Welcome to Year 5

A Very Warm Welcome to Year 5 from all of the team

Welcome to the start of the new half year from all of the year 5 team. We are excited to jump into teaching and learning with our amazing science led topic.

Is life in space the future?’

This half term the children will be learning all about space. They will be looking at the solar system, the movement of the earth and sun. Children will also be exploring why we have day and night. This will be supported by our visit to the National Space Centre.

Our key text this half term is War of the Worlds by H.G Wells. Children will be using the story to describe the characters and settings. Additionally, children will be writing a biography about a key individual who has impacted the history of space.

Mysterious explosions on the surface of Mars signal the beginning of an alien invasion. Soon the ruthless creatures are terrorizing Earth with their unstoppable death rays. Can nothing prevent these merciless Martians from taking over the world?

Over the half term, we will also be learning:

• Maths – Multiplication and division, fractions.
• Science – Earth and space.
• Computing – Creating media – vector drawing.
• Geography – Changes in our local environment.
• RE – Where did the Christian Bible come from?
• ART – Painting/mixed media: Joan Miro and the constellations.
• PSHE – Living in the wider world 2.
• PE – Swimming and gymnastics.
• MFL – All about me.

We will continue to ask the children to read three times a week at home and to practise their spelling weekly. These will be given each Friday and tested the following Friday. In school, we continue to practise the Year 5/6 statutory spelling on a Monday Morning. You can find a copy of these below, if you wish to practise at home.

PE and Outdoor Learning

In the Autumn term, Swimming takes place on a Monday morning. PE and outdoor learning take place on alternate Wednesday Mornings. PE kits consist of PLAIN black shorts or jogging bottoms, PLAIN white t-shirt, and trainers.

This year, children will need to come to school in their school uniform and bring their PE kit to get changed into. Children will also need to bring their Outdoor Learning kit to get changed into with wellies in a separate bag.

Please see the timetable for this half term below:

Homework in Year 5

Each week, we ask that all children read with somebody at home at least three times a week. This could be any adult or an older sibling or friend. Please sign their diary and add a comment. Every little bit of reading really does help children on the learning journey. We also ask that the children practise their weekly spellings which can be found  in your child's reading diary each week. We conduct a spelling quiz each week as part of a dictation lesson, and these words form part of our English teaching for the week. A vital aspect of Maths is that the children have a secure recall of times tables, so we ask that they spend some time each week on TT Rockstars practising these. We also have weekly homework to complete, and children can be rewarded for their efforts of going above and beyond by up-levelling to a bronze, silver or gold card!