Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Cornwall
The Year 5 Team
Cornwall Home Learning
Curriculum Overview
This week in Cornwall 5
Week beginning 26th January 2026
Dear parents and carers,
We desperately need a parent helper to walk the children to and from swimming on Tuesdays from half term to Easter (6 weeks) Please could you contact the school ASAP if you are able to help.
In maths we have been applying our multiplication and division skills to problem solving and reasoning. We're good at deciding which initial sum we need to do, but find understanding some of the questions tricky to understand. We have been practising reading the questions carefully, including going back and rereading to check whether we've answered ALL the question.
We are researching British garden birds this week and learning the features of a fact file so that by the end of the week we can put all the pieces together to create a fact file about British garden birds. The children love creating real pieces of writing, including pictures and diagrams.
In science we have continued learning about life cycles, comparing different mammilian life cycles, and in reading we have been comparing reptile and amphibian life cycles. We are going to be dissecting daffodils and planting bean seeds this week as we study sexual and asexual reproduction in plants.
Thank you and have a lovely 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
Cobalt group Mrs McGinley/ Mrs Nash | Teal Group Mr Borland | Cyan Group Mrs Townshend | Sky Group Ms Walker |
Test Date: 4.2.26 gracious vicious malicious delicious suspicious precious atrocious fericious pesticide irrigation |
Test Date: 4.2.26 gracious vicious malicious delicious suspicious precious atrocious fericious pesticide irrigation | Test Date: 4.2.26 unpleasant unbreakable uncontrolled unbearable unbalanced uncommon unhealthy unequal untrue undo |
Test Date 21.1.26 coldness goodness illness hardness kindness |
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/