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Our curriculum

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

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… 

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? 

Predict 

What does this paragraph suggest will happen next? 

Do you think the choice of setting will influence how the plot develops? 

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? 

Retrieve 

What can you learn about ,.,,, by reading this section? 

The story is told from whose perspective? 

Summarise 

What was the first thing that happened in the story? Summarise the main events. 

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

Autumn Overview Spring Term Overview 2025  Summer Term 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 mathsEnglish, 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


Homework

Each week your child must:

  • Read aloud at least 3 times
  • Complete their homework on LBQ: English,  Maths, Science or other.
  • Practise their times tables regularly (including accessing TTRS)
  • Practise their given spellings
  • Occasional Talk Homework


English Targets

Each child is given individual writing targets to work towards. They are encouraged to try and achieve these targets every time they write. After demonstrating their ability to use the target four times independently, they can tick it off and are given a new target.

Rossett Acre Primary School is part of Red Kite Learning Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 7523507, registered office address: Red Kite Office, Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate, HG2 9PH