Year 5

 Welcome to Year 5 - Please view our Meet the Teacher Presentation here. 

Our Year 5 teachers are Miss Ward and Miss Parkes and our teaching assistant is Mrs Evans.

A key part of year 5 is to encourage independence, both at home and in school, in preparation Year 6. Children are streamed into two ability groups for Maths and Reading (allowing us to focus on the needs of the individual), whilst writing remains in mixed ability class groups.

Year 5 firmly believe that the best learning takes place when children are happy, safe and stimulated. We endeavour to teach, whenever possible, a practical and multi-sensory approach which is accessible to all. Peer support and guidance is also a vital attribute that develops throughout the year.

We study an exciting curriculum in this academic year: from the Anglo-Saxons to an in depth study of North and South America. This will give us some wonderful historical and geographical opportunities to build on the children’s knowledge and understanding of the world. 

In the event that you need to contact any of our teachers, you are welcome to contact via the following email addresses:

Miss A. Parkes: a.parkes@st-lukes-cannock.staffs.sch.uk

Miss T. Ward: t.ward@st-lukes-cannock.staffs.sch.uk 

Spellings

Spelling Booklet 1 

Spelling Booklet 2 

Year 5 Topics

If parents would like to find out more information about the topics covered in Year 5, please see the knowledge organisers below. As part of our knowledge-endowed curriculum, we have created Knowledge Organisers for each of our topics, which are shared with the pupils and detail the vocabulary and knowledge that they are expected to gain through that topic:

Autumn 1: The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

Autumn 2: North America

Spring 1: Windrush 

Spring 2: South America

Summer 1: The Mayans

Summer 2: Stunning Staffordshire

Laches Wood Presentation

Thank you to all who attended the presentation for Laches Wood. If you were unable to attend the meeting, we have added the slides as a pdf for you to browse at home:

Laches Wood Presentation April 2025