Year 5

- P.E. days this term are: Wednesdays (Swimming) and Friday (Football with Active Development). Please wear appropriate P.E. kit to school on these days and that kit is named.

- On Wednesdays, children will need their swimming kit which should consist of: swimming costume or trunks, goggles, hat and towel.

- Outdoor Learning: Our allocated slot for Outdoor Learning is on a Tuesday. Please ensure you have named wellies, waterproof trousers and a waterproof coat in school.

– On Monday, Homework & Spellings will be given to your child to stick in their Homework Book. Homework Books, online apps and Reading Records need to be completed and, if necessary, brought into school on Friday for your teacher to check.  In Year 5, the expectation is that Homework should total around 2 hours a week: this should be a combination of spelling practice, online apps and set homework tasks (Maths/English/Foundation).

– Reading at home in Year 5 should happen every day. This can be in a variety of forms, such as: children reading independently, sharing a chapter together and reading on Fonetti (if your teacher has given you access). Also, remember reading to your child and listening to audiobooks is extremely beneficial too! Reading Records should be signed off by an adult, but we expect Year 5 children to record their own independent reading journey themselves. Reading Records should be transferred between home and school every day. Please ensure Accelerated Reader quizzes are completed within 48 hours of finishing the book. See below for the links to assist with reading using apps and AR Quizzes. We expect every child to complete a minimum of 3 quizzes every term.

Week 2 Homework

1. Spelling (30 minutes): Worksheet Activity and additional practise!

This week's spelling rule is silent letters! Complete the sheet in the front of your book by

Complete the spelling sheet in the back of your Homework Book (see worksheet below) by sorting the words into the correct column according to its silent letter!

Silent Letter Activity

Don't forget to practise this week's spellings at the back of your Homework Book using different spelling techniques from this poster: Spelling Techniques Poster. You will be quizzed on these words on Friday! Please note that different children may have alternative sheets of spelling.

We recommend practising your spellings little and often to help you to remember them!
 

2. English (30 minutes maximum)

Complete the contractions homework in your book.

Here is a helpful video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfywb7h/watch/z34tdnb

Here is a copy of the sheet: Contractions Worksheet

 

3. Nessy (15 minutes) - See log in details below

4. TTRockstars (15 minutes) - See log in details below

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Reading (daily)

Reading should happen every day. It can take a variety of forms, such as children reading independently and sharing a chapter together. Remember that listening to audiobooks can be very beneficial too. 

Adults, please remember to listen to children read and sign their Reading Records a minimum of 3x per week. Children can also record any independent reading they do too. 

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Online Apps

Children’s log-ins can be found inside their Reading Records. If you are having problems with these websites, please let us know as soon as possible.

Times Table Rockstars (15 minutes a week) – https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth

Nessy (15 minutes a week) -  https://id.nessy.com

Accelerated Reader (Book Quizzes) – https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6699465

Fonetti App Download (not for every child) –  https://www.fonetti.com/try-out-fonetti/

If your child requires medication to be kept in school (including inhalers), please ensure it is in their school bag that is kept at their desk throughout the day. If your child has additional medication, please ensure the office has been informed and parental consent has been given for us to administer it.

Outdoor Learning – wellies/boots and waterproofs. Children should have these in school if they wish to use the playscape and field in the winter months.

Please note that the appropriate uniform and PE are also required. Children should not be wearing jewellery (unless it is one pair of stud earrings which must be removed for PE). All kit/clothing should be named. If you do not have the suitable kit, please let your teachers know. Please contact the office if you have any issues with the appropriate clothing.

To sign up for music lessons, please see the links below:

Rocksteady – https://www.rocksteadymusicschool.com/

Other Music Lessons – https://uksouthglos.speedadmin.dk/registration#/

Email: music@wema.org.uk 

Homework queries can be communicated through the Homework Books. All other queries should now go through the office (paulton_jun@bathnes.gov.uk) or give us a call on 01761 418137. Additionally, we will have Open Door Fridays where you may come into the classroom to see children’s work.

English

This term we will be exploring the book ‘The Promise’ by Nicola Davies.

Over the first few weeks, we will be focusing on getting to know the story and writing an alternative version where we spread something else throughout the city.

For the next part of the term, we will look more at persuasive writing and see if we can help the girl persuade the community to look after the city. After the wonderful writing outcomes in Term 1, using the book ‘The Man Who Walked Between the Towers’ we are excited to see how the children fair with this new text!

Maths

During Term 2, we will be studying Fractions. We will look at equivalent fractions, comparing and ordering fractions as well as adding and subtracting fractions. After this, we will move onto looking at Multiplication and Division again, focusing on multiplying up to a 4-digit number by a 1 digit number, multiplying a 2 digit number by a 2 digit number and solving problems with multiplication.

RE - Will be look at the Holy books the Bible (Christianity) and The Vedas (Hinduism) and learn how they teach people to live a good and kind life.  We will identify moral messages that can be found in the religious stories. 

PE - On Wednesday, children will be swimming. On Friday, Year 5 will be enhancing their football skills with the support of our outside coaches!

PSHE - This term we will be exploring how to Be Yourself and to be confident.

Science - We will be looking at forces. We will find out about different forces and what effects them.

Computing - What makes a good video? We will identify good videos and then will have a go at making our own!

DT - We will be studying and building bridges.

Music - The children will continue to be taught how to play the ukulele by Mr Nosworthy.

Geography - Changes in our local environment, how has Paulton changed over the years? 

French - The children will continue to be taught by Madame Truelove and have fun recapping greetings, numbers, colours and more!