Autum Term Year 5

Welcome to Year 5! We hope you have all had a wonderful break and are refreshed and ready to begin a new term in Year 5. A new year brings new and exciting opportunities. This term we will be learning lots of new things and will hopefully have some new experiences to enjoy. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. You can make an appointment via the office or feel free to approach myself or Miss Ward on the yard.

Homework

Homework will be given out weekly on a Monday and should be returned by the following Monday. Homework will be set for English and maths each week alongside reading, spelling and Times Table Rockstars practice. Sometimes the homework will be set on Doodle and other times it will be set on Seesaw. All homework will be set during class time and you will log in your homework diaries what needs to be completed.

PE

Our PE days are on a Tuesday, which this year focuses on swimming. The children will be going swimming at Birtley Leisure Centre pool. They will need to bring their costume, a towel and a pair of swimming goggles. Swimming will commence on Tuesdat 17th September. Until then, we will be practising tag rugby on a Tuesday afternoon so the children are still participating in a PE lesson. 

Curriculum

This term you will be learning:

English –Newspaper reports/information and recounts 

Maths – Place Value, Multiplication and Division (Primes, squares, cubes, multiples, factors) Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction, 

History – What was 'incredible' about the Maya

Geography – Rainforests in South America

Science – Earth and Space

RE – What is the best way for a Christian to show commitment to God? 

Computing – Sharing information 

Music – Blues

PE – Swimming

French – Vowel sounds, Recap numbers 0-50, tell the time and Features of a town

PSHE – Being in my world

Art – Mayan masks

DT – Building bridges

Thank you

Mrs Spencer and Miss Ward