Year 5

Welcome to Year 5

Year 5 Curriculum Leader

Miss Lily Hidson

We have three classes in Year 5. The class teacher in Year 5D is Mr Jacob and the teaching partner is Mr Matej. The class teacher in Year 5L is Miss Lily and the teaching partner is Mr Stuart. The class teacher in Year 5M is Mr Mark and the teaching partner is Miss Karolina.

The Year 5 curriculum continues to embed the key skills and concepts taught in Lower Key Stage 2. The curriculum continues to be broad and balanced exposing pupils to a range of new experiences and opportunities which ignites curiosity and encourages independence.

Below you will find links to useful information.

Tips for Year 5 Parents and Carers

  1. Encourage and help your child to become independent through organising themselves for school, sorting our friendship issues on their own and completing homework.

  2. Encourage your child to read a range of books.

  3. Talk to your child about their use of IT and remember that most social media websites require children to be at least 12 years old.

  4. Help your child develop routines such as when they will read or complete their homework.

  5. Look for opportunities to rehearse times tables. Your child should confidently recall all times tables up to 12 x 12 as well as the related division facts.


Y5 suggested reading books

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

Varjak Paw by SF Said (Random House)

Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver (Orion)

The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars (Faber)

Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce (Oxford University Press)

Beetle Boy by MG Leonard

Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Scholastic)

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

Dial a Ghost by Eva Ibbotson

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

The Harry Potter Series JK Rowling

Heard it in the Playground by Allan Ahlberg

The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith

Scribble Boy by Philip Ridley

Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones

Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray


During Guided Reading sessions, we assess the children’s understanding of the text through engaging activities based on VIPERS.

What are Vipers?

VIPERS is an acronym to aid the recall of the 6 reading domains as part of the UK’s reading curriculum. They are the key areas which we feel children need to know and understand in order to improve their comprehension of texts. You can find example questions for each of the VIPERS below. They can be used when listening to your child read at home. There is also a list of books for each year group, where you can find stories that are suitable for your child to read at home.

VIPERS stands for

Vocabulary Inference Prediction Explanation Retrieval Sequence or Summarise


At Park Lane we use the White Rose Mathematics scheme. Click on the picture to find out more information.