The document provides information for parents about Year 5 curriculum at Valley Primary School. It includes: 1) An overview of the school timetable, topics covered each term, and subjects like English, math, science, art, and music. 2) Details on homework expectations, reading requirements, and developing good handwriting skills. 3) Contact information for teachers and a reminder of the importance of practicing times tables.

1. Valley Primary School
Year 5
Curriculum Evening
Wednesday 21st
September
Welcome

2. Welcome to Year
5
Staff
Mr Wood
Miss Griffin
Miss Wagstaff
Mrs Harrison

3. Timetable
• Monday – am Spelling Handwriting Maths
pm Computing and Topic
• Tuesday – am Maths English
pm P.E. Art French
• Wednesday – am Maths or English PSHE
pm Science
• Thursday – am English RE Maths
pm Topic
• Friday - am Maths English
pm P.E. Golden Time
Guided Reading pm daily. Music and D/T in Topic

4. Literacy and Numeracy
homework will be
set on a Thursday and
is due back on
Monday.
Spellings to learn are
set on every 2nd
Monday and tested on
Homework

5. Topics
The Maya
Walls and
Barricades
Wild Waters
Angles, Scots and
Celts

6. Mexico and
the Maya
English – Fiction - Traditional Tales
from other countries - ‘The Purple
Lady’
Non – Fiction – Finding the Boy King
Science - Earth, Moon and Space
Mixtures and Reactions
D&T - Mayan Masks
Music - Music from Mexico

7. Wild Waters
(Rivers and
Coasts)English – Modern Fiction – ‘White Dolphin’
Science - Life Cycles
D&T - Coastal Models

8. Walls and
Barricades
English – Poetry - Poetry with Attitude
Science - Human Development
Art - Scenic and symbolic

9. Invaders
(Angles, Saxons and Scots)
English - Legend – Beowulf
( Anglo-Saxon)
Science - Forces
Art - Period Art

10. Summer Term 2
Topic TBC
English - Classic Literature –
The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe.
Science - Decay and Recycling
Art - Atmospheric Art

11. Keeping in touch
Teachers are available at the end
of each school day.
You can send messages via planner
and homework books.
If there are any other issues
please feel
free to ring the office and leave a

12. Reading
All children in Year 5 are
expected to read at home every
night and bring their books to
school everyday.
Reading Diary in planners

13. Handwriting
• We are working, as a school, to
promote accurate, legible and fluent
handwriting. Lesson time and guided
reading sessions are specifically set
aside for the children to learn and
practise handwriting. We are in the
process of using a character called
ALF (accurate, legible and fluent) for
all handwriting resources, to raise
awareness of their handwriting.

14. Times tables
Practice times tables weekly.
Focus on one or two that the
children are struggling with.
As the children become more
confident, encourage them to
identify the associated
division

15. Thank you for your
time.
Any other
questions?