WELCOME TO YEAR 5
In Year 5 we uphold our Christian and British values, seek to find wisdom and wonder in every day, and REACH our potential through our school values:
"I have come that they may have life and have it to the full" John 10:10
REACH
R-espect
E-xcellence
A-wareness
C-ourage
H-onesty
In Year 5, we are supported by:
Miss O'Connor (Class Teacher)
Miss Hall (Teaching Assistant)
Mrs Hobbs
Mrs Chave
Coach Fazey
PE
Our PE days are on a Tuesday and Friday - children should come into school in their PE kit on those days.
In the Summer Term, there will be six weeks of swimming. On those days, children will have full PE kit on, on a Tuesday only. Swimming will be on a Tuesday morning and there will be a PE lesson on a Tuesday afternoon. During these six weeks, there will be no PE on a Friday.
Full PE kit information can be found on the website under: school information>uniform>PE kit.
Summer Term
During the Summer Term, Year 5 will be learning about the natural world, including: living things and their habitats, volcanoes, rivers and mountains. This will be enriched by our school trip to The Living Rainforest, where we will be learning all about 'Sustainability' in our environment.
We have 'Safety and Well-being Week' to look forward to, as well as music workshops, coronation celebrations and of course, Sports Day towards the end of the school year!
In English, we will be studying the following key texts in depth:
- The Island
- Firebird
- Robot Girl
as well as exploring extracts of other high-quality texts in our reading comprehension lessons.
In Maths, we will be studying the following units:
- Decimals
- Properties of Shape
- Position and Direction
- Converting Units
- Volume
as well as recapping and consolidating what we have already learnt.
Our MFL lessons will be delivered by our languages expert: Mrs Chave. (Thursday afternoons)
Our Art, DT and PSHE lessons will be delivered by: Mrs Chave and Mrs Hobbs (Thursday afternoons)
Home Learning
Home learning is set via SeeSaw every Monday, for the following Monday.
When there is a school holiday, work will be in for the last day of term.
- Regular reading (4x per week as a minimum) at home. Children to fill in their reading diaries independently or with support.
- Spellings will be set weekly. These should be practised throughout the week, and will be tested in class the following Monday through a spelling dictation.
- A maths task
Follow this link to view useful tutorials for different strands of maths that your child may need to consolidate. Year 5 | White Rose Maths You may wish to refer back to previous year groups if some aspects still need practising.