Year 5 2025 - 2026
Mr Keaney
Welcome to Year 5
Teacher: Mr Keaney | Teaching Assistant: Mrs McGanity
Welcome to the Year 5 class page! Here you’ll find key information about what’s happening in our year group. Year 5 is an exciting year full of new learning and opportunities as the children continue to grow in confidence and independence. To help them get the very best out of their time in school, it’s important they attend every day and arrive on time, ready to learn. If your child is unwell, please let the school office know about their absence.
P.E
P.E. lessons will take place every Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure your child has a labelled P.E. kit bag in school. The kit should remain in school until the end of each half term, when it will be sent home to be washed.
The P.E. kit consists of:
- A blue P.E. t-shirt
- Black or blue shorts
- Black P.E. pumps
Reading
Reading is at the heart of learning and regular practice at home makes a big difference to children’s progress. We use Reading Plus, which can also be accessed for homework and children will bring home a reading book every Monday to be returned by Thursday. Please ensure that your child records their reading in their green journal and that it is signed each week. Working together in this way helps to build fluency, confidence and a lifelong love of reading.
Homework
Each week, children are expected to read regularly at home, both from their chosen reading book and through Reading Plus online. Our homework menu, which offers a range of creative and topic-based activities, is available on the school webpage for families to access and enjoy together.