Class 5

Welcome to Class 5

Class Teachers: Mrs Parker and Miss Cheyney
Class Support: Mrs Jackson, Mrs Harrison, Mrs Brabbing
PPA cover: Mrs Griffiths
Welcome to Year 5. We hope that you have lots of fun and make good progress this year.

Summer Term 2019
Theme:
This term we shall continue with our theme of Walls and Barricades which looks at the impact physical and social barriers have on the lives of people. We shall learn about Hadrian's Wall, The Berlin Wall and the impact Apartheid had on the people of South Africa. Following that we shall move onto learning about Mexico and the Mayans.

English:
Our English work will start by looking at the book Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman. We will be focusing on the skills of descriptive writing and using advanced punctuation through a range of writing opportunities. We are also going to be looking at the book Holes by Louis Sachar as our main guided reading text.

Maths:
We will start by learning about decimals and percentages before moving onto the properties of shape and measure. 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.

Science:
We will start by continuing our look at forces and motion before moving onto looking at a variety of life cycles including the human life cycle.

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

Miss Cheyney

Read at home at least 3 times a week

Walls and Barricades fact sheet

OUTDOOR LEARNING SESSIONS
Forest school sessions will now be every other Wednesday.We'll put up the dates on the classroom door so children know when to bring in their clothes.
PE will be on a Friday.

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