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Welcome to Year 5 – Autumn Term Newsletter
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to Year 5! I am delighted to be teaching your children this
year, alongside Mrs McCann and Mr Dagnall. The children have made an excellent start and we are looking forward to a wonderful first term in Year 5.
Key Information for the Autumn Term
This newsletter contains important information for the autumn term. Should you have any questions, please feel free to speak to Mr Cushion at any time.
Staff
Mrs McCann will be teaching the class on Mondays, while Mr Cushion will take over from Tuesday to Friday. We are also pleased to welcome Mr Dagnall, who has recently joined the school and will be supporting as the Teaching Assistant every day from Monday to Friday.
This Week’s Timetable
Please see the attached Year 5 timetable below
Curriculum Overview – Autumn Term
Please see below for an outline of the topics we will be covering in each subject this term:
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
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Maths |
Place Value |
Addition and Subtraction Fractions |
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English |
The Adventures of Odysseus |
Once Upon a time in Olympus |
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Science |
Earth and Space |
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R.E. |
Harvest and Called by God |
Called by God and Christmas |
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History |
Ancient Greece |
Ancient Greece |
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ICT |
e-Safety |
Coding |
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P.E. |
Tag Rugby |
Athletics |
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Music |
Let Your Spirit Fly |
Glockenspiel Stage 1 |
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D.T. |
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Complete biscuits |
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Art |
Greek Art |
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P.E.
For the first two weeks of the autumn term, Year 5 P.E. lessons will be held on Monday afternoons and taught by Mrs McCann. After that, P.E. will move to Tuesday afternoons (w.c. 22.09.2025). Children should come to school dressed in their P.E. kit, which includes navy joggers or leggings, a navy hoodie or sweatshirt, and a white school P.E. t-shirt.
Homework
Homework will be distributed every Friday, either as a physical copy or online via Purple Mash. This should be returned by the following Wednesday.
We encourage you to support your child's reading at home as often as possible. It would be greatly appreciated if you could write a brief comment in your child’s reading record each time they read. Reading books should be returned to school on Mondays to allow us time to change the books for the next week. If books are not returned, they may not be changed.
Spellings will be sent home on Fridays, with a spelling test scheduled for the following Friday morning.
Looking Ahead
We are all very much looking forward to working with you and your child this year. The children have already shown great enthusiasm for our topics, particularly Ancient Greece and Earth and Space. Together, we aim to make this a fantastic year for every child!
Yours sincerely,
Mr Cushion, Mrs McCann and Mr Dagnall