Reading 

We recommend that children read at least 3 times a week and once to an adult. This will help to improve the fluency of their reading as well as supporting both their comprehension and spelling.

Guided Reading

Over the course of the week, children will take part in a range of Guided Reading activities. These will be based around our Reading for Pleasure texts: Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo and The Explorer by Katherine Rundell.  The children will also experience school library and book talk sessions.

PE

Our PE days for this term are Thursday and Friday so please come in your kit on these days. 

We will have Sports Coach on Thursdays and the class teachers will be teaching Outdoor and Adventurous skills on Fridays.

English 

In English, we will be studying:

Unfolding Journeys: Amazon Adventure - Non-fiction 

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (extracts) -

Classic fiction

The Explorer by Katherine Rundell - Novel

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes and The Listeners by Walter de la Mare - Classic poetry

Quotes and biographical information about John Muir

Travel leaflets - Persuasive texts

In all of these units we will be covering a range of comprehension, grammar and spelling objectives.

Year 5 Team

Teachers:   

Mr W Jones

Miss S Burns

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs L Thorpe

Miss L Willis

Mr M Davidson

Miss A Wright

Notices

We are still working extremely hard on basic English and Maths skills alongside our curriculum. 

You can support us in this by ensuring children complete their set homework, spelling homework and read 3 times per week at home. If they are unsure of their times tables, we would also ask that they access Times Tables Rockstars at home weekly to practise.

Thank you for your continued support.

Summer trips and events

John Muir Award 

From 17th May onwards we will be working towards the John Muir Award for conservation. This will involve practical fieldwork in the school grounds and local area. It is really important that children always have a coat with them at school this term, as we will be completing these activities whatever the weather.

7th June - Trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park

11th June - Trip to Lancashire Mining Museum

Detailed letter to follow for parents and carers.

Mathematics

In Maths we will be focusing on:

• Shape and Angle 
• Position and Direction (Co-ordinates)
• Decimals
• Negative Numbers
• Converting Units of Measure and Volume

Year 5 in pictures...

Homework

Each week, we expect children to practise both their times tables and spelling homework. In addition to this, we usually set a homework on a Friday to be handed in the following Thursday. Please see Google Classroom to view the homework each week. Your child's login details are at the front of their Reading Journal/Planner.

Spellings

Spelling strategies and rules will be taught throughout the week. Children will be tested on their spellings and receive their new spellings every Friday.

Year 5 Word List

Below are the Year 5 words that your child needs to be able to spell by the end of Year 5....

Science

Life Cycle of Plants

Life Cycles of Animals

Our Topic Learning

History and Geography

We will be focusing on Geography skills including using maps (including Ordnance Survey maps) and atlases, compass directions and grid references. We will also be studying the life and timeline of conservationist John Muir and learning about conservation of our local environment via practical fieldwork. 

Art

We will be studying the artist Andy Goldsworthy and using natural objects to create art, including leaf printing.

Computing

We will be learning about Databases and and Word Processing.

RE

Our topic this term will be Life as a Journey. We will be considering changes and rites of passage that happen throughout the course of a lifetime.

Design and Technology

We will be researching bug house designs and then designing and creating our own bug houses to use in the school grounds.

Music

With our music specialist Miss Holcroft, the children will be developing their ability to play and perform as part of an ensemble, as well as evaluating and improving their performances, using a variety of music. 

National Curriculum

To view the National Curriculum expectations for Year Five children -please click here