Meet The Team
Welcome to the Year 5 staff team. We are a friendly team, determined to help your children have a fantastic year at Avonwood Primary School. If you require any help or have any questions, please do not hesitate to chat to us at drop off / pick up or contact the school and one of us will respond.
Phase Lead |
Mrs King |
Pacific Teacher |
Miss Wilkes |
Atlantic Teacher |
Miss Short & Mrs Wright |
Teaching Assistants |
Mrs Hughes, Mrs Power & Miss Marks |
Key Information
Year 5 Curriculum Overview: Click Here
Instagram: AvonwoodYear5
Homework: Click Here
Year 5 is such an exciting year, full of inspirational texts, stimulating trips and visits and new challenges. It is a year full of opportunities to develop independence, growth and resilience. We work hard to set children up for their transition in this final phase of primary.
We begin the year by diving into an adventure narrative, ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’, which we use to develop our skills in both composition and comprehension. With this, we will get the opportunity to be true survivors and learn how to be successful.
During the run up to Christmas, we step through the wardrobe and into the magical world of Narnia, where we explore themes of courage, loyalty, and the battle between good and evil in C.S. Lewis’s classic tale, ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’. We will also begin our learning of the Romans, focussing on their development of the Roman Empire. During this topic, we will design and sew our own Roman themed cushions.
In the spring term, we are reunited with our wonderful Forest School team and extend our learning of survival skills. Alongside this, we will be studying Roman Britain and then investigating rivers and North America whilst reading ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar - a cleverly woven, funny and heart-warming story set in Texas. During our water investigation, we will visit a river (the River Piddle) and work on our key geography field skills.
Summer term takes us on an emotional journey where we will be reading ‘Skellig’ and receive a bird visit from ‘Falconry UK’ where we will explore hidden meanings and the wonder of birds. Our final text of the year is a Greek adventure, full of puns, myths and legends. In Science and Design and Technology, we will be exploring forces, physics and gravity supported by our trip to Paulton’s Park! Also in our final term, we begin to explore Space and learn all about the world around us and beyond!
We cannot wait to get started and welcome you to Upper Key Stage 2.
The key dates for the half term ahead and information on homework (including Reach for the Stars Challenges) are captured on the half termly curriculum handout, a paper copy of which is sent home with your child. The electronic version of the handout can also be found below:
Year 5 parent curriculum handout autumn 1
Year 5 Timetable - A Typical Day
At Avonwood our mantra is ‘Every Minute Counts’, so please help us by arriving promptly at 8:40am daily. Morning break is 15 minutes, and we have a one-hour lunch.
Year 5 Example Timetable (Subject to Change)

Home Learning
In Years 5 & 6 we begin to prepare the children for the next phase of education and rigour of secondary school daily home learning expectations. The onus increasingly falls on the child to organise their own time and to submit their learning to the class teacher. At the start of Year 5 we will support the children in taking more responsibility for their home learning. As well as consolidating prior learning, a key driver of this phase of home learning is to develop independence and resilience with this aspect of education. The home learning is very much designed around end of Key Stage 2 goals, in Y6 CGP SAT revision guides forming a key part of this.
