Class 5

Welcome to Class 5

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

Autumn Term 2018
Welcome back, we hope you've had a fabulous summer and are looking forward to starting year 5.

Theme:
This half-term our theme is 'Britain at Play.' We will incorporate learning from all areas of the curriculum as we find out how people spend their leisure time and how this has changed over time. We'll carry out surveys to find answers to key questions, use maps to locate where people spend their leisure time and look at how sport forms an important part of British modern day society. In computing we'll look at how to keep ourselves safe when using technology.

English:
Our English work will start by looking at the book Flotsam by David Wiesner. We will be focusing on the skills of identifying, selecting and justifying effective vocabulary through a range of writing opportunities. We are also going to be looking at the book War Horse by Michael Morpurgo which is particularly relevant as we approach the 100 year commemoration of the end of World War one.

Maths:
We will start by looking at place value up to a million before moving onto calculation methods. 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:
In Science we will start by looking at properties and changes of materials. We will compare materials based on their properties and will look at different ways of separating them and investigate whether changes are reversible or irreversible.

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

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

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