The Year 5 Team

Curriculum Overview

This week in Sussex 5:

Week beginning 9th February 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 begun a unit on decimals and percentages.  We will be making lots of links to the fractions unit we have just finished to understand how fractions, decimals and percentages are all interlinked.  We are using our multiplication tables A LOT to help us with the FDP calculations.

As we draw towards the end of our book, Twitch, we are very excited to find out what happens and whether Robber Ryan is finally caught.  After we have finished our diary entries, we will be writing a newspaper report about the capture.

In science we have studied the stages of the human life cycle.  The children have been very sensible when discussing human reproduction - there will be more lessons about this subject after half term.

This week we will be putting our trees and bridges and other items onto our maps using glue guns to complete our 3D maps.  The children will then be telling stories using their maps.

The children's confidence is growing in swimming as they are now used to the routine of going again.  I hear some very good reports of their abilities and achievements already.

The children's other PE lesson will be on Thursdays with Mrs Nash this term.

Mrs Townshend and Ms Walker.

Please find the home learning at the top of this page.  

Spellings are set on a Wednesday for testing on the following Wednesday.

Times tables will be tested on a Friday - this week we will be testing  11 times table and mixed teens times table.  

A typical week in Sussex 5

Home Learning

Spellings 

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. 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

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.

To continue to learn times tables, this website is useful:

Times tables games - Learn them all here!

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. 

https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6704864

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.

boomreader.co.uk/parents

Spelling

The link below will take you to the spelling scheme we are working from in school.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/

This document contains spelling strategies that are used in class, and can be used at home to aid learning new words:

Southborough's Spelling Strategies