Year 5 Chad: Rosie Cavill-Shah and Gaynor Keys

Year 5 Vale: Naidha Ahmed and Nicola Millward

 

• Rosie Cavill- Shah  – R.Cavill-Shah@chadvale.bham.sch.uk

• Naidha Ahmed – n.ahmed@chadvale.bham.sch.uk

 

English

In Year 5, we use a scheme of work called: "The Write Stuff". The scheme helps children confidently write longer, more exciting stories, non-fiction reports, and poetry by breaking lessons down into small, manageable steps. Using the visual "Writing Rainbow," they learn to pick the perfect words to bring their writing to life—focusing on lenses like Feelings and Actions (the FANTASTICs) to build characters, Similes and Onomatopoeia (the BOOMTASTICs) to add drama, and advanced tools like Relative Clauses and Dialogue (the GRAMMARISTICs) to connect ideas. Over the year, they will practice these skills across a wide range of texts, including gripping mystery stories, formal persuasive letters, and balanced arguments learning literary techniques like onomatopoeia, alliteration, similes and metaphors etc.

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Writing Objectives:

• Secure spelling, including homophones, prefixes, silent letters, etc.

• Use a dictionary and thesaurus

• Legible, fluent handwriting

• Plan writing to suit audience and purpose

• Develop character, setting and atmosphere in narrative

• Use organisational and presentational features

• Use consistent, appropriate tense

• Proof-reading

• Perform own compositions

 

Grammar Objectives:

• Use expanded noun phrases

• Use modal and passive verbs

• Use relative clauses

• Use commas for clauses

• Use brackets, dashes and commas for parenthesis

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Speaking and Listening

• Give well-structured explanations

• Command of Standard English

• Consider and evaluate different viewpoints

• Use appropriate register

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Reading

In Year 5, our reading curriculum focuses on exploring a wide variety of rich fiction and non-fiction texts while explicitly using our Reading Gems system to build deep comprehension. This framework breaks down advanced Key Stage 2 reading skills into clear, child-friendly targets that help children break down and enjoy what they read. Throughout the year, we teach and apply these seven distinct gems: Decode (sounding out and blending unfamiliar words), Inference (reading between the lines for hidden clues), Summarise (condensing main ideas tightly), Retrieval (spotting and picking out facts), Link (making connections to other texts or personal experiences), Vocabulary (understanding and using tricky words), and Predict (using clues to guess what happens next). By mastering these tools, your child will not only pass reading checks but truly learn to Enjoy a lifelong love of literature.

Reading is a crucial element of learning. We must ensure that our children read every day, even if it’s as little as fifteen minutes a day. Please do remember that children are never too old to be read to!

 

Reading Objectives:​

• Reading and discuss a broad range of genres and texts

• Identifying and discussing themes

• Make recommendations to others

• Learn poetry by heart

• Draw inference and make predictions 

• Discuss authors’ use of language

• Retrieve and present information from non-fiction texts

• Formal presentations and debates

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Maths

In Year 5, we use the "Maths — No Problem!" scheme, a Singapore-style mastery approach that focuses on teaching children why maths works through a three-step Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (CPA) method. This means children always begin with concrete objects (like counters or blocks), move to drawing pictorial diagrams (like bar models), and only then solve the problem using abstract numbers. Using this approach, children explore key topics across the year, including reading and rounding numbers up to 1,000,000, solving multi-step word problems, and mastering advanced calculation techniques like formal long multiplication and division. They will also dive deeply into the links between fractions, decimals, and percentages, learn to measure missing angles on a straight line using protractors, calculate volume, and interpret complex data graphs and timetables.

 

Maths Objectives:

Number/Calculation

• Secure place value to 1,000,000

• Use negative whole numbers in context

• Use roman numerals to 1000 (M)

• Use standard written methods for all four operations

• Confidently add and subtract mentally

• Use vocabulary of prime, factor and multiple

• Multiply and divide by powers of ten

• Use square and cube numbers

 

Geometry and Measure

• Convert between different units

• Calculate perimeter of composite shapes and area of rectangles

• Estimate volume and capacity

• Identify 3-D shapes

• Measure and identify angles

• Understand regular polygons

• Reflect and translate shapes

 

Data

• Interpret tables and line graphs

• Solve questions about line graphs

 

Fractions

• Compare and order fractions

• Add and subtract fractions with common denominators, with mixed numbers

• Multiple fractions by units

• Write decimals as fractions

• Order and round decimal numbers

• Link percentages to fractions and decimals

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Science

 In science we use a scheme called Developing Experts.

• Life cycle of plants and animals (inc. mammals, insects, birds, amphibians)

• Describe changes as humans develop and mature

• Classify materials according to a variety of properties

• Understand mixtures and solutions

• Know about reversible changes; identify irreversible

• Understand location and interaction of Sun, Earth and Moon

• Introduce gravity, resistance and mechanical forces

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History​

​In history we study The Vikings, Mayan Civilisation and The Tudors. We use the Developing Experts Scheme of work.

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Geography

​ We use the Developing Experts Scheme of work.

• Name and locate countries, cities, regions and features of the U.K

• Understand latitude, longitude, Equator, hemispheres, tropics, polar circles and time  zones

• Study a region of the Americas

• Describe and understand rivers, mountains, settlements, trade links, etc.

• Use 4- and 6- figure references on OS maps

• Use fieldwork to record and explain areas

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Music

​We use a scheme called Charanga.

• Perform with control and expression, solo and in ensembles

• Improvise and compose using dimensions of music

• Listen to detail and recall aurally

• Use and understand basics of staff notation

• Develop an understanding of the history of music, including great musicians and            composers

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Art & Design

• Use sketchbooks to collect, record, review, revisit and evaluate ideas

• Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing, painting and sculpture with varied      materials

• Learn about great artists, architects and designers

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PE

Children will be developing their ball and invasion games skills via team sports such as bench ball, tennis and golf. Please ensure your child has a kit in school for PE on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays appropriate for the weather.

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• Use running, jumping, catching and throwing in isolation and in combination

• Play competitive games, applying basic principles

• Develop flexibility and control in gym, dance and athletics

• Compare performances to achieve personal bests

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Computing

• Design and write programs to solve problems

• Use sequences, repetition, inputs, variables and outputs in programs

• Detect and correct errors in programs

• Understand use of networks for collaboration and communication

• Be discerning in evaluation digital content

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Design & Technology

• Use research and criteria to develop products which are fit for purpose and aimed at    specific groups

• Use annotated sketches, cross-section diagrams and computer-aided design

• Analyse and evaluate existing products and improve own work

• Use mechanical and electrical systems in own products, including programming

• Cook savoury dishes for a healthy and varied diet

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Modern Languages

• Listen and engage

• Engage in conversation, expressing opinions

• Speak in simple language and be understood

• Develop appropriate pronunciation

• Present ideas and information orally

• Show understanding in simple reading

• Adapt known language to create new ideas

• Describe people, places and things

• Understand basic grammar, e.g. gender

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Religious Education

During our R.E lessons, we will ensure that children are taught about the different faiths and their celebrations (I.e. Christmas, Eid, Diwali, Hanukah, Vaisakhi and Chinese New Year etc.). Following the Birmingham Agreed Syllabus, we will discuss how we can make a positive contribution to the wider community. We will cover topics that involve being kind and caring to animals and the environment.

 

PSHE

The Oak National Academy Year 5 PSHE curriculum provides ten comprehensive units that help children develop essential life skills, emotional maturity, and safe online habits. Through these lessons, students learn how to build healthy friendships, resist peer pressure, and safely navigate digital media and internet safety. The provision also focuses on personal well-being and community, teaching children how to manage complex emotions and promote fairness and respect for others.

 

Homework

We shall ensure that children receive weekly homework tasks. This can vary depending on what has been taught during the week. We expect our children to be reading on a daily basis. 

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