Year 5

Welcome to Year 5 at The Grove Junior School

Year 5 is a year of deepening knowledge, growing independence, and exciting learning opportunities. Pupils explore a wide-ranging curriculum that includes English, maths, science, history, geography, art, design technology, computing, music, French, and PSHE. This term, children will be reading engaging texts such as Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan and Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman, while also learning to write creatively and develop poetic structure through cinquain poems.

In maths, children will focus on place value, rounding, negative numbers, decimals, multiplication, division, and 3D shapes. Science topics include forces and the solar system, helping children understand how day, night, and seasons occur. History lessons will explore the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, while geography will involve map work and creating contour maps. Art will be inspired by Frank Auerbach, and DT will focus on food technology and seasonal cooking. Computing lessons will cover online safety, game creation, and spreadsheets. Music includes composing and performing, and French lessons will build vocabulary around greetings and school subjects.

Children are encouraged to read regularly at home, practise spellings, and complete weekly homework on platforms like Mathletics. PE takes place twice a week. Year 5 is a time for building resilience, responsibility, and respect, our key values that underpin everything we do at The Grove.

Meet the Team

Mulberry class – Mrs Robinson and Mrs Whitehead

Rowan class – Miss Nurse

Acacia class – Mrs Jackson

PE days – children come to school in their PE kits

Mulberry – Monday and Tuesday

Rowan – Monday and Tuesday

Acacia – Tuesday and Thursday

Key Dates

Tuesday 1st September – INSET Day school closed to pupils
Wednesday 2nd September – First day of term
Wednesday 9th September – Meet the Teacher session

Monday 14th September – Year 5 trip to Hazard Alley
Friday 25th September – Macmillan Coffee Morning
Tuesday 29th September – Individual Photos

Friday 23rd October – Nasal Flu Immunisations
Half Term – Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October