Welcome to Year 5
Our teachers this year are: In Baloo, Mrs. Crossley and in Simba Miss Arnall.
Miss Smedley, Mrs. Ghosh, Mrs. Akram, Mrs Derbyshire and Miss Hussain will work across both classes.
Year Five is a very exciting year with lots going on. Please keep up to date with everything that is happening in both classes on this page or via Class Dojo. Please don't hesitate to speak to your child's class teacher if you have any questions.
Homework
Homework is set on a weekly basis for Spellings and Number facts. Timetables are sent out via the app (Timetables Rockstars) and can be accessed at home. All children have a log in. This needs to be completed daily, to ensure the children get the best opportunities to succeed. Spellings will be sent out weekly for the children to learn at home.
Reading Books
Reading is a life skill, so it is so important that your child reads on a daily basis. Please try to read with your child every night. Encourage your child to read a wide range of books, any reading is better than no reading at all. If you are struggling for reading material, please ask your child to speak to their class teacher.
Reading books must be in school every day so that their progress can be monitored and their name moved up the class reading tree, the children may also need to read during the day.
PE Kits
Children have PE twice a week. This year that will be on a Wednesday afternoon. It is important for your child's safety, that they come into school in the correct kit. Please ensure that the your child comes into school on a Wednesday wearing their PE kit (white t-shirt, black joggers/shorts/leggings, black jumper/jacket and trainers).
A New Chapter
It is a very busy year ahead of us, but we are so excited to get to know you all and fill your brains with knowledge! All you need to do is give 100%.
Please join our class dojo page too! Click on the link HERE to go straight to the website and sign up using your child's code. If you don't have the code please speak to Miss. Arnall or Mrs. Crossley who will be able to give you your child's individual code.
Our Spring A project is Rivers: Where do they come from? Where do they go?
In English, we will be reading Romeo and Juliet and having a go at writing our own playscript. Later in the half term we will be reading and exploring other plays by William Shakespeare.
Romeo and Juliet - Junior Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet - English - Learning with BBC Bitesize
Macbeth - KS2 English: Macbeth - BBC Teach
The Tempest - KS2 English - The Tempest - BBC Teach
In Maths, we will be focusing on Multiplication, Division and Fractions.
Multiplication - Year 5 Multiplying and dividing - Year 5 Maths - BBC Bitesize
Fractions - Fractions - KS2 Maths - BBC Bitesize
Decimals - Percentages - KS2 Maths - BBC Bitesize
Lots of the children have expressed an interest in Sudoku.
Sudoku - Play Free Sudoku online - solve web sudoku puzzles
In Science, we will be exploring Changing Materials.
Changing Materials - Properties and change of materials - KS2 Science - BBC Bitesize
In PE we will be learning how to Samba dance and play Tag Rugby.
In Computing we will be focusing on programming and e-safety.
E-Safety Advice - Keeping children safe online | NSPCC
Programming - Programming with sensors - BBC Bitesize
In PSHE our learning will be about dreams and goals.
In Geography, we will be finding out about rivers.
Rivers - Bing Videos
In Art we will be meeting Frida Kahlo, exploring her style and having a go at using this style in our own artwork.
Frida Kahlo - Who was Frida Kahlo? | KS2 | Primary - BBC Bitesize
In Music, we will listen to and appraise a range of music and continue to develop our Glockenspiel playing skills.
Our questions in RE are: What would Jesus do? and 'If God is everywhere, why do we go to places of worship?
In Spanish we will be learning about talking about Habitats.
Please see our medium term plan below and class newsletters for more information.
