Welcome to Year 5's class page!

We will use our class page to update you with ideas, learning, pictures and much more throughout the year. 

From Miss Breen, Mrs Caldwell, Mrs Lowe and Mrs Thomas

• P.E. is every Monday so please ensure your child arrives in their P.E. kit to school on this day.
• Swimming is every Wednesday so please ensure you bring your swimming kit in a bag on this day, consisting of swimming costume/trunks and a towel. You can also bring a swimming cap or goggles if needed.
• Your child should be reading as regularly as possible. Please ensure that an adult reads with your child at least twice per week.  Remember to make a note in home reading diaries of anything that your child is reading and we really like to encourage children to comment in their own diaries as often as they are reading.
• Spellings will be given out on a Wednesday and will be tested the following Wednesday. 
• Homework is handed out on a Friday and due in the following Wednesday.
• Remember to use TT Rockstars to help remember your multiplication tables. 
• Praise assembly will take place on a Friday morning every two weeks at 8:45am unless otherwise stated. Children who are receiving praise will have letters to share with you and it would be lovely to see you at the assembly. 

Key Dates

Autumn 1 2026:

Wednesday 2nd September - Children return to school 8.35am

Tuesday 8th September - Meet the teacher 3.20pm

Monday 19th October - INSPIRE 1.30pm

Thursday 22nd October - Break up for half-term

Friday 23rd October - INSET day (school closed to pupils)

Autumn 2 2026: 

Monday 2nd November - Back to school 8.35am

Thursday 19th November - National Space Centre trip

Wednesday 16th December - KS2 Learning Heroes

Thursday 17th December - Christmas parties

Friday 18th December - Carol Concert

Friday 18th December - Break up for Christmas 1pm

Autumn Term 2026

Spring Term 2027

Summer Term 2027

If you have any questions, need to contact us about your work, or if you are feeling proud and would like to share anything you have completed, we would love to see what you have been doing! 

You can email the following address:

amy.thomas@st-matthews.sandwell.sch.uk

We check these regularly and will respond as soon as we can.