Year 5

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

Our Year 5 teachers are Mrs Lloyd-Warren and Miss Parkes and our teaching assistants are Mrs Evans and Mrs Hinks.

A key part of Year 5 is to encourage independence, both at home and in school, in preparation for Year 6. Children are streamed into two ability groups for Maths, Reading and Writing, which allows us to focus on the needs of the individual.

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

Mrs S. Lloyd-Warren: s.lloydwarren@st-lukes-cannock.staffs.sch.uk 

Spellings

Autumn 2 Group 1

Autumn 2 Group 2

Autumn 2 Group 3

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: Why was the Maya civilisation so long lasting and successful?

Spring 1: What were the main changes in Britain between Roman and Viking times?

Spring 2: Why is the Amazon Rainforest important? New topic! Knowledge organiser coming soon!

Summer 1: How did Windrush migrants change society in Britain?

Summer 2: What are the features of a woodland biome and why are they important? New topic! Knowledge organiser coming soon!

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

Take a look at Year 5 

Year 5