Class 5

Welcome to Class 5

Class Teacher: Mrs Try

Class Support:
PPA cover: Mr O'Shaughnessy

Learning Support:
Mrs Tapp

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

Autumn Term 2019
Following a successful topic of Greece Lightning, we are moving on to a very relevant topic: Yes Minister! During this topic, we will be finding out about how our country is governed and comparing it to other countries. We will investigate the right to vote and the way in which laws are created. Following this work, we will use the light sculpture 'New Dawn', which is within the Palace of Westminster, to inspire our own sculptures. We will apply our learning on our creative days, with lots of art, DT and computing.
Watch this video for an introduction to Parliament: https://www.parliament.uk/education/teaching-resources-lesson-plans/introduction-to-parliament-ks2-video/

English:
Our English work will start by looking at the book Varmints (Helen Ward,Marc Craste (Illustrator))and the way that vocabulary is chosen for effect. This will build upon work completed in year four, and stretch their imaginations and descriptions. Your support at home with this is vital - talk about unusual words and phrases and how they make the reader feel. Do you have a favourite word you could share?

Maths:
We will start by learning about numbers and place value before moving on to using calculations. All lessons will involve a practical/ pictorial element before moving onto the abstract. Children will be given the opportunity to practice the skills being taught before moving onto reasoning and problem solving activities.
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.
Science:
We will start by looking at Earth and the Solar System, which links nicely with our work on the Ancient Greeks. These lessons will be taught by Mr O'Shaughnessy.

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!

OUTDOOR LEARNING SESSIONS
Forest school sessions will be every other Tuesday.We'll put up the dates on the classroom window so children know when to bring in their clothes. As the weather gets colder, long sleeves and layers are a must. Snow boots (or similar) will help keep their feet warmer than wellies, but any waterproof footwear can be used. However, it would be helpful for them to have a pair of wellies in school at all times. We do a lot of our learning outside, and as the winter draws in, wellies will help prevent soggy feet.

PE will be on a Monday.

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 Tuesday.

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