Summer Term 2026

W/C 18th May

The final week, before a well deserved half term break! 

Year 5 have continued to work hard in all of their learning. In Maths, we have been continuign our work on angles - we learnt how to draw lines and angles with accuracy and then moved onto calculating angles around a point, on a straight line and in shapes. 

In RE, we finished our work on Hinduism - looking at the different artefacts used in prayer and then at why family worship is so important. We then completed our end of unit quiz. 

In History, we learnt about Ancient Mayan writing. We looked at what this could tell us about their culture and society. We will be carrying on with our learning on the Ancient Maya after half term. 

In Computing, we worked on our own Podcasts this week. We planned our script and then recorded the dialogue - editing and re-aligning along the way. We then looked at how to add background music and sound effects. We will be looking at improving them further after half term. 

We also had a workshop from the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, on the importance of wearing a helmet when riding a bike or scooter. 

W/C 11th May

A busy week in Year 5! We have been flying through our Maths learning, finishing statistics with reading and interpreting timetables. We then swiftly moved onto shape, where we looked at understanding angles, classifying angles, estimating angles and measuring angles.

in English, we spent the week planning and drafting our independent writes, based on 'The Nowhere Emporium'. 

In Geography, we looked at why Mexico is a land on contrasts - with areas of desert, mountains, cities and coastal regions. 

In Science, we looked at how we can use what we know about materials to design things. We designed and then tested the materials to see if we had chosen correctly. 

In Art, we started our work on Illusion Art - looking at what this type of art looks like. 

W/C 4th May

A short week this week, with the Bank Holiday, but we still managed to squeeze a lot in. In Maths, we have continued our work on Statistics - we looked at how to read and interpret line graphs, then tables and finally two-way tables. 

In English, we completed the rest of our sentence stacking lessons for 'The Nowhere Emporium' We looked at using similes, relative clauses, symbolism, juxtaposition, dialogue and ellipsis. We then started the process of our independent write - by creating our own success criteria. 

In History, we learnt about the Maya creation story. We then discussed the similarities and differences between other societies that we have learnt about previously. 

In Geography, we continued our work on Mexico. We used an Atlas to find the different physical features in Mexico. We then looked more closely at the Rio Grande and the Sierra Madre. 

In RE, we continued our work on Hinduism by looking at the different ceremonies that take place in the mandir.  

W/C 27th April

We have had a great week in Year 5. In Maths, we have spent a lot of time looking at area. First, we found the area of rectangles then we moved onto compound shapes. Next, we started our next unit on Statistics, by looking at how to draw line graphs. 

In English, we completed an experience day - where we looked at the impact of bullying and bullying behaviours. This supported us when writing our next sentence stacks, where we used modal verbs and dialogue. We also looked at prepositions and repetition. 

In PSHE, we looked at how to be safe when online. We looked at the positive and negatives of online communities. 

In Geography, we learnt about the capital city of Mexico - Mexico City - and looked at what it is like to live there. 

In RE, we continued our work on Hinduism. We looked at how Hindus worship, both at home and in the mandir. 

We finished the week with Science, where we looked at the properties of different materials. We carried out tests on different materials, to see what properties they had and then looked at different ways we can group them. 

W/C 20th April

Welcome back, I hope you all had a restful half term. Year 5 have come back well, working hard in all areas of the curriciculm. 

This week, in Maths, we have started our new topic on Area and Perimeter. We started off looking at the perimeter of rectangles, then the perimeter of rectilinear shapes and finally the perimeter of polygons. 

In English, we started our new unit based on the book, 'The Nowhere Emporium,' We completed an experience day and four sentence stacking lessons - looking at modal verbs, alliteration, dialogue, time adverbials, similes, relative clause, parenthesis and repetition. 

In Geography, we started our new unit on Mexico. Our first lesson looked at where is Mexico located. We used atlas' and a globe to locate the country and then used compass points and grid references to describe the location. 

In History, we started our new unit on the Ancient Maya. We started off by looking at the History timeline and where the Maya sat on this, before looking at where they lived.