Welcome to Year 5

Welcome 

Our main topic this term is Dynamic Dynasties

Our daily timetable  

Creative Curriculum- Although we don't have specific days for Creative Curriculum subjects we usually aim to follow a similar routine

Spelling:

Our weekly spelling lists follow the Spelling Shed scheme of work for Year 5. Each week your child will be expected to learn between 8 and 12 words to practise at home.  It is important that their Spelling books are in school on a Friday, so that their test scores can be recorded.. Although we have 2 main spelling groups, the spelling patterns that are taught are the same. 

Class Reading: 

Whole class reading sessions are aimed to work on reading comprehension skills which is a vital aspect of reading. We follow a scheme called Fred's Teaching which has lots of engaging texts. 

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Creative Curriculum

We use the Cornerstones Maestro Curriculum Model which is a sequenced curriculum rich in skills and knowledge. It ensures that all areas of the  National Curriculum are taught across the whole school, with a focus on the progression of the key skills and core knowledge. 

History: Dynamic Dynasties- This project teaches children about the history of ancient China, focusing primarily on the Shang Dynasty, and explores the lasting legacy of the first five Chinese dynasties, some of which can still be seen in the world today.

English: To link with our overriding topic of Dyanmic dynasties, our English focus is MULAN a traditional Chinese folk tale. The genres of writing we are specifically tagetting this half term are poetry and folk tale writing.

Maths: Our Maths work follows the White Rose Maths syllabus. Our initial focus is consolidating the understanding of place value to 1 million. We then move on to addition and subtraction using formal methods.

Science: Forces and MechanismsThis project teaches children about the forces of gravity, air resistance, water resistance and friction, with children exploring their effects. They learn about mechanisms, their uses and how they allow a smaller effort to have a greater effect.

Geography:Investigating Our World This essential skills and knowledge project teaches children about locating map features using a range of methods. They learn about the Prime Meridian, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and worldwide time zones and study interconnected climate zones, vegetation belts and biomes. Children learn about human geography and capital cities worldwide before looking at the UK motorway network and settlements. They carry out an enquiry to identify local settlement types.

Art - Tints, Tones and Shades-This project teaches children about colour theory by studying the colour wheel and exploring mixing tints, shades and tones. They learn about significant landscape artworks and features of landscapes before using this knowledge to create landscape paintings.

PSHE:JIGSAW-BEING ME IN MY WORLD tIn this projeect the children think and talk about the year ahead, goals they could set for themselves as well as the challenges they may face. They learn and talk about their rights and responsibilities as a member of their class, school, wider community and the country they live in. The children talk about their own behaviour and its impact on a group as well as choices, rewards, consequences and the feelings associated with each. They also talk about democracy, how it benefits the school and how they can contribute towards it.

RE: HOLI Holi is celebrated throughout India and beyond. Bonfires are lit on the first day of Holi to remind Hindus of the story of Holika and Prahlad. Coloured paint is thrown or squirted at friends, family and even strangers on the second day of the festival. This commemorates a story about the young Krishna and his beloved Radha.

Music-Melody and Harmony Within this project children will learn about melody and harmony through activities that develop listening and appraising, singing, instrument playing and composition skills. The main musical genres that the children will learn this half term will be orchestral and gospel. 

PE BALL and TEAM GAMES with Miss Harris on a Tuesday

DANCE with Mrs Cecil on a Thursday

We aim to update this Year Group page regularly with details of curriculum subjects, topics and photos for our galleries. Please explore the page to discover more about Year 5.

Also see the Y5 SEESAW for weekly gallery updates- by scanning this QR CODE

Contacting the Year 5 Team

We are more than happy to receive emails on the above links. Please bear in mind that we may not be able to respond until the following day due to teaching commitments. 

At times, you may prefer to arrange to speak to us over the phone.  You can do this via email, again using the addresses above, or by calling the school office on 01305 783876 and leaving a message.

The School Day

Children can enter from 8:30, aiming to be settled for registration at 8:40am, after which teaching will begin.

Leaving times have changed slightly so that pupils with surnames beginning with A-M will leave school at 3.05pm. The remaining pupils will leave at 3:10pm. 

Spellings

Spelling lists will be sent home in children's Spelling Book.  This is to support learning the vocabulary to be tested on the Friday of that same week.  Pupils will be taught the vocabulary through stand-alone Spelling lessons, and as part of their daily English lessons.  Our pupils are already responding brilliantly to the new lists, and consistently use Spelling Shed for practicing their spellings.

Reading

We encourage all pupils to read widely with a grown-up at home, discussing the content of books they read so your child becomes fluent in vocabulary, grammar, inference and comprehension skills, promoting their enjoyment of reading. We have discovered that reading to a grown-up at home really does build a stronger  understanding of the texts they read, as well as broadening their range of vocabulary. Wider reading at home also helps students to experiment with new vocabulary in English lessons, and spending quality time reading with an adult at home is priceless for both reader and listener.

Children should bring in their book bags every day, along with their Reading Record. Once their book has been read, and the record is signed, it will be reviewed with an adult in class to determine the student's level of understanding, and once that is secure, a new book will be issued.

Maths

Although all our students performed admirably in Year 4, pupils are still expected to be completely secure in their times tables. To this end, we encourage all students to practise these at home and school, as well as participate in TT Rockstars. We will provide time at school for this, but again, would encourage that they spend time at home working at home on this as well.

There are links below to some sites that may support additional learning at home.

Uniform

Children should wear full school uniform to and from school with black outdoor school shoes, which should be suitable for field play and wet weather. A warm, waterproof or water-resistant coat should be provided in wet and cold weather. When the playing field is muddy, pupils are encouraged to have indoor shoes to change into to wear in the classroom, rather than their muddy shoes, when returning from outside breaks.

P.E

Our PE lessons will take place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for both classes.  Pupils are asked to wear their proper PE kit to school that day. 

Useful links for maths

	TT Rockstars: There's no quick fix to mastering the tables and improving multiplication recall speeds - it takes regular practice and commitment from pupils, which is why we need to ensure they remain motivated.
	The URBrainy MTC online practice site will help students know how they can improve their times table knowledge, and the speed of their recall. 25 questions per test 6 seconds per question Guidance on where to spend time practising
	Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. The games, which are against the clock, challenge and develop mental maths skills. Regular use of Hit the Button can help students to sharpen their recall of vital number facts in a fun way and learning multiplication tables need not be boring.

Useful links for literacy