Rode Heath Primary School
Year 5 2026 - 2027
Miss Watson
I am delighted to be joining Rode Heath Primary School. I have spent two years in Cheshire East, working predominantly in Key Stage 2. This will be my third year with a Year 5 cohort and I can't wait to get stuck in! I strive to make learning fun and exciting for the children - I love the arts and the outdoors, so I try to bring these into my lessons at every opportunity. Outside of school, I enjoy a range of sports from running to badminton and spending time with my little boy.
Mrs Cosgrove
I have been part of the Rode Heath Team for 8 years and I have thoroughly enjoyed it.
Outside of school, I have two boys and we love adventuring, riding bikes, paddle boarding and reading. I also love photography so take a lot of photos of what we get up to.
I am absolutely thrilled to be with your amazing children in Year 5 this year.
Welcome to Year 5
Welcome back! We hope you have had a lovely break and enjoyed spending time with your loved ones.
We have an exciting half term ahead. The children will be taken on an adventure with our new English text, 'Beowulf' by Michael Morpurgo, the epic Anglo-Saxon legend set in fifth-century Denmark, where a murderous monster stalks the night, and only the great prince of the Geats has the strength and courage to defeat him. We will be using this to create our own legends and monsters as we progress through the unit. This text will be accompanied by our new class story: Viking Boy by Tony Bradman. We will be continuing our learning of Space across some areas of the curriculum, such as creating an astronaut snack in Design & Technology, ready for our exciting trip to Jodrell Bank in November.
We will be staying active throughout the week, partaking in outdooor PE sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Lessons across the curriculum will be stimulating and engaging as we explore these topics and others - for further information on what we are diving into this term, take a look at our curriculum map (you will find it at the bottom of this page).
We will also be following our Maths - No Problem! scheme of work, which incorporates lessons linking to real-life problems. Furthermore, it ensures that topics are covered from previous years so that children have a great understanding of maths and how it can be applied.
Alongside all of this, we are very much aware of the importance of children being happy, safe and secure in school and to help us do this, we follow our Hearts and Minds curriculum. We will be exploring how we can build resilience and encourage curiosity this half term. More information about our Hearts and Minds curriculum can be found using this link: Hearts and Minds.
Thank you for your continued support. It is going to be a great year!
Continuing the Learning Journey...
Week Beginning: Monday 16th November 2026
Maths: We will be solving problems involving division.
English: We will be writing descriptions of monsters.
Music: We will be playing the 12-bar blues.
Design & Technology: We will be creating a menu for an astronaut.
History: We will be answering the question: who won the Space Race?
Geography: We will be locating the key physical and human characteristics of the Alps.
Science: We will be exploring the topic of Forces.
Religion & Worldviews: We will be finding out how Christianity has changed over time.
PE: Fitness on Tuesdays and NAR on Thursdays.
Hearts & Minds: School Values: Resilience.
Key Dates:
Jodrell Bank Trip - Wednesday 18th November
Parents Evenings - Wednesday 24th November and Wednesday 2nd December
Christmas Carol Concert - Thursday 17th December
Weekly Reminders:
- Homework is set on a Friday and due in on a Friday: Atom Learning Maths and PAG. Spellings are separate but also released and due in on a Friday.
- Please ensure your child is filling in their reading diary on a daily basis.
- Practise timestables on a daily basis using Times Table Rockstars.
- Children to come in PE kits for the whole day on Tuesdays and Thursdays. PE will be outdoors, so please wear appropriate kit.
- If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to write in your child's reading diary and it will be responded to ASAP.
Here is a link to the book that I recommend you purchasing to help your child with the KS2 grammar, punctuation and spelling expectations:
Renaissance Link for reading click here.
In order to find year group expectations for maths, please click here, scroll down and click on the overview.
For year group expectations for English, please click here, scroll down and click on the overview.
The expectations for science and the foundation subjects can be found by selecting the relevant heading from here.
To access the Atom Learning homework platform, please click here.
Don't forget to visit our Think Like an Engineer website regularly, to see what we're all busy doing:
https://thinklikeanengineerproject.com
