Year 5 2025 - 2026

Mrs Horsley

Hi, I enjoy reading, listening to music and family holidays especially those in the Lake District or in sunny climates!

If you have any questions or need to inform me of important information about your child, please do not hesitate to contact me on the email address below:

Email: ahorsley@weaver.cheshire.sch.uk

Welcome to Year 5,

I am delighted to be sharing your child’s learning journey with you. As class 5 teacher, I aim for this to be a positive year which prepares the children for year 6 and beyond.

Now that your child is in upper key stage 2, the curriculum is more challenging. Your children will be encouraged to become more independent learners and to take responsibility for organising their belongings. With a positive attitude and effort, this will be a fun and successful year.

At Weaver, we teach a broad, balanced curriculum which includes exciting school trips which bring learning to life, as well as taking part in a variety of musical and sporting activities.

P.E. will be each Wednesday and Friday, so the children are to come to school dressed in their P.E. kits. on these days.

We will be using I.C.T. across all areas of the curriculum and have access to a wealth of resources including a brand-new set of class iPads.

Home Learning will be set each Friday to be completed by the following Wednesday. There will usually be a piece of Maths and a piece of English. The tasks set will be on a list in the reading diary as well as being uploaded on Seesaw. It is helpful if the children’s work can be uploaded as a response to the task set. The tasks will revise the learning which has taken place in school. Please support your child in completing tasks to a high standard and making sure they are handed in on time. Developing good habits now will be beneficial for future learning. There will also be opportunities for extended project home learning linked to specific topics taught throughout the year.

Reading for pleasure is something we really encourage at Weaver so children will have a ‘free choice’ text allowing them to explore different genres and authors. In addition, they will have a book-banded scheme book designed to build reading stamina and comprehension skills. We would love for every child to read their book-banded book to an adult for 20 minutes each evening including lots of discussion about the text. Please record this in the Reading Diary so your child can earn lots of house points.

Spelling In the front of your child's spelling book, is a list of the spelling rules which are covered in years 3 and 4 as well as the ones we will be covering in year 5. Spelling tests will take place on a Monday, and new rules introduced on a Tuesday. Please encourage your child to use the website Spelling Frame to practise the spelling rules and to help in narrowing any gaps in their learning. Alongside the patterns, the children will revise spellings from years 3 and 4 moving on to spellings in the year 5 and 6 list. These words can be found in the reading diary.

Times Tables Knowing the Times Tables for instant recall is another essential skill. The children achieved super results in year 4 and we want to maintain this, as good times tables knowledge supports many different areas of Mathematics. The children will continue to be tested each Friday at school. TTRockstars is a great way to practise. I will set up Battles of the Band regularly throughout the year to motivate the children.

There is a wealth of great websites to support learning in Year 5 so please see the tab above for ideas.

Have fun learning.

Mrs A Horsley