Welcome to Year  5

Year 5 marks the move from lower to upper Key Stage 2. The essence of this year is to provide children with opportunities to gain independence and to seek out and accept greater responsibility. 

Year    5 Staff

Class Teacher: Miss A Gibson

Teaching Assistant: 

PPA cover: Miss L Wise
 

Spring     Term

Our theme this term is Natural disasters. We will be reading this book as our class read and analysing some of it during Guided Reading sessions:

In English lessons, we will continue to focus on the four purposes for writing: writing to inform, writing to persuade, writing to entertain and writing to discuss. In Science with Miss Wise, we will be looking at animals including humans. Geography lessons will be focused around different natural disasters. In Art sessions, we will explore natural disasters using paint and by analysing the work of UK artist, Nick Rowland.  During CPSHE, we will looking at keeping safe. In Music sessions, we will be practicing using beats with a particular focus on drums. In History, we will be researching Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius. RE lessons will focus around different religions by comparing and contrasting them. In MFL we will be completing the topic 'At the Tearoom'. During D&T, we will be cooking and learning about nutrition. As part of PE, we will be developing our gymnastic and football skills. 

Autumn     Term

Our theme this term is Mittonwarts - Harry Potter. We will be reading this book as our class read and analysing it during Guided Reading sessions:

In English lessons, we will be focusing on the four purposes for writing: writing to inform, writing to persuade, writing to entertain and writing to discuss. In Science, with Miss Wise, we will be looking at materials and their properties. Geography lessons will be focused on locational knowledge. In Art sessions, we will be focusing on researching famous artists and creating Hogwarts pictures inspired by Van Gogh.  In History, we will be exploring the Early Islamic Civilisation.  As part of PE, we will be developing our hockey and gymnastic skills. During CPSHE, we will explore how we value difference as well as looking after our health and wellbeing. In Music sessions, we will be practicing using our voices and keeping the beat through different musical genres and performing as part of an ensemble during the Harvest Festival and Christmas concerts. Children will also be taught how to keep safe online in computing lessons. In addition, we will be visiting the Harry Potter Studios for a day based around Harry Potter on 7th October 2024.

Summer     Term

Useful Information

Our Homework is set on a Friday, through Seesaw, and must be completed by the following Wednesday. Spellings are tested every Monday. Spelling lists can be found below and your child will be told which words to practise each week through Seesaw. P.E. will normally be on Wednesday afternoon but this may be subject to change depending on weather and extra events. P.E. kit must be in school all week. 

Keeping  Informed  About  Your  Child  in  Year  5

Miss Gibson will make important announcements through the school app or on our online learning platform: Seesaw. Whole school announcements can be found on the school app, website or on the newsletter. 

Helpful  Websites  

All children in Year 5 have a Times Table Rockstars login. Times Table Rockstars is a fantastic website for children to practise their times tables. https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/26502

BBC Bitesize is a wonderful website for all subjects. There are many tutorials online that can help support your child's learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn

Year 5 documents