Literacy:

 

Reading: “Hansel & Gretel” (Fiction: Traditional)

Writing: “The Lost Happy Endings” (Traditional Tales)

What Are We Learning?

Maths:

 

 

Addition & Subtraction

Multiplication & Division

Fractions

 

PSHE:

 

Family and Relationships

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn B 2026

‘The Tudors’

 

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Core Value: DETERMINATION

Secrets of Success:

Work Hard & Concentrate

Cultural Capital: Panto

Science:

 

Properties and Changing of Materials:

What is a mixture and how do I separate it into its parts?

Working scientifically: PLANNING

French:

At the tea room

Geography:

Recap last half-term:

What is life like in the Alps?

D&T:

Recap last half-term:

Electrical Systems Doodlers

Art:

Sculpture and 3D:

 Interactive Installations

Computing:

Computer Science:

 Programming: Scratch

 

PE:

Swimming (Mon)

Gymnastics: Counter Balance & Counter Tension (Tues)

Music:

The Blues

RE:

ISLAM

How is the Muslim faith expressed through family life?

History:

What was life like in Tudor Britain?

 

 

Parents - please help your child in remembering previous learning:

Literacy:

 

Reading: “Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls”

(Recount: Biography)

 

Writing: “Queen of the Falls” (Diary writing)

What Were We Learning?

Maths:

 

Place Value

 

Addition & Subtraction

 

Multiplication & Division

 

Science:

Materials: Mixtures & Separation

Working scientifically: PLANNING

Y5 Curriculum Overview:

Autumn A 2026

‘Let’s Go To The Alps!’

 

Core Value: CONFIDENCE

Secrets of Success:

Try new things

 

 

Cultural Capital: Bikeability; URENCO & NSPCC Workshops

PSHE:

 

Setting rules and signposting

French:

Pet Monsters

Geography:

What is life like in the Alps?

D&T:

Electrical Systems: Wobble Bots

Art:

Recap last term:

Craft and Design:

 Fabric of Nature

Computing:

 

Logic & Media

 

PE:

Swimming (Mon)

Invasion Games: Hockey (Thurs)

Music:

Music in Nature

 Chords and Melodies

RE:

ISLAM

Why are the Five Pillars important to Muslims?

History:

Recap last term:

The Mayans

 

Click here: Year 5 Blog to find out what we have been learning so far this year.

If you have any queries or issues that you will like to discuss, please contact me via email:   l.griffiths@brookside.cheshire.sch.uk and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

 

Year 5 Team