Year 5 Cherry Class 

Curriculum Information Page

 

Welcome to the Year 5 (Cherry Class) page.

We hope this provides you with important information to support your child's learning this year. 

Please do get in contact if there is anything that we can help you with.

Miss Palmer. 

jpalmer@necton.norfolk.sch.uk

 

What we will be learning this Spring Term 2026...

 

This term’s enquiry question is:

What's beneath our feet?

 

This is what we will be learning about in each subject area:

 

English: Suspense-Writing for mood and atmosphere; Beowulf – newspaper articles and instructions; Explanation texts – How to build a Viking Longship; Instructions- How to raid an Anglo-Saxon village. 

Maths: Fractions & Decimals - equivalent fractions & decimals, ordering fractions & decimals, add and subtract fractions & decimals; 4 calculations; reasoning and problem solving.  

Science: Properties and changes of materials. 

Computing: Creating Media and Programming. 

History: Anglo Saxons/ Vikings – Comparing an aspect of Viking/Anglo Saxon life to now; Local study: Sutton Hoo – Identifying primary and secondary sources, using the internet with confidence to research. 

Geography: Place names in Norfolk linked to Anglo Saxons using a range of sources to find place names; Comparing maps and land use surveys; Types of settlements in Viking and Saxon Britain. 

Music: Keyboards- layout of the keyboard; how to play different phrases and chords. They will be learning different pieces and songs together.

RE: How has belief in Christianity impacted on music and art through history? Christianity and Islam focus. 

Art: Sketching – Sketch a Viking Longboat/ a Viking, Collage - Gustav Klimt

DT: Anglo Saxon brooches using clay; Mechanical systems - toys with cams.  

French: Numbers; Colours; Classroom equipment and instructions; Easter. 

PE: Volleyball; gymnastics & hockey. 

Life Skills: Relationships and Sex Education - puberty, relationships, gender identity, keeping safe online. 

 

How you can help your child with their learning:

• Use the Knowledge Organisers (at the bottom of this page) to help your child learn the information we are exploring.
• Discuss the school day with your child – ask them what they’ve been learning about.
• Hear your child read and discuss the story with them, asking questions about what has happened. Writing a few notes in the reading record will help us see how they are getting on with their reading and they can also earn merits for this too! 
• Encourage your child to check they have everything they will need in school each day (especially a reading book and their ‘Reading Record’).
• Practise times tables, maths KIFs and spellings. Children will learn spelling patterns in school but will need to practice the spellings at home, for testing in the last week of half term. Spellings can be found in their homework folders and attached below. 
• Logins for Spelling Shed and Times table Rock Stars can be found at the front of the children's reading records. 

 

Other things to remember:

• We will be doing PE on Mondays and Wednesdays. Please make sure your child comes to school in their kit for these days. PE will be outside when possible, so they will need to wear something appropriate for the weather. Please ensure all PE kit is either blue, black or white or with the school logo on. 
• Children need to remove earrings for PE lessons (or cover with tape if they cannot be removed)
• Please remember to name all school uniform - then we can return all of the stray jumpers we find!
• Please ensure hair is tied up at all times. 
• Please ensure children have spare shoes for break and lunchtimes that they do not mind getting muddy. 

 

IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM:

• Wednesday 28^th January - Skipping Ninja workshop session
• Wednesday 4^th February - SEND Parent Review Meetings
• w.b. 9^th February - STAY SAFE WEEK 2: CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
• 9^th - 12^th February - Bikeability
• Tuesday 10^th February - Safer Internet Day
• 14^th - 22^nd February - HALF TERM
• Friday 27th February - Year 5 Learning Cafe 
• Wednesday 11^th March - Class Trip to Norwich Castle - Anglo-Saxon Day
• Thursday 12^th March - DENTAID 'Bright Bites' dental visit 
• Wednesday 18^th March - OPEN CLASSROOMS
• Wednesday 25^th March - Parent/Teacher progress review meetings
• Thursday 26^th March - Easter Celebration, 9.15am @ All Saints Church
• Friday 27^th March - Last day of spring term

  

Spring Term Knowledge Organisers:

 

anglo saxons and vikings knowledge organiser docx.pdf

 

Y5 Spring 2 Spellings:

spellings spring 2.pdf