Welcome to the Year 5 Page
- Miss Davies (Miss Newman whilst on maternity leave) - Giraffe Class
- Mr Dickie - Tiger Class
- Mrs Dickie/Mrs Knowles - Asian Elephant Class
Useful Information
Homework - Homework will be given out on a Thursday and is due in the following Tuesday. Homework in Year 5 will be English, Maths and Spelling. Children are expected to learn their times tables and these are practiced daily.
Reading - Children are expected to read at least 5 times a week at home. Please record reading at home in reading records. Reading records will be checked daily.
PE - We currently have 1 PE in school and a swimming lesson on Friday. Children need to wear their PE kit into school on the days that they are doing PE.
Below is information about our learning this term as well as links to useful websites to support learning at home.
Spring 1
In English this term, we are using the short film ‘The Ocean Maker’ directed by Lucas Martell. After the seas have disappeared, a courageous young female pilot fights against vicious sky pirates for control of the last remaining source of water: the clouds. We shall be using the film as stimulus for us to write a narrative based on the action. The children will use relative clauses for extra detail, maintain consistent past tense and continue to add extra information using expanded noun phrases. After this, the children will look at the rain making machine and think about how it works and explain the process of usage. Using adverbs of possibility, headings and sub-headings and paragraphs will help to enhance their writing.
In maths, we shall be looking at our first unit of fractions, focusing on find equivalent, turning improper fractions to mixed and visa-versa, comparing, ordering, adding and subtracting. Later in the term, we shall switch to decimals and percentages, again linking them both to equivalent fractions.
In science, we are looking at the different forces. We shall investigating gravity, friction, air and water resistance and buoyancy.
Please have a look at the Knowledge Organisers in the Curriculum Documents tab above to find out more about our learning this term.
Useful Websites to Support Learning
Here are some useful links that you can look at. The links to videos / activities are listed below: