Welcome to our Year 5 webpage!
Welcome back! We hope you all had a safe and happy Easter break. This will be a busy term but with lots of fantastic learning and (hopefully) sunshine! Read on to find out about what we will be learning…
Mrs Chapman Mrs Sparshott, Mrs O’Shea and Miss Smith.
Meet the year five team...
Please do not hesitate to contact your child's class teacher via the email addresses below if you have any questions or worries:
Mother Teresa Class - Mrs Chapman and Miss Vano & Mrs May
chapman@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Martin Luther King Class - Miss Smith and Miss Chapman & Mrs Holmes
csmith@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Darwin Class - Mrs O'Shea, Mrs Sparshott and Miss Batista & Miss Selfe
oshea@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
sparshott@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
General
- The class doors will be open from 8.40-8:50am. If your child arrives after this time, please take them to the school office. (School telephone number 01322 663792)
- The school day ends at 3.20pm. If you are unable to collect your child, please telephone the school office.
- In year 5, many children begin to walk home from school alone or with friends, we are happy for them to do so (as long as you are!). Please write us a note if you would like this to happen.
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In addition, please notify the relevant adults if you have made arrangements for your child to be picked up by somebody else or walk home/to the infants independently. Please note that we are not always able to pick up Class Dojo messages during the school day.
- A note on phones: We have decided that even those children walking a short distance do not need a phone. It is safer for children to be concentrating on walking rather than being on their phone. We also feel this will support our online safety policy. If you feel there is an exceptional reason, such as travelling alone on a bus to Swanley then please make an appointment to see Mrs Hall/Mrs Hammond.
Equipment
Please ensure at the beginning of each new term that your child has:
- Pencils
- Sharpeners
- Ruler
- Handwriting pen
- Erasers
- Whiteboard pen
- Glue stick
- Purple pen/biro
- Named water bottle
Home Learning & Spellings
Home Learning will continue to be sent home at the beginning of each half term. Homework is set on a Thursday and is due in on Tuesday (we will also upload a copy of the home learning tasks onto the class page of the website). It is an expectation that all children complete the tasks set within this time. We will be completing weekly spelling tests following the spellings set on the homework grid.
Children are expected to be reading regularly and we ask them to record it independently in their reading records. In addition, they need to ensure that they are practising their spellings each week and using TTRockstars to practise their times tables.
If you have any concerns with home learning, please don’t hesitate to contact your class teacher.
Term 6 - Home Learning
Term 6
Dates for the diary
Kent 11+ Test registration closes 1st July 2026
1st June - Term 6 begins
10th Jun - Class photos
12th June - INSET Day
15th June - INSET Day
18th June - Sports Day at 1.15pm
22nd June - Swimming Gala
26th June - Non-school Uniform Day (Bottles)
26th June - Friends of HPS - Summer Fayre 3:30pm - 6pm
1st July - Celebration of Learning 3p, - 5pm
2nd July - Class Swap Afternoon 1:15pm
8th July - Meet the Teacher 2:30pm
8th July - Music Showcase
10th July - Reports to Parents
13th July - Report Feedback - By Appointment
21st July - End of Term 1:30pm Finish
Please contact the school office or your class teacher if you have any questions.
English
This term in English, we will be studying ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Through this exciting text, the children will explore a range of writing genres and develop their reading, writing and speaking skills. The children will be writing a non-chronological report, a fantasy narrative and a persuasive argument. We will also continue to focus of spelling, punctuation, grammar and handwriting throughout all writing activities.
Maths
Curriculum Overview
Entertainment through the ages
This term, we will continue our exciting Topic of ‘Entertainment Through the Ages from the 20th Century’. Children will explore how entertainment, technology and travel have changed over time. They will compare past and modern technology, investigate the impact of gaming and tourism, use six-figure grid references and create digital maps and travel routes.
Science
This term, we will be focusing on ‘All Living Things and Their Habitats’ in Science. We will be focusing on extending our knowledge of living things, including animals and plants. We will begin by refining our knowledge and comparing the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird. We will then consider the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals, continuing to develop our scientific critical thinking and ability to work scientifically.
PE
Tuesdays and Thursdays
PE is planned for Tuesdays and Thursdays.
However, please note these sessions will be subject to change dependent on the weather and availability of the hall. We will update Dojo posts if PE kits need to be worn on alternative days. Long hair should be tied back and if your child wears earrings, please ensure they are able to remove them independently.
Other Supporting Resources