Welcome to Year 5
Our teachers this year are: In Baloo, Mrs. Crossley and in Simba Miss Arnall.
Mrs Bostan, Mrs. Ghosh and Mrs Amjad will work across both classes.
Mrs. Wright will teach Baloo on a Thursday afternoon.
Year Five is a very exciting year with lots going on. Please keep up to date with everything that is happening in both classes on this page or via Class Dojo. Please don't hesitate to speak to your child's class teacher if you have any questions.
Homework
Timestables are sent out via the app (Timetables Rockstars) and can be accessed at home. All children have a log in. This needs to be completed daily, to ensure the children get the best opportunities to succeed. Spellings will be sent out weekly for the children to learn at home. Handwriting tasks will be sent home weekly, as well as any additional work staff feel your child will benenfit from completing at home.
Reading Books
Reading is a life skill, so it is so important that your child reads on a daily basis. Please try to read with your child every night. Encourage your child to read a wide range of books, any reading is better than no reading at all. If you are struggling for reading material, please ask your child to speak to their class teacher.
Reading books must be in school every day so that their progress can be monitored and their name moved up the class reading tree, the children may also need to read during the day.
PE Kits
Children have PE on a Tuesday afternoon. It is important for your child's safety, that they come into school in the correct kit. Please ensure that the your child comes into school on a Wednesday wearing their PE kit (white t-shirt, black joggers/shorts/leggings, black jumper/jacket and trainers).
A New Chapter
It is a very busy year ahead of us, but we are so excited to get to know you all and fill your brains with knowledge! All you need to do is give 100%.
Please join our class dojo page too! Click on the link HERE to go straight to the website and sign up using your child's code. If you don't have the code please speak to Miss. Arnall or Mrs. Crossley who will be able to give you your child's individual code.
Our Autumn A Project is: Where are the rainforests and what are they like?
In English, we will be reading 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell and writing our own stories on a theme. We have several copies of the text in school, so if you would like to read the text with your child, please just ask to borrow a copy.
Metaphors and Similes - What are metaphors and similes? - BBC Bitesize
Personification - What is personification? - BBC Bitesize
Onomatopoeia - What is onomatopoeia? - BBC Bitesize
Alliteration - What is alliteration? - BBC Bitesize
Later in the half term we will be creating our own information booklets based on our learningi n Science.
In Maths, we will be focusing on Place Value, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division.
Place Value - Place value - Year 5 Maths - BBC Bitesize
Addition - Add numbers with 4 digits or more together - KS2 Maths - Learning with BBC Bitesize
Subtraction - Subtract more than 4-digit numbers - KS2 Maths - Learning with BBC Bitesize
Multiplication - Long multiplication - KS2 Maths - Learning with BBC Bitesize
Division - Divide up to 4 digits by 1 digit - KS2 Maths - Learning with BBC Bitesize
Lots of the children have expressed an interest in Sudoku.
Sudoku - Play Free Sudoku online - solve web sudoku puzzles
In Science, we will be exploring Space.
Earth and space - Year 5 Science - BBC Bitesize
In PE we will be learning how to play basketball and practising sending and receiving accurately.
In PSHE our learning will be about Being Me in My World.
In Geography, we will be finding out about Rainforests.
What is a rainforest habitat? - BBC Bitesize
In Art, we will be exploring the work and techniques of Frida Kahlo.
Who was Frida Kahlo? | KS2 | Primary - BBC Bitesize
Please see our medium term plan below and class newsletters for more information.
