Year 5
Welcome to Year 5!
Introduce the Team
Mr Gray - Class 16 Teacher
Miss Lennie - Class 17 Teacher
Mr Harwood - Class 18 Teacher
Start and End of Day Routine
Children need to arrive at school between 08:45am and 08:55am. When they enter the classroom there will be a morning task set for the children. This may be responding to written feedback from the previous Maths or English lesson; finishing off work; completing some Arithmetic work; or they will be given time to read to help support them in hitting their reading target.
Children are also welcome to attend Breakfast club at 08:30am where toast, crumpets and juice are provided free of charge and is open to all children.
At 2:45, all children finish lessons and are given 15 minutes to independently read before leaving school through the top gate at 3:05.
P.E. and Forest School Days
Class 16
Forest School – Year 5 will have Forest School in Terms 2, 4, and 6
Indoor PE – Monday
Outdoor PE – Friday
Class 17
Forest School – Year 5 will have Forest School in Terms 2, 4, and 6
Indoor PE – Friday
Outdoor PE – Tuesday
Class 18
Forest School – Year 5 will have Forest School in Terms 2, 4, and 6
Indoor PE – Friday
Outdoor PE – Outdoor PE is replaced with swimming this term
Swimming: Thursday
Overview of the Curriculum
English | Defeating the Monster Story | Newspaper | Warning Tale | |
Maths | Shape | Multiplication and Division | Fractions | |
Science | Forces | |||
History | Ancient Greece | |||
Art | Portraits focusing on Russel Haines | |||
P.E. | Outdoor - Hockey | Indoor - Dance | ||
Music | Glokenspiels | |||
PSHCE | First Aid |
Homework Expectations
In Year 5, children are expected to read for at least 15 minutes each day with at home. Please can this be recorded in their reading records daily. This is a crucial element to the children’s progression in school. If children are not showing that they are reading consistently at home (with it written in their diary), then they will be asked to attend reading club on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday break time for 10 minutes.
Year 5 children will be given a weekly spelling list with activities that focuses on the spelling pattern we are learning that week. Homework is due in on a Friday and we will have a spelling test every Friday and record scores to track progress. Please make sure your child is practicing these spelling words each week. In addition to spelling, children are required to go onto TimesTable Rockstars and compete in a Year group competition each week. It is important that children are able to have a quick recall of times table facts including the inverse
Useful Links for Home Learning
Year 6 Residential
The Year 6 Residential is fast approaching! This year we will be traveling to Culminton Manor. If you were unable to attend the parents meeting on the 15th of March the presentation can be found below.