Welcome to Year 5

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

Welcome to the final half term from all of the year 5 team. We are excited to jump into teaching and learning with our amazing History and English led topic. 

‘Do all actions have consequences?’ 

 

This half term the children will be learning all about crime and punishment throughout history and delving into the fantastic novel Holes by Louis Sacher to complement our history learning.  

This topic helps us to understand how crime and punishment has changed, or stayed the same, over a long period of 1000 years. Furthermore, we also learn that prevent crime has always been a difficult problem to solve and always will be. By having a clear idea as to what was tried in the past and whether it worked or not, children will be well-informed and can have a worthwhile opinion on this important issue facing society. I wonder what new punishments the future will bring, in the hope that there will be less crime in society? 

Children will be using the key text to write playscripts, which they will then act out to the class. Additionally, children will be writing a non-fiction explanation text linked to the topic and finally finishing the year with some poetry. 

 

       

Over the half term, we will also be learning: 

• MATHS – Geometry – angles and position and direction; measurement 

• ENGLISH - Playscripts and explanation texts 

• SCIENCE – Animals, including humans  

• COMPUTING – Video production 

• HISTORY– Crime and Punishment 

• RE – What are the different faiths in our community?  

• ART – Sculpture: Set design 

• PSHE – Relationships 2 

• PE – Cricket and athletics 

• MFL – Our Past and Spanish History 

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.  

 

PE and Outdoor Learning 

In the Spring term, PE takes place on a Friday and also PE/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 below. 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. To support with children’s learning, school has purchased a set of CGP revision books for each child.  Tasks from these will be set as homework each week. Homework will be sent home on FRIDAYS and must be returned by the following WEDNESDAY. A homework timetable will be sent out at the beginning of next half term and your child will write it in their diary each week.  

 

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