Welcome to Class 5

Class Teacher:
Mrs Try 




​Miss Edwards


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 halAutumn Term 2021

English: 
As with most years, we will be starting off with a recap of basic punctuation and grammar to ensure that children are secure in their knowledge of what makes a sentence. This work will be based around our whole school theme 'Best of British', in which year five are focussing on sports. From there we will be moving on to using Greek myths to support our learning on the structure and content of longer pieces of writing.

Maths:
We will start the term with a unit of place value, ensuring we are confident with numbers and their values. We will also be rounding numbers to different degrees and multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. 

Lots of you are making really good progress with your times tables through TT Rockstars. Carry on practising every day as just a few minutes helps to secure the facts into your long term memory.

Our math's 'homework' (KIRF) for this half term is to become even more proficient with mental addition and subtraction. Children need to be less relient on formal written methods for certain calculations, such as adding and subtracting 9 and 99 or 11, 21, 39 etc.

Pobble 365 link

​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!


PE and Outdoor Learning
PE is on Wednesday afternoons. PE kit can be worn to school providing it is a full school track suit with a jacket and trousers. Otherwise the children can come to school in their school uniform and bring in PE kit to change into at lunchtime.
Outdoor learning is on alternate Friday afternoons. Children can come to school in suitable 'Forest School' clothing. This needs to include their legs and arms being covered. In the winter, layers are preferable as they will be inside during the morning for regular lessons. Ideally, they will leave wellies (or other suitable outdoor waterproof footwear) in school as we will be going outside on other days too, as part of our regular lessons. 

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Recommended Reading

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Class Novel
We are reading 'Who Let the Gods Out' by Maz Evans as our class book this term. It links well to our theme work and is an enjoyable read. It is first in a series of books and is mentioned on the 'recommended reading' list too!

Top Marks maths games

Corbett Maths Videos

Equivalent to 1/2

year 3 4 spelling list

year 5 6 spelling list

Distance calculator

KIRF

Fraction flags

equivalent fractions matching pairs

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. This is included in your regular set work at the moment, not extra!

Currently, our weekly homework schedule is as follows:
TTRockstars should be accessed daily if at all possible.
​KIRF (Key Instant Recall Facts): Times tables.
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. 

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