 Newsletter Autumn Term 2 2025
Year 5 Newsletter Spring Term 3 2026
Year 5 Newsletter Spring Term 4 2026
Year 5 Newsletter Summer Term 5 2026
