St Werburgh's & St Columba's 
Year 5/6 2025 - 2026
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 | Ms Skinner - St Bernadette | 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 B Autumn 2025 Topics
In English we will be studying some wonderful books including Kensuke's Kingdom, Can We Save The Tiger and Manfish
In Science we will be learning all about Living things and their habitats where we will investigate plant reproduction, pollination and life cycles. Our second unit is on Light looking at how light travels, how we see and the light spectrum.
In Geography, we will be exploring the South American country of Brazil looking at how different groups of people interact with the different landsacpes around them. Our second unit is on Global Trade where we investigate how goods are made and transported from a local, national and international point of view.
In Art our topic will be looking at 2D Drawing to 3D Making where we will be creating large scale sculpture pieces based on animals using a variety of shading techniques to add texture and depth to our work. The work is based on the art of Lubaina Himid.
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 B Spring 2026 Topics
In English we will be studying some wonderful books including Queen Of The Falls, The Varmints and The Paperbag Prince
In Science we will be learning all about Living Things In Their Habitats looking at classification, idenitifcation and micro-organisms.
In History, we will be exploring Stone AgeTo Iron Age looking at the everyday lives of people during these periods and what changes occured between each one.
In Art our topic will be looking at Exploring Identity where we will look at using our sketchbooks and different drawing materials represent the personality of the piece.
This is just a taste of what we will be doing in the Spring Term 2026, 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 Skychasers, Arthur & The Golden Rope and Greek Myths and Legends
In Science we will be learning all about Forces looking at the different types of forces such as gravity, friction and resistance and how the affect a variety of objects.
In History, we will be exploring Ancient Greece looking at the every day lives of the people during this time and then in Geography comparing Modern Greece to the UK looking at similarities and differences.
In Art our topic will be looking at a design lunit where we will be exploring and creating a model chair.
This is just a taste of what we will be doing in the Summer Term 2026, 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
