Y5 – Ecclesall Primary School

Welcome to Y5

We’d like to offer you a warm welcome to Year 5. The three classes are known as Stingrays, Seahorses and Starfish, all based around a coral reef theme. In year 5, your child has become part of the ‘Upper School’ and so we are expecting a greater degree of independence from them. We are also hopeful that they will be role-models for the other children within the school. As a team, we want to inspire and engage our pupils to become resilient, hard-working, independent learners with a kind, positive and respectful approach to those around them.

Homework

Homework is set on Google Classroom every Friday and we ask for it to be returned the following Wednesday. It may contain MyMaths, spelling or an activity such as a game to play or something to research linked to our current PE or area of the curriculum being studied. They will be given a reminder of any passwords. Each fortnight, the children will have a spelling list to learn. These lists contain words from the Year 5 statutory word list as well as ones from the Y3/4 lists to ensure these are embedded. We ask that the children put some time into practising these spellings throughout the fortnight (little and often is better rather than one or two long sessions).
Reading is an ongoing expectation and we will set the pupils a reading challenge later in the year where they get their names put in a raffle to be drawn out at the end of the term.
Times tables: please encourage your child to practise their times tables up to 12×12 as often as possible. This will be backed up in class.

P.E
Outdoor P.E: Monday
Indoor PE: Thursday
Please ensure your child has the correct kit for each session. If for any reason your child needs to be excused from the session, we just ask that you write a note to hand in on the day.

We very much look forward to getting to know and working with your child.

Kind regards,

The Y5 team

2025-26

2024-25