Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Cornwall
NEW home learning due in Tuesday 2nd December 2025
The Year 5 Team
Curriculum Overview
Online Advent Calendar
As Advent begins this Sunday with Advent Sunday celebrated in Churches, we would like to share this online Advent Calendar with you, produced by the Diocese of Guildford. It explores the Christmas story through Christian artwork, investigating a different artist and aspect of the story throughout the term time days of Advent. Please enjoy sharing this with your family as we prepare for Christmas in school and at home.
This week in Cornwall 5
Week beginning 24th November 2025
Dear parents and carers,
In English this week, the children wrote an email from Liam to Dr Drax owning to his age. They included lots of formal language and incorporated higher level vocabulary. They also created a colourful word bank using the solar system as inspiration. These words and phrases will be used in their English writing over the next few lessons.
In maths we have been subtracting fractions and in doing so we have been putting into practise how to convert fractions, change mixed numbers into improper fractions and find equivalent fractions. Next, we will be moving on to consolidate our fraction unit.
Thank you and have a wonderful week.
Mrs Nash, Mrs McGinley and Mrs Walker.
A typical week in Cornwall:
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Maths Reading Spelling and handwriting BREAK English LUNCH PE Times tables Singing worship | Maths Reading Class worship Spelling BREAK English LUNCH Geography Science | Maths Handwriting Clergy worship Times Tables Spelling BREAK English LUNCH Comprehension History | Maths BREAK Phase worship English PSHE LUNCH PE Art | Maths Handwriting Celebration worship BREAK Maths fluency Discovery Centre English LUNCH RE Computing French |
Home Learning
Spellings - week starting 17th November
Cobalt group Mrs McGinley/ Mrs Nash | Teal Group Mr Borland | Cyan Group Mrs Townshend | Sky Group Ms Walker |
violently obediently differently intelligent efficient magnificently innocently frequently classification artefacts
| violently obediently differently intelligent efficient magnificently innocently frequently classification artefacts
| interact intercity international interrelated Internet build often strength complete guide | darkness quietness goodness foolishness plainness |
Multiplication Tables
Weekly practise of multiplication tables is vital in supporting mathematical development. Below is a chart of the 36 essential facts to learn. This is especially helpful for children who are almost fluent.
Times Tables Rockstars!
To keep practising the multiplication taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account.
Challenge yourself to beat your score and build your knowledge as you become a Rockstar!
Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.
Reading
Children should bring their Accelerated Reading Book to and from school each day. When they have finished reading, children are asked to complete a quiz before changing their book.
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Parents please log your child's reading on the BOOM reader Parent Portal or by using the BOOM reader parent app on your tablet/mobile no more than once a week.
Useful Links:
Phonics https://www.southborough.kent.sch.uk/read-write-inc-1/
Reading https://www.southborough.kent.sch.uk/reading-7/