Year 5 - Miss Graver 2025 - 2026

Autumn Term

This term, children in Year 5 will be learning about a wide range of exciting topics across the curriculum.

Reading

• Exploring Street Child with a focus on inference and retrieval skills.

• Reading and learning from non-fiction texts about the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.

Writing

• Developing skills in persuasive writing.

• Writing to entertain, using Street Child as inspiration.

• Using Anglo-Saxon and Viking non-fiction texts as a stimulus for writing.

Maths

• Place Value up to 1 million.

• Addition and subtraction strategies and problem solving.

Science

• Studying the life cycles of living things.

History

• Investigating the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.

Geography

• Learning about the Amazon Rainforest and its importance to our world.

PSHE

• Exploring the theme of Staying Safe.

RE

• Learning about religious diversity in our region.

Music

• Listening, appraising and performing “Living on a Prayer”.

Art/DT

• Developing sewing skills to design and make plush toys.

Computing

• Understanding networks and online safety.

PE

• Developing skills in Tag Rugby and Netball.