Our Summer term topic in Year 5 is....Project Wild Thing
To view our suggested activities for the Summer term please click here
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:
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes and The Listeners by Walter de la Mare - Classic poetry
The Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo - Novel
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell - Novel
Unfolding Journeys: Amazon Adventure - Non-fiction
In all of these units we will be covering a range of comprehension, writing, grammar and spelling objectives.
Year 5 Team
Teachers:
Mr W Jones
Miss S Burns
Mrs J Makin (support)
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs S Jones
Miss A Wright
Mrs C Walsh (1:1)
Mr M Davidson (1:1)
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.
Autumn 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.
This year we will be working on Cleworth Hall Fields and Lancashire Mining Museum.
We are currently finalising the dates and will send a letter on ParentPay when these are confirmed.
Mathematics
In Maths we will be focusing on:
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Shape and Angle
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Position and Direction (Co-ordinates)
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Decimals
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Negative Numbers
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Converting Units of Measure and Volume
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
We will learn about the parts of a flowering plant. We will learn in detail about the different stages of the plant life cycle including germination, pollination and seed dispersal. The children will grow their own plants to bring home.
Life Cycles of Animals
We will learn about the life cycle of an insect, an amphibian and a mammal. We will link our learning to learning in PSHE about the life cycle of humans. The children will observe caterpillars as they go through the process of metamorphosis and become butterflies.
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 topics this term will be:
Hindu Dharma
Christianity - Church
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 perform as part of an ensemble including singing in parts.
National Curriculum
To view the National Curriculum expectations for Year Five children - please click here
