St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School

Welcome to Year 5


In Sycamore Class, children develop greater independence and take more responsibility for their learning. Throughout the year, we encourage pupils to become confident, organised and resilient learners who are ready to challenge themselves and take pride in their achievements. In Year 5, we expect all children to show kindness and respect to everyone, demonstrate our school values every day and be ready to learn and try their best. PE lessons will be on Tuesdays and Fridays so please make sure your child comes in on these days wearing their PE kit. Please ensure your child brings a water bottle, reading book and reading record, pencil case with pencils, rubber, ruler, glue stick, red pen and whiteboard pen each day.

How to support your child's learning at home

In school, we are promoting a love of learning and supporting children to find enjoyment and intrinisic motivation from furthering their knowledge.

If you would like to support this at home too, we ask that you encourgae your child to read books they love and share those books with friends and family. 

I have linked a few websites the children can access to practice key skills they are taught in school. If you need any logins for the websites, please contact the office and we can provide these for you. 

Thank you for your support!

Miss Charlotte Uttley

Miss Charlotte Uttley

Class Teacher

I am the Year 5 teacher and I absolutely love being part of such an important and exciting stage in the children’s learning journey! Year 5 is a fantastic year where children continue to grow in maturity, independence and confidence as they prepare for their final year of primary school. I am passionate about creating engaging, inspiring learning opportunities that encourage children to challenge themselves, think critically and develop a real love of learning. One of my favourite things about teaching Year 5 is seeing the children embrace new responsibilities and discover just how capable they are. Throughout the year, they build resilience, strengthen their teamwork skills and become increasingly independent learners. I enjoy teaching all areas of the curriculum, but my particular favourites are English, History and Computing. I love bringing learning to life through exciting texts, meaningful discussions, creative projects and practical activities that help every child achieve their potential.
Mrs Alison Henshaw-Simpson

Mrs Alison Henshaw-Simpson

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Joanne Croughan

Mrs Joanne Croughan

Teaching Assistant

Homework Expectations

Homework will be set on google classroom every Friday and is due the Friday after. Homework will consist of a maths and reading/ grammar task. There will also be weekly spellings on google classroom which will be checked in a spelling test the following Friday. 

Occasionally, homework may differ and children may be asked to complete a comprehension task, writing or homework based on our learning in another curriculum area. All homework is talked through with the children when it is set.

We expect children to read each night and for this to be recorded in their reading records, but if not every night, children must read at least three times per week. Read Theory will help support the children in their comprehension skills.

School Day

Classroom doors open: 8:25am
Registration: 8:35am
Morning break: 10:15am
Lunchtime: 12:15pm
End of school day: 3pm

Meet the Teacher ppt. 2026