Y5 Preparation & Transition

View our Transition Year 5 2026-27 document.

What do we hope children can do as learners before Y5?

• Start to have a longer attention span.
• Become more interested in the world around them and find out how things work.
• Start to deal with frustrations and conflicts in a more mature way.
• Develop more self-control, being able to  recover from mood swings or outbursts more quickly.
• Develop a strong moral sense of right and wrong and become increasingly concerned with fairness. 

During Year 5 we hope that the children will be able to…

• Punctuate sentences accurately, without prompting, with full stop and capital letter as a minimum.
• Be able to tie shoe laces, top buttons and ties independently.
• Take care of own equipment – not losing pencils, rulers, coats, trainers etc.
• Remember homework, PE kit, swimming kit and water bottles on correct day, without support from parents.
• Tidy up after themselves and work together to look after the classroom environment.
• Support and encourage classmates, showing respect to others.
• Begin to show resilience in challenging situations.
• Actively participate in all lessons.

Y5 Curriculum

What will Year 5 be learning this year?

Terms 1 & 2 - Ancient Greeks & Climate Change
Terms 3 & 4 - Anglo-Saxons & The Water Cycle
Terms 5 & 6 - The Vikings & Fieldwork - Rivers

Y5 PE

Thursday and Friday - These will be a mixture of indoor and outdoor PE lessons. Learn more about our PE uniform HERE

Y5 Trips

Will my child be going on any trips this year?

There are lots of exciting trips and activities to look forward to and enjoy in Year 5.  Below are some of the trips we would like to go on next year…

• Swimming Lessons
• Literature Festival
• Science Festival
• Geography fieldwork along the River Chelt
• Skillzone
• Bishopswood for an Anglo-Saxon day
• Secondary School STEM Immersion Day

FAQs

• What homework will Y5 receive?

• Mathletics homework is set on a Friday and needs to be completed by the following Friday. Occasionally, we may ask your child to undertake some research, or project work. 10 minutes of ‘garage activities’ is set to be completed on Times Table Rock Stars each week plus one ‘gig’ per month. TTRS will prompt your child to complete these when they log on.

• What formal Tests will Y5 sit?

• Bi-weekly arithmetic and 99 club tests. CATs tests, usually in February/March and Optional Tests in May.