Year 5

What to expect in Year 5

A Year of Calm Study

Year 5 is a year to embed all of the knowledge learnt in lower Key Stage 2; a year to start the preparations for transition to secondary school.

This is often a year when children grow in maturity – sometimes even more so than in their final year in primary. They gain a greater independence and confidence from being given more responsibility in their learning.

Children in Year 5 are increasingly encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning: to do their homework, to pack their school bag, to remember their PE kit, and they develop and grow as a result. It is about encouraging independence in preparation for bigger things to come.

Here is an all-you-need-to-know guide to life as a parent of a Year 5 child!

Further really useful information for parents from Oxford Owl can be found here: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/at-school/year-5-at-primary-school/

Welcome to Year 5

We are really looking forward to welcoming you all back to the start of a fantastic academic year.

5C will be taught by Miss Cameron and 5NS will be taught by Mrs Nicholls and Mrs Skuse. Mrs Howard will also be supporting the children with their learning in both classes. We are all here to help with any questions or problems you may have, so please do not hesitate to ask. Parents/carers should ring, email or make an appointment through the school office and we will get back to you as soon as we possibly can.

Here is some important information about their school week:

Daily Equipment

Each day they will need:

a water bottle
their packed lunch (if they are not having a school dinner)
healthy snack for break time as this is not provided in KS2 (fruit, cheese, yoghurt, vegetable sticks - no chocolate please)
appropriate coat for weather conditions as we will be outside as much as possible
their reading book and reading record

P.E.

P.E days will be on a Tuesday and a Thursday during the autumn term. No children should bring a PE kit to school. Children should wear appropriate P.E kit to school on those days. Prepare for these sessions to be outdoors unless weather does not allow for this. If your child wears laced trainers, please ensure that they can tie their laces before coming to school.

Reading Books

They will have one reading book that will be sent home to read, so please ensure that this book comes to and from school and home each day. Please continue to record home reading in their reading diary and bring this in EVERY Friday so that we can celebrate their efforts.

They should be reading every day at home (if possible) and, as a minimum, three times a week. Research into learning shows that the more that they develop their comprehension skills and understanding of vocabulary the better they will do in school across the whole of the curriculum. Please do give reading the priority it needs and make sure they keep a list of, and look up, any tricky words they come across- there is a space in their reading diary to make a list of these.

Times Tables

It is essential that times tables are practised regularly. By Year 4, the National Curriculum states that children should already know all of their times tables, so if children are still learning them make sure they practise daily. The more confident they are with their tables - the easier other aspects of maths will be.

Home learning: In year 5, we believe that home learning can come from a variety of sources: socialisation, out of school clubs and activities, and new experiences. We are always keen for these achievements and experiences to be shared with us, which can be done through the children bringing relevant certificates, medals etc. into school, or by sharing messages and pictures on ClassDojo.

With regard to school issued home learning, we set work in line with the school wide home learning policy, focusing on regularly completing the most important of tasks and not issuing an overwhelming quantity of unnecessary work.

Finally, we look forward to working with you and your child in their final year in Pomphlett Primary School.

The Year 5 team

Look at what we've been up to!

Knowledge Organisers

PSHCE Curriculum at Pomphlett At Pomphlett Primary School we have developed a whole school thematic approach so that different year groups will be working on similar themes at the same time throughout the year, allowing for cross-phase collaboration and to enable them to link the PSHCE curriculum to whole school assemblies and class learning opportunities.

PE Curriculum at Pomphlett At Pomphlett Primary School, we deliver a high-quality Physical Education curriculum that encourages all pupils to lead active lifestyles in a range of ways, through access to wide-ranging and inclusive sports, not just traditional games. This aims to inspire pupils to have an enthusiasm for all forms of physical activity from an early age, which supports both their health and well being.

Religious Education at Pomphlett Our main aim of religious education at Pomphlett is to explore what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live, so that pupils can gain the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to handle questions raised by religion and belief, reflecting on their own ideas and ways of living

Useful links to use at home

Please use the links below to support home learning.

If you forget your passwords at anytime please let a member of the Year 5 team know so we can help.

TT Rockstars The website allows the children to practise their times tables through a competitive element.

Purple Mash Purple Mash is a cloud-based platform for primary-aged children. It contains a wide range of age-appropriate, creative software tools for writing, drawing, coding, animating, blogging and much more.

Year 5 Meet the teacher event information - 7th October 2026

Meet the teacher Year 5