Year 5 2026 - 2027

Welcome to Year 5!

My name is Miss R Callaghan, and I am your Year 5 teacher this year. Miss E Collins and Mrs K Bell are our teaching assistants, and together we can’t wait to make this year full of learning, laughter and new adventures. As some of the oldest children in the school, Year 5 pupils are brilliant role models — we take pride in leading by example, showing kindness, and stepping up to new responsibilities around the school. This is also the year where independence really starts to shine, and we encourage everyone to approach challenges with confidence and determination.

In English, we dive into exciting texts and experiment with writing for different audiences and purposes. We explore new sentence structures and clever writing techniques to make our work powerful and engaging. In reading, we continue to strengthen our reading strategies and work through our Reading Plus levels. We become inference experts — using clues from the text to support our ideas and answers. In Maths, we build on everything learned so far and apply methods to numbers up to 1 million. We love using practical resources to solve problems, explain our reasoning and stretch ourselves with extra challenges.

Our afternoons are packed with brilliant learning across R.E., History, Geography, Science, Computing, Art, Music, PSHE and Design & Technology. Each half term brings a brand‑new unit, and we often spot exciting links between subjects. One of our favourite Science topics includes a space project — a highlight of the year that children always enjoy!

• PE takes place every Monday and Wednesday
• Swimming lessons take place every Friday in the Autumn term.

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to get in touch.

Miss R Callaghan