--- title: "Year 5" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/classes/year-5" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Welcome to the class page for ... ![](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/images/images/Year-5-02-11-2022.gif) | 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’* **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](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) 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](mailto:c.kendal@brookside.cheshire.sch.uk) and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. **Year 5 Team** ### Related Blog Posts [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0691.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-05-14-02-year-5-6-take-on-stem-day-at-whitby) 5 Nov #### [Year 5 & 6 Take On STEM Day at Whitby!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-05-14-02-year-5-6-take-on-stem-day-at-whitby) {gallery-carousel:5 & 6 Whitby} On Tuesday, members of Year 5 and Year 6 headed off to Whitby for an action-packed STEM day focused on hands-on science, engineering, and global problem-solving. ### Testing the Forces: Air Resistance Our young scientists kicked off the day… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0010.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-15-13-48-year-5-wobblebots) 15 Oct #### [Year 5 Wobblebots](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-15-13-48-year-5-wobblebots) Well done Year 5. we had great fun designing, making, testing and evaluating our brilliant wobblebots! The future is here! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2718.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-21-16-06-globetrotting-from-the-classroom-year-5-explore-the-oceans) 21 May #### [Globetrotting from the Classroom: Year 5 Explore the Oceans!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-05-21-16-06-globetrotting-from-the-classroom-year-5-explore-the-oceans) Our iPads transformed into virtual windows to the world this week as Year 5 used Google Earth to deep-dive into the planet's vast oceans! 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