Class 5

Welcome to Class 5

Class Teachers: Mrs Jones & Mrs Parker
Class Support: Mrs Cotton

Welcome to Year 5. We hope that you have lots of fun and make good progress this year.

Summer Term 2018
We have a long and exciting term to look forward to with plenty of learning along the way.

The week beginning 23rd April is Bikeability Week Bikeability is a cycle training programme about gaining practical skills and understanding how to cycle safely on today's roads. We'll be taking the training up to level 2 which means that you'll be cycling in the village. Don't forget to wear warm clothes and bring your bike and helmet that week.

Our reading journey is going to begin with an excellent book by an author called Shaun Tan. The book is called The Lost Thing and will lead to writing an exciting and unusual adventure narrative. Later we'll be reading an excellent story by a great author Neil Gaiman- Wolves in the Walls which will lead to some interesting discussion and writing on the history of wolves in the UK and whether there is a case for their re-introduction.

Our theme work is going to start with a local geography and history study which will lead on to looking at the wider world and how we look after our planet as custodians for the future.

We are also going to be looking at an RE topic all about Islam and how British Muslims live and practice their faith.

Meanwhile, throughout our science lessons, we will be focusing on the topics of 'Living Things and their Habitats' and 'Animals, including humans'

We would also like to remind you of the importance of your home learning. Lots of you are making really good progress with your tables through our Beat the Clock tests. Carry on practising every day as just a few minutes helps to secure the facts into your long term memory.

We also expect you to read and discuss your reading at least 3 times a week with an adult. We know that as you get older , decoding skills become more automatic so now is the time to focus on vocabulary and understanding. Ask yourself whether you really understand what is going on in the story? If not then you need to spend time discussing it with an adult. That way your comprehension skills will be strengthened too. Make sure that you are taking books home from the correct book band in school. You can discuss this with your teacher.
All of these basic skills are incredibly important as the basis of all you do in school. Don't underestimate them!

Mrs. Parker

Mrs. Jones

Bikeability 23rd-26th April

The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan

Wolves in The Walls Neil Gaiman

Read at home at least 3 times a week

OUTDOOR LEARNING SESSIONS
This half term there will be a forest school session on the following Monday afternoons:
Monday 23rd April- Bikeability outdoor sessions all week
Monday 14th May- Forest school session

Homework Tasks, Reading & Multiplication Facts

Homework is an important part of school life and should help you to build confidence in key skills. In Year 5 we expect that you will be doing approximately 30 minutes per night.

Currently, our weekly homework schedule is as follows:
Thurs: Literacy and Maths homework will be given, to be returned by the following Monday.

Alongside written tasks, it is essential that you should continue to read at home with an adult at least three times per week. Reading to, and with, others will help you to develop your understanding of the plot and characters of your story and will also help you to discuss the meaning of any new vocabulary that you might come across.

Daily practice of multiplication tables facts is also very important in year 5 as you're going to need these facts on the tip of your tongue to help you to complete more formal calculations in class. We recommend that you spend 5-10 minutes each morning, possibly after breakfast, practising. There are lots of ways that you can practise: singing, matching cards, writing them down, using a timer to beat your score or using an app on a tablet are all very useful methods.

Year 5 Photos

Class 5 Trips & Visits