Literacy:

 

Reading: “Exploring Space” (Fiction: Traditional)

Writing: “The Darkest Dark”  (Biography)

What Are We Learning?

Maths:

 

 

Decimals & Percentages

Perimeter & Area

Statistics

 

Science:

Earth and Space

Why does the Moon appear to change shape?

Working scientifically: doing & data

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Spring B 2026

‘To the Stars’

 

Core Value: CREATIVITY

Secrets of Success:

Imagine

 

Cultural Capital: Ellesmere Port Boat Museum Visit

PSHE:

Safety & Changing Body

Online friendships; Staying safe online; Puberty; Menstruation; First Aid: Bleeding; Alcohol, drugs and tobacco: Making decisions

French:

Do you have a pet?

Geography:

Would you like to live in the desert?

D&T:

Recap last half-term:

Mechanical Systems

Art:

Drawing:

 Depth, emotion and movement

Computing:

Computer Science:

Create a Scratch Game

PE:

Net & Wall: Tennis (Tues)

Striking & Fielding: Cricket (Wed)

Music:

The Festival of Colour:

 Holi

RE:

CHRISTIANITY

Which concepts do we find hard to understand in Christianity?

History:

Recap last half-term:

The Vikings

 

 

Parents - please recap this previous learning with your children:

Literacy:

 

Reading: “Odd & the Frost Giants” (Fiction: Myths & Legends)

Writing: “Arthur and the Golden Rope” (Myth)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

 

 

Multiplication & Division (B)

 

Fractions (B)

 

Science:

Properties and Changing of Materials

What is a mixture and how do I separate it into its parts?

Working scientifically: doing & data

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Spring A 2026

‘Desert or Not?’

 

Core Value: AMBITION

Secrets of Success:

Push Yourself

 

Cultural Capital: Road to RIAT Challenge; Y5 Bikeability

PSHE:

 

Health and Wellbeing:

 

The importance of rest; Taking responsibility for my feelings; Healthy meals; Sun safety

French:

Shopping in France

Geography:

Would you like to live in the desert?

D&T:

Mechanical Systems:

 Making a Pop-Up Book

Art:

Recap last half-term:

Sculpture and 3D:

 Interactive Installations

Computing:

Digital Literacy:

 Create a collaborative project on Padlet (The Vikings)

PE:

Dance (Tues)

Health Related Fitness (Wed)

Music:

South and West Africa

RE:

SIKHISM

Why is community and equality important to Sikhs?

History:

Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?

 

 

Parents - please recap this previous learning with your children:

Literacy:

 

Reading: Hansel & Gretel” (Fiction: Traditional)

Writing: “The Lost Happy Endings” (Traditional Tales)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

 

 

Addition & Subtraction

Multiplication & Division

Fractions

 

PSHE:

 

Family and Relationships

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn B 2025

‘The Tudors’

 

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Core Value: DETERMINATION

Secrets of Success:

Work Hard & Concentrate

Cultural Capital: Panto

Science:

 

Properties and Changing of Materials:

What is a mixture and how do I separate it into its parts?

Working scientifically: PLANNING

French:

At the tea room

Geography:

Recap last half-term:

What is life like in the Alps?

D&T:

Recap last half-term:

Electrical Systems Doodlers

Art:

Sculpture and 3D:

 Interactive Installations

Computing:

Computer Science:

 Espresso Coding

PE:

Swimming (Monday and Wednesday)

Gymnastics: Counter Balance & Counter Tension (Tues)

Music:

The Blues

RE:

ISLAM

How is the Muslim faith expressed through family life?

History:

What was life like in Tudor Britain?

 

 

Parents - please recap this previous learning with your children:

Literacy:

 

Reading: “Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls”

(Recount: Biography)

 

Writing: “Queen of the Falls” (Diary writing)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

 

Place Value

 

Addition & Subtraction

 

Multiplication & Division

 

Science:

Animals, including Humans

How do human change as they get older?

Working scientifically: PLANNING

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn A 2025

‘Let’s Go To The Alps!’

 

Core Value: CONFIDENCE

Secrets of Success:

Try new things

 

Cultural Capital: trip to Chester Zoo – UK wildlife project

PSHE:

 

Setting rules and signposting

French:

Phonetics Lesson 3/The Date

Geography:

What is life like in the Alps?

D&T:

Electrical Systems: Doodlers

Art:

Craft and Design:

 Architecture

Computing:

Information Technology Understanding Search Engines

PE:

Invasion Games: Netball (Tues)

Swimming (Wed)

Music:

The Blues

RE:

ISLAM

Why are the Five Pillars important to Muslims?

History:

Recap last term:

The Vikings

 

Click here: Year 5 Blog to find out what we have been learning so far this year.

If you have any queries or issues that you will like to discuss, please contact me via email:   l.griffiths@brookside.cheshire.sch.uk and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

 

Year 5 Team