Welcome to Class 5

Class Teacher:
Mrs Try 




​Miss Edwards


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​ Spring Term 2022

English: 
We will be starting the term with some work on non-fiction texts, particularly non-chronological texts. This will include work about text structure as well as relative clauses and parenthesis. We will also be talking about tenses. The texts we will be using will be linked to our theme - Disasters!

Maths:
We will start the term by finishing our work on perimeter and area, which promotes a lot revision on multiplication. This leads very nicely onto the next unit which covers formal multiplication and division methods. Following this, we will move onto fractions - which also uses a lot of multiplication and division knowledge.

Some of you are making really good progress with your times tables through TT Rockstars, but others haven't logged on in a while. It is important to 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 add and subtract fractions. This skill encompasses knowledge of times tables, factors and multiples, as well as addition. We will be working on this in class too, but lots of practice at home is vital to embed this essential skill.
​Topmarks Maths website has lots of interactive games that will support this learning.
Science
Working Scientifically
During year 5, pupils are taught to work scientifically by:
- planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary

- taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate
- recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs

- using test results to make predictions to set up further comparative and fair tests

- reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of and a degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations

- identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments
During the Summer term they will do this in the context of Forces.
They will learn to:
  • explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object
  • identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction, that act between moving surfaces
  • recognise that some mechanisms including levers, pulleys and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.
​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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Class Novel
We are reading 'Journey to the River Sea' by Eva Ibbotson. It is a lovely book about a young girl who has to move to the Amazon to live with distant relatives. We have several copies in school, so children can read along, or even read ahead!

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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