Year 5 - Zircon and Jet Classes 2025 - 2026

Welcome to Year 5

Our Teachers

This year, the staff in Y5 are:

• Zircon Class - Mr Peatfield

• Jet Class - Ms Shahid 

Our Year 5 teachers are supported in class by Mrs Clanachan.  

Online Learning 

All chidlren have a login to Purple Mash, TT Rockstars and Accelerated Reader.  Homework will often be set on these websites.  To keep children safe online they have been taught to keep their passwords and logins safe from others. 

Children can login to Purple Mash here, TT Rockstars here Accelerated Reader here and Sumdog here

Reading Champions 

Your child will be bringing their reading book home in their book bag every night.  Please read with them as often as you can.  If your child reads at least 3 times a week, they will earn a ‘Reading Champion’ sticker and will work towards a termly reward with all of the Reading Champions across Northmoor Academy.

Homework

Homework is set each Friday to be completed for the following Friday.

Spellings are given out every Tuesday to be completed by the following Tuesday.

PE and Games

PE Kits will be needed on the following days:

• Jet Class = Wednesday
• Zircon Class = Wednesday

Our Learning

This year, our topics will be:

Autumn Term

• Peace for our Time...? (World War 2)

Spring Term

• Don't cry for me... Argentina! (South America)

Summer Term 

• What the Victorians Did for Us 

Please keep checking our Year 5 page for further updates about our learning!