Year 5
Team
Welcome to Year Five
Latest News
5N- Highest class attendance for week beginning 07/10/24 - 99%- Well Done!!!
Important Dates:
Thurday 10th October - Wear it yellow
Monday 14th October (am) - Forest School (please ensure your child comes to school in suitable clothing and footwear for all weather).
Thursday 17th October (am) - Pantomime performance in school
Friday 18th October - Halloween and Bonfire safety talk from local PCSO
Monday 21st October - Knife Angel talk
Monday 21st October - Parent's Evening 4-8pm
Friday 25th October - Last day of Autumn 1.
Monday 4th November - Inset Day
Tuesday 5th November - Children back to school
Tuesday 12th November - Odd socks day
Friday 15th November - Children in Need
If you were unable to attend our 'Meet the Teacher' session, please click on the link below to access the presentation used.
A reminder that Year 5 have PE every Wednesday - please ensure your child comes to school in the correct PE kit and footwear. If you are unsure on the PE uniform, it can be found on the tab 'Uniform'.
If your child walks home alone or brings a mobile phone to school, please ensure the forms have been completed and sent to school via Arbor.
5N have swimming every Tuesday up until half term. 5T will have swimming every Tuesday after October half term.
English
During our English lessons throughout the Autumn term, Year Five will be focusing on fantasy narrative writing. Following on from this, the children will then research and write their own non-chronological reports inspired by our History unit about the Ancient Egyptians with a focus on technical vocabulary and structural devices.Throughout all lessons, we will continue to reinforce and develop the use of accurate punctuation and grammar alongside a focus upon the Year 5/6 statutory spelling list (which can be found in the documents).
Reading
During the Autumn term, Year Five will study the texts 'Who Let The Gods Out' by Maz Evans and 'Vi Spy' also by Maz Evans. Throughout both texts, we will focus upon the core reading skills of vocabulary, inference, predicition, explanation, retrieval and summary. We will also discuss the increasingly mature themes of both texts which include: the power of fate, the importance of friendships, justice, character transformation and mental health..The children will also take home their own reading book from school based upon their ZPD level. We encourage the children to read every day, whether this be independently or through shared experiences, across a range of text types to support their confidence, fluency and exposure to vocabulary.
Maths
As a school, we follow the Power Maths scheme and the units we cover are outlined in our curriculum overview. These units support the children in developing problem solving and reasoning skills as well as the ability to explain and justify their answers using manipulatives where necessary. In addition to this, we complete a daily 5 in 5 (five questions to test the retrieval of mathematical learning) and TTRockstars to help build confidence, fluency and accuracy within the subject.Curriculum
During the Autumn term, the children will study a variety of interesting units in our wider curriculum which are outlined in our curriculum overview.
Art - the children will create a powerful portriats in the style of Hans Holbein.
History - we will explore Anicent civilisations including Ancient Egyptians, Shang Dynasty, Ancient Sumers and The Indus Valley.
Geography - the children will study the impact climate change has upon Antartica.
Design and Technology - we will focus upon the mechanical system of pulleys to create a moving toy beginning with the design process to the creation of the final product.
