Year 5

Welcome everybody to the Year 5 section of the website.

Class Teachers:

5M Mr Maynard

5E Mr Early

5S Mr Sanderson

LSAs: Miss Blackburn, Miss Brown

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask one of the Year 5 team. 

 

Reading at home

In Year 5, it is important that you read with your child at least 5 times a week and sign their reading record. The children are expected to have their reading book in school everyday, so please make sure they are brought in for reading time in class. All children will now have read to an adult and been given a book which is the correct level for their reading. If your child seems to be finding their book to easy, or too hard, please make a note in the reading record so we know. Children can also take a book from the class library at any level, to read for pleasure.

You can access free online books using the following link:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/home/reading-site/find-a-book/library-page?view=image&query=&type=book&age_group=&level=&level_select=&book_type=&series=Read+Write+Inc.

https://www.larkhillprimary.co.uk/documents/curriculum/english/virtual-library-celebrating-people-of-colour.pdf 

 

Homework

Each week children will be expected to complete the following

Between 1-5 online reading tasks set on Reading Plus https://student.readingplus.com/seereader/api/sec/login

On the days they don't access the online reading materials, they are expected to read their physical reading book

 1 task per week will be set on Magma Maths https://www.magmamaths.co.uk/

 6 new spellings given each Friday and tested on the following Friday

 Log in details for the above websites can be found in the front of your child's reading record.

 

P.E.

5E Monday - dance 

All classes PE on Thursday

5M & 5S PE on Friday

On PE days, children may come into school in their P.E. kits. Therefore, please make sure it is weather appropriate!

 

Water bottles and snacks

Don't forget to bring a water bottle to school each day - it is important for children to stay hydrated throughout the day. Please label bottles and refill them each day.

Children are welcome to bring a healthy snack such as fruit and vegetables to school each day for snack time. Milk can be purchased at the start of each term (please speak to the school office about this). Breadsticks can  be purchased through ParentPay. These are given to the children at morning break as a snack and money raised is used to fund additional learning opportunities like school visits and materials. 

 

Maths

Children may be taught by a different teacher for maths, in targeted groups so we can ensure children are receiving learning which is targeted to their individual needs and where gaps are closed. 

During Spring 1, children will be learning about multiplication and division, including how to use written calculation methods for both operations.  The children will then begin solving problems involving
multiplication and division (using mental and written strategies, scaling and simple ratio).  During Spring 2, Year 5 will be learning about Fractions.

 

English

This term we will focus on a novel stimulus, ''The Promise" by Nicola Davies and "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle. Throughout the academic year, we will learn about writing from different points of view, using our senses to create mood, writing complex sentences, using the show don't tell technique where we show an emotion or feeling. We will explore the stylistics of a variety of genres and write for a range of purposes.

 

Reading

Our reading lessons will focus on extracts from a different book each week. We will also have a class read which we will read for please.

 

Science

Forces and space: Earth and space

Exploring day and night and the movement of the Earth, planets and Moon.

 

Living things: Life cycles and reproduction

Exploring the life cycles of plants and animals and the life process of reproduction.

 

History 

This term we will be exploring the question 'What was life like in Tudor England?'

 

Religious Education

This term in RE, we will be exploring the big question, ‘How and why should religious communities do more to care for the Earth?'

 

Geography

This term we will be exploring 'Why do Oceans matter?'

 

PSHE

Year 5 follow the Jigsaw curriculum for PSHE. Our focus for this term is 'Dreams and Goals'

More information can be found on the Jigsaw website at https://www.jigsawpshe.com/primary-pshe-scheme-of-work-including-statutory-relationships-and-health-education/