Class Teachers:
Mrs Gigg (Monday - Wednesday);
Mrs Bleasdale (Thursday & Friday)
LSA:
Mrs Harrison and Mrs Bancroft
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of the Year 5 team.
Colossians 3:23
‘Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,’
Our Collective Worship theme for this half term is LOVE.
Love - is thinking about others before yourself.
The value of ‘Love’ underpins what we do in school.
We share a love of learning, love for one another and love for the world that God made.
We believe that through a focus on love by working together as part of a strong and supportive family, we can all achieve more – socially, emotionally and academically.
Key Messages and Reminders
Reading at home
We appreciate that it is not always possible to read every night with your child but we do ask that you make every effort to read at least 5 times per week. Every time your child reads, they will receive a raffle ticket to be in with a chance of winning a prize at the end of the half term.
Reading at home doesn’t always mean their school reading books, it could be anything from a newspaper, magazine, kindle books to instructions of a board game!
P.E Days
Our P.E days this half term are Wednesday and Friday.
Children now come into school in their PE kits on their PE day. As our PE is outside and the weather is still chilly, please send your child into school in jogging bottoms and school jumper.
PE kit consists of:
*a plain white t-shirt; *black shorts/tracksuit bottoms ; *black PE pumps.
Children may also bring in roll-on / cream stick deodorant for their personal hygiene - no aerosols will be allowed.
Bags, Water bottles & snacks
Due to the limited space we have in the cloakroom, please can children refrain from bringing in large rucksacks/handbags. They are too big for the pegs and children cannot hang their coats up properly. Instead children will only be permitted to bring the green school reading book bags to put their belongings in. Thank you for your co-operation with this.
Please remember to bring a water bottle in every day - it is important for the children to stay hydrated throughout the day. Please clearly label your child's water bottle. These are to go home every night to be cleaned, re-filled and brought back to school the next day. Water bottles should be carried to avoid leakages in their book bags.
Homework
Year 5 and 6 homework policy:
· Read 5 times a week and bring their reading book into school on their reading day.
· Weekly spellings followed by a spelling quiz in class.
· Play TTRockstars twice a week.
· Weekly Seesaw tasks relating to any area of the curriculum as a pre or post teaching activity. For example, an activity relating to learning in Arts, Humanities, R.E, Spanish, Science and Wellbeing. The tasks will vary each week.
Homework will be set on a Friday via SeeSaw and is due in the following Friday.
Curriculum
English
Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton
We will be looking at Norse mythology to create our own myths, characters and settings. We will be learning key reading and writing skills from the Year 5 curriculum.
Maths
This term will focus firstly on Fractions, then move onto multiplication and division skills.
Science
We will continue to revisit and learn (spiral curriculum) new themes each week such as life cycles, light and the digestive system.
RE - Was Jesus the Messiah?
In this unit we will be investigating the bible to find evidence that confirms that Jesus was the Messiah that had been promised in the Old Testament.
Geography - Why do Oceans Matter?
We will be using our geographical and enquiry skills to explore the the oceans of the world. We begin by looking at why oceans are useful for trade before looking at how humans have impacted the health of the oceans and how oceans impact our weather.
History - To what extent do the successes of the Tudor period outweigh their cruelty? ?
Our studies begin with Henry VIII and his leadership of England, including learning about his many wives. We will look at how Queen Elizabeth I used royal progresses and look at what we can learn about Tudor lives through inventories.
Design Technology (D.T.) - Bridges ad Structures
Art - Art Deco (Sculpture)
P.E. - Dodgeball