Year 5
Welcome to Year 5 at The Grove Junior School
Year 5 is a year of deepening knowledge, growing independence, and exciting learning opportunities. Pupils explore a wide-ranging curriculum that includes English, maths, science, history, geography, art, design technology, computing, music, French, and PSHE. This term, children will be reading engaging texts such as Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan and Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman, while also learning to write creatively and develop poetic structure through cinquain poems.
In maths, children will focus on place value, rounding, negative numbers, decimals, multiplication, division, and 3D shapes. Science topics include forces and the solar system, helping children understand how day, night, and seasons occur. History lessons will explore the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, while geography will involve map work and creating contour maps. Art will be inspired by Frank Auerbach, and DT will focus on food technology and seasonal cooking. Computing lessons will cover online safety, game creation, and spreadsheets. Music includes composing and performing, and French lessons will build vocabulary around greetings and school subjects.
Children are encouraged to read regularly at home, practise spellings, and complete weekly homework on platforms like Mathletics. PE takes place twice a week. Year 5 is a time for building resilience, responsibility, and respect, our key values that underpin everything we do at The Grove.
Meet the Team
Mulberry class – Mrs Jackson and Mrs Whitehead
Rowan class – Miss Clayton
Acacia class – Miss Jones
PE days – children come to school in their PE kits
Mulberry – Monday and Friday
Rowan – Monday and Tuesday
Acacia – Monday and Friday
Key Dates
Monday 3rd November – INSET day [School closed to children]
Tuesday 4th November – Parents’ Consultations
Thursday 6th November – Parents’ Consultations
Monday 10th November – Anti-Bullying Week
Friday 14th November – Children in Need [Non-uniform Day]