St Werburgh's & St Columba's 
Year 5/6 2024 - 2025
Welcome to the Year 5/6 class page. We will update our page regularly with information that you will need so if you're ever unsure, check here.
We look forward to working with you throughout the year to come.
Class Saints
All classes in our school have a class saint. Our class saints in Year 5/6 are:
| Mr Coaker - St Patrick | Mrs Woodhouse - St David | Mr Roberts- St Winifred |
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Homework
Homework is set on Fridays and is due in on the following Wednesday. We will let your children know what pages have been set each week for homework and we will also publish the pages on the school bulletin. The homework is work booklet based. Your child will be given a set of workbooks at the beginning of the year. It is important that the children complete their homework and hand it in on time.
PE
Our PE day is Thursday with all three classes participating with either Mr Stevens or Mrs Berlinski.
We are asking that you send your child in on Thursday, already in their PE kit. If your child is doing football please make sure they have a change of shoes and spare socks in case they get wet during the lesson. Your child can obviously change into their boots in school.
Swimming will take place in the summer term.
Each class now has an individual timetable (due to each class doing different activities on different days during the week) so please refer to the downloads section of this page for further information on each particular class.
Curriculum Plan
In Years 5 and 6 we two year curriculum plan Cycle A and Cycle B. We will be covering Cycle A in the academic year 2024 - 2025
Please click the links below to see the plans.
Years 5 and 6 Cycle B Curriculum Plan
Cycle A Autumn 2024 Topics
In English we will be studying some wonderful books including The Arrival, Star Of Fear Star Of Hope, The Lost Happy Endings and Hidden Figures
In Science we will be learning all about electricty with a focus on making and manipulating circuits. Our second unit is on Properties and Changes of Materials looking how different materials properties are useful in different situations and how they can be changed between solids, liquids and gases.
In Geography, we will be exploring our local environment and studying a variety of maps from different periods of history to see how and when our local environment has changed
In History, we will be studying the Second World War. We will be looking at significant events during this time, evacuees, the role of women and signifcant people such as Anne Frank.
In Art our topic will be looking at typography and maps creating different foonts and using collage techniques to create a finished product with a focus on the artist Louise Filli
This is just a taste of what we will be doing in the Autumn Term 2024, please look at Cycle A of the Curriculum Plan below for more information.
Cycle A Spring 2025 Topics
In English we will be studying some wonderful books including The Paperbag Prince, Skychasers and Arthur and the Golden Rope
In Science we will be learning all about animals including humans with a focus life cycles looking at different types of plants and animals and the different ways in which they develop throughout their life.
In Geography, we will be exploring the life of Ernest Shackleton and what life is like in the Antarctic today. We will then take a closer look at rivers and their impact on the surrounding environment. We will also be visiting a rivers site to complete some Geography fieldwork based on what we have learnt.
In Art our topic will be looking at Mixed Media: Land and City Scapes where we will look at using our sketchbooks and different drawing materials to look at the world around us and develop our own sketching style.
This is just a taste of what we will be doing in the Spring Term 2025, please look at Cycle A of the Curriculum Plan below for more information.
Cycle A Summer 2025 Topics
In English we will be studying some wonderful books including The Paperbag Prince, Skychasers and Arthur and the Golden Rope
In Science we will be learning all about animals including humans with a focus life cycles looking at different types of plants and animals and the different ways in which they develop throughout their life.
In History, we will be exploring Ancient Greece. We will be investigating what life was like during this period of history
In Art our topic will be looking at Set Design where we will explore the role of set designers and develop our own set out of cardboard to try and tell a story.
This is just a taste of what we will be doing in the Summer Term 2025, please look at Cycle A of the Curriculum Plan below for more information.
Fact Files
We use these fact files in school and will send a copy home to help you and your child understand more about the topics covered during the school year. These contain key dates from the time period studied, vocabulary discovered during learning and some key facts and information about the topic. As well as a History or Geography Fact File we also provide a Science one.
Reading Lists
Please click on the links below to access some suggested reading for Year 5 and Year 6.
Long Term Plan For English
Pathways to Write - Feature keys progression
Pathways to Write - Texts and mastery overview
