This year, the children will take part in trips and workshops which are linked to the topics we explore in class, enhancing their understanding and making learning even more engaging.

Autumn:

• Science Museum Year 5 will be visiting the Science Museum to learn more about our science topic ‘Earth and Space’. Your child will have the opportunity to explore the museum and experience life on the International Space Station as they journey into orbit around our home planet via an educational IMAX film. The approximate cost of this trip is £21.50 per child.

Spring:

• Hampton Court Palace The children will be visiting Hampton Court Palace to increase their knowledge and understanding of Tudor life. They will explore the Tudor court and take part in a workshop. The approximate cost of this trip is £10 per child.
• Virtual Reality workshop The aim of this workshop is to provide virtual reality experiences to enhance the curriculum and extend learning. This workshop will complement and support our learning in class as well as giving your child the opportunity to ‘experience’ virtual reality.  The approximate cost of this workshop is £4 per child.

Summer:

• Kew Gardens Each year group has the opportunity to visit one of the parks which has inspired our team names. The visit will be to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, home to the largest collection of living plants. The approximate cost of this trip is £20 per child.
• Sports Day The children will take part in Sports Day at Kingsmeadow this term. The children will be practising the races in their PE lessons so this is a chance for them to showcase their skills and cheer on their teammates! This event has no cost but children will need to be dropped to Kingsmeadow.

In the Spring term, Year 5 children, along with Year 4, will participate in a Spring concert showcasing their musical talents and collaborative performances.  Parents/ carers will be warmly invited to attend and enjoy celebrating the children’s hard work and creativity.

We also invite parents to come in and watch each class perform their musical instrument as part of our collaboration with Kingston Music Service. 

Ideas to help your child at home:

English:

• Encourage your child to keep a diary of their weekend in their best, joined handwriting.
• Play ‘Punctuation Detective’: on a trip to the shops, how many incorrect uses of capital letters, full stops and apostrophes can you spot together?
• Encourage your child to complete their favourite activity from the Spelling Home Learning Challenge sheet to practise words that you commonly misspell in your work
• Suggest your child rewrites a paragraph from the book they’re reading using different sentence structures.
• Make a list of the items you need before you go shopping together. Use commas to separate the items in the list and a colon to introduce the list.
• Ask your child to write a book review for a book they would recommend to the class.
• Ask your child to read sentences from their reading book out loud. Experiment with more precise vocabulary together. What effect does it have on the reader?

Useful websites:

https://www.j2e.com/j2blast

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/punctuation

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/literacy/

Parent ‘Help at Home’:

The following link explains grammar terms with examples; these may be helpful when supporting your children with Home Learning, revision or consolidating topics we have covered in class. The children will need to login in with their school username and password.

http://grammar.lgfl.org.uk/year5.html

 

Maths:

• Time your child answering multiplication calculations. Can you beat they beat their time?
• Ask your child to choose a times table, turn over a pack of cards and ask them to multiply each card they turn over by the times table they have chosen to practise.
• Ask your child to teach you short division!
• Use rounding to estimate the cost of the shopping together.
• Generate two 4 digit numbers. Ask your child to practise adding and subtracting them.
• Ask your child to write a word problem for you to solve.
• Together, use a thermometer to measure the temperature outside. How much does the temperature increase/decrease each day?
• Write a 7 digit number for your child and ask them to practise reading it out loud.

Useful websites:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables

https://www.j2e.com/j2blast

Parent ‘Help at Home’:

The following link explains mathematical terms with examples; these may be helpful when supporting your children with Home Learning, revision or consolidating topics we have covered in class. In addition, there are mathematical tasks which can be downloaded as a pdf for your child to complete at home. The children will need to login in with their school username and password.

http://mathsathome.lgfl.org.uk/y5_subject.html

For letters applicable to all year groups, please click here.

Year 5 Letters:

Year 5 Science Museum - Monday 20th October

Mobile phone useYear

Year 5 Swimming - Spring Term

Year 5 & 6 Virtual Reality Experience - Thursday 22nd January 2026