Year 5 Home School Partnership 2026 - 2027 by T Thompson TJS

Year 5 Spelling Autumn 1

thompsonn11 — 2025-09-04 15:49:52 UTC

Date set: 11.09.26
Date of test: 18.09.26

This week we are looking at the 'ough' spelling pattern and the different sounds it can make.

cough

though

although

thought

bought

bough

enough

tough

through

drought

thompsonn11 — 2025-09-08 19:40:54 UTC

Every week we will be working on our times tables recall to make sure we don’t forget our facts. There will be a test on them every Friday.

Week 1

foxj51 — 2025-09-18 15:20:47 UTC

Date set: 11.9.26

Date of test: 18.9.26.

Today, the children had a quick recap of the 2,5 & 10 times tables. For the next test we will do a test just on multiplication facts with a mixture of the 3 and 4 times tables.

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 14:53:44 UTC

We are really looking forward to welcoming you to Year 5 in September. We have lots of lovely things planned and some fantastic topics to cover throughout the year. Hopefully you will find most of the information you want to know on this page, but if you have any questions or want to know anything else, please email your new class teacher and they will be happy to clarify anything.

Pine Class

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 14:53:58 UTC

Miss Thompson teaches Pine Class.

Oak Class

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 14:54:07 UTC

Mr Fox teaches Oak Class.

Maple Class

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 14:54:21 UTC

Mr. Thomas teaches Maple Class.

Being Ready

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:02:11 UTC

4.9.26.

Making sure you are ready and prepared for learning is one of our key values. This encompasses many things such as:

Having a named water bottle
A healthy snack for break (fruit or vegetables)
A pencil case with a pencil, handwriting pen, ruler, sharpener and rubber. Children may also bring in colouring pencils or felt tip pens if they want to.

Our School values

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:02:26 UTC

We aim to encourage all children to follow our 3 R's: Being Respectful, Being Responsible and Being Ready to learn. In Year 5, we continue to explore and develop these values in order to help the children achieve their potential and be safe and happy in their learning.

Working Together

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:02:43 UTC

We really value the partnership between school and home and know how much it helps our pupils to have the confidence and support that they need to succeed. Below you will find the expectations in terms of the work children do at home to support their learning in school.

Helpful reading advice from our English Co-ordinator, Mrs Shiell.

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:02:54 UTC

Weekly expectations:

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:03:06 UTC

1. Reading
2. Spelling
3. Mathletics

1. As in previous year groups, we expect all pupils to read to an adult 5 times each week. On at least 3 of these occasions, they should read from their banded school reading scheme book. Books can be changed on any day so as soon as your child has finished reading their book, they can bring it into school and give it to either the teacher or TA who works in their class to change it.

2. Spelling lists will be given out on a Friday for a test the following Friday. Pupils should use a range of different techniques to practise these (techniques are taught every week in school). These spelling lists will often be a combination of spelling rules we are learning in school and Maths or Science vocabulary.

3.We expect all children to achieve a minimum of 1000 points in Mathletics each week at home. If children are still unsure of any times-tables or division facts, we ask them to practise these at home as a matter of priority as times-tables facts underpin so many aspects of maths. Your child's teacher will set tasks on Mathletics that link to either the learning the children have done in Maths lessons that week or past learning to consolidate their skills and inderstanding.

Recognising the 3 R's

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:03:22 UTC

Our aim is to positively praise children who are following our school values. Every classroom has a recognition wall where we share each other's successes.
We recognise this in a variety of ways:

eye contact and a smile
a positive comment
stickers
praise pads
merits
post it notes with a message

Accelerated reader link

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:03:47 UTC

https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/2249439

Useful questions to ask your child when reading together.

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:04:07 UTC

QUESTIONS FOR READING

Remembering

What does the main character look like?
How does the book begin?
When and where did the story take place?
Where in the book would you find ... ?
Who are the main characters?

Understanding

Which part do you like best?
From whose point of view is the story being told?
What might this mean?
What is the book about?
What is happening?

Applying

Can you think of another story with a similar ... ?
Can you think of another story character similar to a character in this book?
Have you had similar experiences?
Which stories have openings like this?
Can you think of another author who writes in a similar style?

Analysing

How has the author used description to show how the character is feeling?
How does the layout help ... ?
Can you explain why ... ?
Why did the author choose these words?
What evidence can you use to support your view?

Evaluating

Who would you recommend this book to?
Did it have an effective ending?
Which text is more persuasive? Why?
Which parts of the text could be improved?
Which text/story is better? Why?

Creating

What would this character think?
Have the views in this text affected your opinion?
Using the evidence in the text, what do you think about ... ?
If you were the main character, how would you have reacted to this?
Are there any other reasons why this might have happened?

Year 3/4 Spelling List.

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:04:28 UTC

These are the statutory National Curriculum spelling word lists for Key Stage 2.

Year 5/6 Spelling List.

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:04:40 UTC

Spelling Strategies

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:04:51 UTC

Attached is a document showing some of the strategies that we use at school to help the children learn spellings.

Protective Behaviours

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:05:02 UTC

Protective Behaviours is a very important part of our PSHE curriculum and we will continue to follow this programme in Year 5. We will be encouraging children to recognise their Early Warning Signs and identify a network of support they can turn to early on in the Autumn term. This will then be revisited throughout the year. It is really important that the children know that there is nothing too small or too big to talk about and that they feel there are trusted adults in school they can turn to. We also have worry monsters in each classroom which children can use if they feel anxious or upset and would prefer to write a note rather than talk about something straight away.

Telford Junior School Website

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-03 15:05:57 UTC

If you need any general school information, you can find most things on our school website. The address is www.telfordjuniorschool.com
The website has information about trips and events that are coming up as well as copies of letters so you can check things easily.

Year 5 Spelling Autumn 4

foxj51 — 2026-09-17 20:32:50 UTC

Date set: 02.10.26
Date of test: 09.10.26

This week we are looking at the homophone words:
isle

aisle

aloud

allowed

affect

effect

past

passed

heard

herd

Week 4

foxj51 — 2026-09-17 21:33:37 UTC

Date set: 02.10.26

Date of test: 09.10.26

Next week we will practice with a mixture of multiplication facts from the 11 and 12 times tables.

Year 5 Spelling Autumn 2

foxj51 — 2026-09-24 17:12:18 UTC

Date set: 18.9.26
Date of test: 25.9.26

This week we are looking at the words with silent letters.

knock

wrist

hour

gnome

numb

wreck

reign

ghost

knight

castle

Week 2

foxj51 — 2026-09-24 17:14:11 UTC

Date set: 18.9.26

Date of test: 25.9.26

Today, the children had a quick recap of the 3 & 4 times tables. For the next test we will do a test just on multiplication facts with a mixture of the 6 and 9 times tables.

Staff contact details:

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-24 21:11:50 UTC

Miss Thompson (Pine): nthompson@telfordjunior.co.uk

Mr Fox (Oak):

jfox@telfordjunior.co.uk

Mr Thomas (Maple):

nthomas@telfordjunior.co.uk

Year 5 PowerPoint

thompsonn11 — 2026-09-30 10:51:50 UTC

Thank you to all those who came to meet us yesterday. It was lovely to meet you all and share some of the things we are doing in school.

Please find attached the PowerPoint from the session with all the QR codes and information.

Year 5.

Week 3

foxj51 — 2026-10-01 21:28:03 UTC

Date set: 25.9.26

Date of test: 1.10.26

For the next test we will do a test just on multiplication facts with a mixture of the 7 and 8 times tables.

Year 5 Spelling Autumn 3

foxj51 — 2026-10-01 21:30:07 UTC

Date set: 25.9.26
Date of test: 1.10.26

This week we are looking at the words with ible or able endings.

adorable

reliable

breakable

enjoyable

changeable

horrible

sensible

terrible

incredible

possible