Welcome to Year 5
Miss Willington and Mrs Watson are teaching Atlanta
Mrs Horan is teaching Los Angeles
Our teaching assistant in Year 5 is Mrs Machin
Other staff who teach us:
Mr Raiswell (PE in PPA)
Mrs Valente (French and Music in PPA)
Spring term - Explorers
English - Writing
Our book to support our writing for the first spring ½ term is Arthur and the Golden Rope by Todd Stanton. We use this book to write a myth, creating characters (heroes, villains and monsters) and settings.
During Spring 2, we study The Darkest Dark written by Chris Hadfield and use this as a resource to help us write a formal biography about Chris Hadfield. The Mastery Keys we will teach and use to assess the children's writing are listed below.
English - Reading
Our reading books for the Spring Term will be Odd and the Frost Giants and Exploring Space. The Mastery Keys we will teach and use to assess the children's reading skills are listed below.
Maths
This term, we will be completing the following units in our Maths lessons:
- Multiplication and Division B
- Fractions B
- Decimals and Percentages
- Perimeter and Area
- Statistics
Useful Websites:
To help you along the way we have found some websites which they may find useful. Many of these are interactive and use brief tutorials or engage the children to use their knowledge through the playing of games.
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IXL have separate pages of skills linked to individual year groups. ixl English & Maths
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A site with both Maths and English based quizzes which are marked as you go along. http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/
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A site with a range of information and questions http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/children_sats.htm
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A site with Maths Tutorials as well as Maths Games. Some of these games are linked to memory and would therefore help pupils to retain key information. http://www.online-maths-tutor.com/
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This site has lots of Maths games which help to practise a range of skills Maths Playground Games
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Lots of maths games on a range of Mathematical concepts. sheppardsoftware Maths
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A range of English games and activities. http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
- Times Tables Rockstars - https://ttrockstars.com/
- Accelerated Reader - https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6706008
- Purple Mash - https://www.purplemash.com/login/
- BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
PE
This term, Year 5 have PE on Tuesday and Friday.
We ask that children come to school in their PE kit rather than school uniform. This should include shorts and house team t- shirt and/or sweatshirt. If the weather is cold, then black tracksuit bottoms or leggings may be more suitable. Please ensure that long hair is tied back and earrings are removed or covered for PE on the appropriate days.
Other Areas of the Curriculum
Science: Earth and Space
PSHE: Dreams and Goals and Healthy Me, plus No Outsiders
PE: Watch, move and connect plus Tennis and Pickleball
History: Were the Vikings vicious?
Geography: How can I describe my location in the world?
Art/DT: Mixed Media/Mechanisms
RE – What happens when we die?
French: Healthy Eating – Going to Market and Clothes
Computing: Databases and Spreadsheets
Music: Performance Poetry and Music from Around the World
Homework Expectations
Children are expected to complete the following tasks each week:
- Reading at least 3 times per week. This should be recorded in reading records and may include reading independently or with an adult.
- Times Tables Rockstars (for at least 15 minutes).
- Practise weekly spellings (in preparation for our test on Thursdays).
- Reading records signed by an adult each week.