Year 5
The Year 5 Class Teachers are Mrs Wood and Miss Illingworth
Teachers
Miss Dolan and Miss McKeown also teach in the Year 5 classes. Mrs Bednall also supports us in the classroom.
Please feel free to DoJo your class teacher if you have any questions or queries.
Spellings are set on a Monday and tested the following Monday.
The children are expected to read for 10 minutes each evening, practise spellings and complete 5 minutes on Times Tables Rockstars.
In Year 5, pupils are given a wide range of roles and responsibilities; from assembly chair monitors to whole school 'Playleaders' (beginning in the Spring Term). They are provided with opportunities to begin to act as role models for the younger year groups and have their voices heard within our school PVA and Eco-committee.
Useful documents
Reading Skills
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Vocabulary
Which keywords tell you about the character/setting/mood?
Find the word which is closest in meaning to…….
Find a word/phrase that suggests that…
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Infer
How does this paragraph make the reader feel? Find and copy a group of words that show that ….,,
What impression do you get of ….. from these paragraphs?
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Predict
What does this paragraph suggest will happen next?
Do you think the choice of setting will influence how the plot develops?
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Explain
The mood of the character changes throughout the text. Find and copy the phrases which show this.
What is the authors point of view?
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Retrieve
What can you learn about ,.,,, by reading this section?
The story is told from whose perspective?
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Summarise
What was the first thing that happened in the story? Summarise the main events.
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Useful Y5 Websites to support learning:
Newsround – This is a good website for children to keep up to date with the current news in a child friendly way – we normally watch it every day in school.
BBC Bitesize KS2 – This website covers all areas of the curriculum. On there you can find learner guides and video clips.
Maths frame – this website has games and worksheets to support all areas of the maths curriculum.
Science Kids – This website has lots of ideas for practical science experiments you can do at home if you wish.
Curriculum
We teach the National Curriculum 2014 objectives and have several cross-curricular themes throughout the year: The Romans, South America, Kenya and The Edwardians.
Curriculum by Subject
Y5 Long Term Plan
Year 5 Summer 1 2026 Curriculum Overview
Year 5 Spring 2 2026 Curriculum Overview
Year 5 Spring 1 2026 Curriculum Overview
Learning By Questions Homework
At Rosset Acre, we use Learning by Questions in lessons but also for weekly homework in KS2. Learning by Questions (LbQ), is an online teaching and learning platform designed for primary schools. It provides ready-made, interactive question sets for subjects like maths, English, and science, delivering immediate, personalised feedback to pupils and a real-time performance matrix for teachers to support interventions and track progress.
Learning-by-Questions-Parent Guide
LBQ Login
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