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 CARE.
Care - is thinking about others before yourself.
At our school, we show care towards one another, nurturing each other and supporting one another. We put others before ourselves without expectation of reward.
Caring for ourselves – keeping safe, keeping healthy, keeping fit, keeping prayerful.
Caring for others – pets, friends, all members of the school community (staff and children), visitors, neighbours, others in the outside community.
Caring for our world – the environment, the neighbourhood, the school, the classroom, the earth and its harvest.
Caring for those in need – homeless, the sick, the bereaved, the lonely and the elderly.
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 Tuesday and Friday.
PE kits should be brought into school in a small PE bag and it can stay in school for the duration of the week before taking home for washing. Children will get changed in school ready for the start of their session - children must come to school in their full school uniform on PE day.
PE kit consists of:
*a plain white t-shirt; *black shorts; *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
We begin the year with a poetry unit based on a narrative poem called ‘The Song of Hiawatha’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It focuses on a young fictional Native American character named Hiawatha and has a strong link with the natural world.
Maths
We begin with a shape unit exploring angles, degrees and direction. After this we will consolidate previous place value knowledge before moving on to explore numbers up to one million.
Science
In Science this year, we will revisit and learn (spiral curriculum) new themes each week such as life cycles, light and the digestive system.
RE - What does it mean if God is holy and loving?
In this unit we will try to make clear connections between Bible texts studied and what Christians believe about God; for example, through how churches are designed. We will explore how Christians put their beliefs into practice in worship. We will weigh up how biblical ideas and teachings about God as holy and loving might make a difference in the world today, developing insights of their own.
Geography - What is life like in the Alps?
We will be using our geographical and enquiry skills to explore the Alps. By the end of the unit, children will be able to locate the Alps on a world map and identify and label the eight countries they spread through along with describing some of the human and physical characteristics of the area.
History - The Vikings raided, traded and settled, but did they rule?
We will consider what life in England was like before the Viking invasion, explore reasons why the Vikings wanted to come and settle in Britain and consider what recent excavations tell us about Viking life.
Design Technology (D.T.) - Bread
This is a yummy unit! We will evaluate bread already available to buy, before creating and baking our own recipes.
Art - Textiles
We will be exploring the work of Bridget Riley before using this as inspiration for weaving, making reference to Manchester's rich history with textiles particularly during the Industrial Revolution.
