Year 5
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Welcome to the Year 5 page!
Hello Year 5,
Welcome back after the October half term! We hope everyone is rested and raring to go as we enter into the second term of the best year of your lives: Year 5! Where does time go? Nobody knows!
YEAR 5 EXPECTATIONS
- On Monday, Homework and Spelling Task for the week will be handed out.
- Homework books and reading records need to be in school on Friday for your teacher to check.
- The Homework will vary each week between Maths and English - sometimes even a Foundation subject.
- In Year 5, the expectation is that homework should total around 30 minutes a day: this should be a combination of spelling practise, times-table practise, set homework and reading.
- Reading in Year 5 should happen every day. This can be in a variety of forms such as: children reading independently or sharing a chapter together. Also, remember reading to your child and listening to audiobooks is extremely beneficial too!
- Reading records should be commented in by an adult a minimum of 3 times a week and we expect Year 5 children to record their own independent reading journey themselves. Reading records should be transferred between home and school every day.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TERM 2
- Our PE day will be Thursday and we will be Swimming on Wednesday.
- On Thursday please come to school dressed in PE kit which should consist of house t-shirt, black or navy shorts and PE trainers. If it is cold, additional layers including a school jumper and plain black or navy jogging bottoms can also be worn.
- On Wednesday children will need their swimming kit which should consist of: swimming costume or trunks, goggles, hat and towel.
- Our Forest School day will be Tuesday. Please ensure named waterproofs and wellies/appropriate change of footwear are in on this day, we will be going down in most weathers.
- Medication such as inhalers should be kept in your child's bag and accessible throughout the day.
From Miss Reynolds, Mrs Goucher and Mrs Suchecki
Curriculum Overview
Here is the curriculum overview for the year: Year 5 Curriculum Overview 24-25
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.
Foundation
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 Thursdays Year 5 will be taught Tag rugby by a fabulous external coach. On Wednesday, children will be swimming.
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 affects 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 a professional music teacher!
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!
Clubs and Music lessons
You will be able to sign up to Term 1/2 clubs soon. We will inform you of this as soon as possible. They will run for 3 weeks in each term. Please let the teacher know if you cannot attend.
Please complete the form below:
https://forms.office.com/e/QB2qHPw3am
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