Adults in Year 5
Class 5B Teacher – Mrs Blazer
Class 5B Teaching Assistant – Mrs Roberts
Class 5M Teacher – Miss McComish
Class 5M Teaching Assistant – Mrs Griffiths
Mathematics
- Number work including ordering, place value, rounding, counting on in 10s, 1000s and 10000s, negative, prime and Roman numerals.
- Addition and subtraction to include mental strategies, written methods, rounding and estimation, number problems, multi-step problems and puzzles.
- Multiplication and division, multiples, factors, multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000, square numbers, mental strategies, written methods, remainders and word problems.
- Fractions including equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages, comparing fractions, improper fractions, mixed number, addition and subtraction of fractions.
Each child is expected to learn their times tables to 12 times and will be tested each Friday.
English
- Reading: Children should read for 10 minutes every night, reading the same book at home and school; recording their reading habits in a classroom folder.
- “The Lost Thing” by Shaun Tan. Text types include: diaries, descriptions, letter of advice. Our final piece is narrative based on the story.
- “Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly. Text types include: diaries, letters, speeches. Our final piece is non-chronological reports about the achievements of the women at NASA.
- Grammar and Punctuation rules
- VIPERS
- Guided Reading Sessions
Science and Outdoor Learning
- Forces
- Sun, Earth & Moon, including a visit by an astronomer with an inflatable planetarium.
- Year group gardening
History
- We will be studying the Mayans by investigating a range of historical sources.
Computing
- E-Safety.
- Search Engines: What they are and how to use them effectively.
French
- This term we will be revising and building on the work done in Year 4 on making sentences, using adjectives and gender.
Art
- Mayan masks
- Space art
Art activities – Please keep an old shirt or apron in school bag at all times.
Music
- We will be using the SingUp resources for music.
- We will be beginning with Sea Shanties.
Physical Education
- Tennis
- Circuits
- Yoga
- Hockey
PE lessons will be on Tuesday and Thursday. PE kits to be worn into school on these days.
Religious Education
- We will be learning about Hinduism and exploring some traditional Hindu customs as well as Christianity at Christmas time.
- We will be preparing food for our Diwali celebrations.
PSHE
- Class rules; School Council Manifestos
- We will explore the concepts of “being me in my world” and “celebrating difference”.
P4C (Philosophy for Children)
- P4C themes will vary according to the topics and interests of the children. With the teacher as facilitator, the children will be working collaboratively to create relevant questions, give reasons for opinions and discuss the validity of those opinions, develop a sense of trust, tolerance and fair-mindedness and to promote reflective thinking.
Homework
- Set tasks on Teams. These will vary each week.
- Children will choose an activity from the spelling grid to help them to learn their weekly words.
- Children should read for 10-15 minutes every night and be heard by an adult at least once a week.
- Children should practice their times tables at least 20 minutes per week and record it in their homework diary. Little and often is best.
- Curriculum Homework (approximately 30 minutes a week). This will cover various subjects such as Reading Comprehension, Maths Calculations, History/ Geography Quiz or Task, Science Quiz or Task, Arts Quiz or Task, Games Week, Half Term Review.
Please check your child’s homework diary regularly and sign it at the end of each week. We will be collecting and monitoring homework diaries on Monday morning.
Key Dates
Harvest Festival – Friday 9th October at 2.15pm
Parents’ Evening – Wednesday 7th and Monday 12th October
Diwali Day – Friday 13th November
Decoration Day – Monday 30th November
Carol Service – Thursday 17th December
Christmas Jumper Day – Friday 18th December