In year 5, we have a daily English and Reading sessions and we have weekly grammar and spelling sessions. This will coincide with set homework and spellings which will be tested on a Friday. 

During the Autumn term we will be focusing on:

• mystery and suspense;
• explanation texts;
• vocabulary building;
• literary heritage.

The children will be reading several different texts ranging from fiction to non-fiction based around the topics listed above.

By the end of this academic year all pupils in KS2 must read the following books:

• Friend or Foe by Michael Morpugo
• King of the Cloud Forest by Michael Morpugo
• Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
• Oliver Twist (abridged version)
• Skellig by David Almond
• The Firemaker’s daughter by Philip Pullman
• Orange’s in no man’s land by Elizabeth Laird
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis (series)
• Street Child by Berlie Doherty
• Thief by Majorie Blackman
• Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K Rowling
• Brother’s Grimm Fairytales