Year 5
Welcome to Year 5!
Meet the Staff
Mrs S. Storey - Y5S Class Teacher Meet-the-Teacher-Y5S.pptx
Mrs K. Horan - Y5H Class Teacher Meet-the-Teacher-Y5H.pptx
Miss S. Blackledge - Teaching Assistant and class cover
Mrs H. Pearson - Teaching Assistant
Mrs S. Simpson - Teaching Assistant
Mr J. Farrall - Teaching Assistant
Sports Coaching NW - PE Coaches providing class cover
Our Summer Term topic is 'Our World'
English
At the start of Summer 1, we will be completing a short poetry unit based around 'Jinnie Ghost' by Jane Ray and Berlie Doherty. This will allow us to use a range of descriptive language techniques to create effective imagery and experiment with different poetry forms.
After this, we will be moving on to 'The Paperbag Prince' by Colin Thompson. This tells the story of a once-beautiful environment that has now been destroyed by the mounds of rubbish being dumped there every day. In our lessons, we will be revising skills such as parenthesis and how to create cohesion within a paragraph and learning about modal verbs. We will then be applying our knowledge to a piece of persuasive writing about landfill sites.
In Reading, we begin by looking at an extract from 'The Last Wild' by Piers Torday. We will then be reading a non-fiction text called 'Pollution: A Look Behind the Scenes' by The Literacy Company. Here, we will be drawing inferences and justifying our ideas with evidence, and considering how presentation, language and structural devices are used in non-fiction texts.
Maths
This term, we will be completing the following units in our Maths lessons:
- Statistics
- Shape
- Position and Direction
- Decimals
Other Areas of the Curriculum
Science: Forces
PSHE: Relationships
PE: Athletics and Gymnastics (PE days this term will be Tuesdays and Fridays).
Geography: What is the human impact on our world?
Art: Architecture
RE: Who should get to be in charge?
French: Space - 'Out of this World'
Computing: Concept maps
Music: Improvising Colours
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 Mondays).
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Mastery focus: Suffixes -ible/-ibly Rule: -able/-ably is usually used if you can hear the full root word before it, -ible/-ibly is usually used if you cannot. horribly incredibly possibly sensibly (This one is an exception to the rule above!) terribly visibly |
Statutory word list (Y5/6) interfere occupy
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Recently taught pattern: -ise advertise apologise terrorise |
Previously taught pattern: -cian musician optician politician |
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Optional challenge word(s) nuisance |
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Other Homework:
- Accelerated Reader quizzes should be completed every time a pupil finishes a reading book from our school library.
Dates For Your Diary
Monday 15th April - Back to school
Monday 22nd April - Class photographs
Tuesday 23rd April - 150 year anniversary photograph
Thursday 25th April - Art exhibition (for 150 year anniversary)
Wednesday 1st May - Visit to the National Space Centre
Friday 3rd May - Inset Day
Monday 6th May - Bank Holiday
Friday 17th May - 'Smokebusters' (visit from Cheshire Fire Service)
Thursday 23rd May - WiseUp teambuilding day ('Mission Possible')
Friday 24th May - Break up for half term
Useful Websites
Times Tables Rockstars - https://ttrockstars.com/
Accelerated Reader - https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6706008
Purple Mash - https://www.purplemash.com/login/
Topmarks Maths games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
PE
This term, Year 5 have PE on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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.
Long Term Plan
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Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
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Topic: |
The Bold and the Brave |
Explorers |
Our World |
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Maths |
Place Value Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division A Fractions A |
Multiplication and Division B Fractions B Decimals and Percentages Perimeter and Area Statistics |
Shape Position and Direction Decimals Negative numbers Converting Units Volume |
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Writing |
Harry Potter – Informal letter P2W: Queen of the Falls – Recount/Diary P2W: The Lost Happy Endings – Traditional tales |
P2W: Arthur and the Golden Rope – Myths (Vikings/Norse mythology) P2W: The Darkest Dark – Biography P2W: Jinnie Ghost - Poetry |
P2W: The Paperbag Prince – Persuasive/informative leaflet P2W: The Hunter – Adventure story (journey narrative) |
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Reading |
P2R: Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls P2R: Hansel and Gretel |
P2R: Odd and the Frost Giants P2R: Exploring Space/Planet Unknown |
P2R: The Last Wild/Rubbish – A Look Behind the Scenes P2R: African Tales |
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Science |
Living Things and Their Habitats Properties and Changes of Materials |
Earth and Space |
Forces Animals Including Humans |
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Computing |
Purple Mash: Coding Online Safety Spreadsheets |
Purple Mash: Databases Game Creator 3D Modelling |
Purple Mash: Concept Maps Word Processing |
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History |
Anglo Saxons - Learning about the Anglo Saxon invasion of Britain and how people lived. Looking at evidence from the Sutton Hoo excavation. |
Were the Vikings vicious? – Finding out about the Viking invasion of Britain and how people lived. Making comparisons with the Anglo Saxons. |
Is it better to be a tribe or a kingdom? – Study of a historical civilisation from a non-European country (Benin). Looking at the lives of significant individuals. |
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Geography |
Map Skills – Grid references, compass directions, locating countries and cities, OS map symbols. (Harry Potter theme) |
How can I describe my location in the world? – Hemispheres, tropics, time zones, latitude and longitude |
What is the human impact on our World? - Study of the impact that global warming, water pollution and deforestation has on the world’s biomes |
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D&T |
Structures – Bridges |
Mechanisms – Pop-up books |
Electrical systems – Doodlers |
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Art |
Typography and Maps – Explore the art of typography and use this to create a map of Hogwarts from ‘Harry Potter’. |
Mixed Media – Create landscapes with energy and a sense of space. |
Architecture – Looking at aspirational and eco homes. |
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French
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My School, My Subjects Time in the City |
Healthy Eating – Going to Market Clothes |
Out of this World Going to the Seaside |
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Music |
Love Music Trust: Getting Loopy Samba |
Love Music Trust: Performance Poetry Music from Around the World |
Love Music Trust: Improvising Colours Newsbeat! |
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PSHE/ Citizenship |
(2023) Health and Wellbeing - What makes up our identity? Living in the Wider World - What decisions can people make with money? No Outsiders |
Jigsaw: Dreams and Goals - Aspirations, how to achieve goals and understanding the emotions that go with this. Healthy Me - Being and keeping safe and healthy. No Outsiders |
Jigsaw: Relationships – Building positive, healthy relationships. Changing Me – Coping positively with change. No Outsiders |
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PE |
Athletics 1 Circuits Handball Tennis |
Hockey Football Orienteering/Team Building |
Athletics 2 Gymnastics Cricket Rounders |
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RE |
(2023) What is Hindu Dharma? – Puja, symbols of Hindu-Dharma, Gods and Goddesses, religious festivals What do Christians believe about the Kingdom of God? – Using the Bible to explore the Christian idea of the Kingdom of God |
What happens when we die? – Children interpret different sources of wisdom and beliefs about what happens when we die and the importance of funerals.
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Who should get to be in charge? Why are some places in the world significant to believers? |
