Welcome to Year 5

Your Class Teacher this year is Mr. Meatyard.

Year 5 is supported

by

Mrs Hancox 

Welcome back to Year 5 2026!

We hope that you have had a great half-term break.

Welcome back to Summer Term 1 in Year 5. 

This Summer term, we will be reading the following texts: 

In Summer term 1:

Who let the Gods out?

A book by Maz Evans

Elliot is 12, his life is already falling apart, and then—BANG! A shooting star crashes into his cowshed. Except it’s not a star… It’s Virgo, a bossy girl from Mount Olympus.

Before Elliot can even catch his breath, they accidentally release Thanatos, the terrifying Daemon of Death, and suddenly the whole world is in danger!

To fix their mistake, Elliot has to help round up the Greek gods—but they are nothing like the myths. Zeus moans like a grumpy grandad, Hermes won’t stop playing on his phone, and Aphrodite loves attention a bit too much.

This story is packed with laugh-out-loud moments, wild adventures, and epic chaos, as one ordinary kid tries to save his family, his home, and maybe even the world.

Perfect if you love myths, monsters, and nonstop fun!

We will also be reading...

Penguins

A book  by Penelope Arlon

Have you ever wondered what life is really like for a penguin? Penguins takes you on an icy adventure to Antarctica, where you’ll meet all kinds of penguins—big ones, tiny ones, speedy swimmers, and fluffy chicks.

With amazing photos and fun facts, you’ll discover how penguins eat, waddled-walk, zoom through the ocean, and talk to each other in noisy colonies.

You’ll also learn how penguin parents protect their eggs, raise their chicks, and survive in some of the coldest places on Earth.

The book even lets you become a marine biologist for a day, with cool activities and ways you can help protect penguins in the wild.

If you love animals, fascinating facts, and stunning pictures, this book is packed with penguin power from start to finish!

We'll also be reading...

Scott of the Antarctic

A book by E and J Dowdeswell

and Angela Seddon

Captain Robert Falcon Scott set out on one of the most dangerous journeys in human history, heading straight into the frozen, deadly heart of Antarctica. Over 100 years ago, Scott and his team sailed through stormy seas on the Terra Nova, built a camp on endless ice, and began a brutal march toward the South Pole.

Dragging heavy supplies across cracked ice and blinding snow, they battled freezing winds, exhaustion, and constant danger. After months of suffering, Scott and four exhausted men finally reached the Pole in January 1912—only to see a Norwegian flag flapping in the wind. They had lost the race by just five cruel weeks!

But the true tragedy came on the journey home. Temperatures dropped even lower, food and fuel ran out, and the ice seemed determined to stop them.

One by one, the men grew weaker. Scott’s final diary entries, written in the freezing darkness, tell a heartbreaking story of courage and loyalty to the very end.

Although they never escaped Antarctica, Scott and his team became legends—remembered not for failure, but for their extraordinary bravery and the powerful words and discoveries they left behind.

This is a gripping true story of survival, sacrifice, and the unstoppable spirit of exploration.

We will also be reading...

Computer Dad

A book by Jane Considine.

System Error: Can Dad Fix a Broken Heart?

In the world of technology, Dad is a total genius.

Laptops? Fixed. Code? Cracked. Broken screens? Good as new.

But when Mum leaves, Dad faces a "glitch" that no manual can help him solve.

To his child, he’s Computer Dad—brilliant at processing data, but totally stuck when it comes to processing feelings.

The house is quiet, the "system" is crashing, and it feels like the family is stuck in permanent Sleep Mode.

Can a man who lives behind a screen learn to live in the real world again? It’s going to take more than a simple restart.

It will take a little bit of courage, a lot of patience, and the arrival of a mysterious new "user" who shares a love for life (and a very important love for ice cream!).

Join the mission to help Computer Dad find his "Home" button

in this heartwarming, funny, and honest story about starting over.

Reading in Year 5

In Year 5, we inspire a love of reading through our STAR BOOKS reading area.

Here, children can access a wide range of books and develop reading skills. We have a word of the week, V.I.P.E.R.S. Questions  (vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieve, and summary)

 There are also regular book recommendations to help children find interesting and challenging texts.