Year 5 - Summer 2

Hi Year 5,

This is our last half term together as Year 5 and I am sure we will make the most of it! You have all worked so incredibly hard this year so I hope you will keep this up until the summer holidays.

Our topic this half term is a geography topic on Trade. I am sure that you will be intrigued by this topic and are looking forward to learning more about it. We will be conducting lots of research and linking our learning to current times too.

In Power Maths, we will continue looking at decimals and percentages before moving onto Geometry units where we will investigate properties of shape and how shapes can change positions and directions.

During our English lessons, we will revisit poetry and think about how poets consider the language and structure of their poems to have the greatest impact on the reader. We will also secure the spelling rules and grammar techniques we have practiced by using them in independent writing.

Homework will continue to be set on a Friday. This will consist of three assignments on teams including SPaG, Maths and Topic. These will have links to SpellingShed, TTRockstars and MyMaths as well as an additional learning task. Please make an extra effort to complete your homework as the tasks will be linked to previous learning or what we are currently practicing in the classroom.

We will continue to have PE on a Monday and Thursday so please make sure you are in your school PE kits with your hair tied back and earrings out.

Myself and Mrs Collins have thoroughly enjoyed our time together so far, let’s make this half term the best!

Year 5 - Summer 1

Hi Year 5,

I hope you have all had a lovely Easter break and are ready to get back into the classroom. We have got a long half term ahead of us but I am sure you will enjoy the topics we have planned.

Our topic this half term begins with the Roman Empire and how it has impacted Britain. We will spend the last few weeks of this half term looking at forces and conducting some experimental investigations.

Our next units of Power Maths consist of fractions, decimals and percentages. We will continue to practice our key maths skills including some recapping of objectives in daily calculation.

In our English lessons, we will begin by writing a non-chronological report before moving onto some descriptive and narrative writing. We will be working on our editing and improving skills this half term too. In our SPaG lessons, we will be practicing different skills so that we can use them confidently and correctly in our writing.

We will continue to have PE on a Monday and Thursday so please make sure you are in your PE kits with hair tied back and earrings out.

Homework will be set on a Friday including MyMaths, SpellingShed, TTRockstars and a topic task. These tasks will be set on Teams with a week to complete the activities.

We are looking forward to having you all back in class. There will be plenty of opportunities to learn and have fun.

Year 5 - Spring 1

Hi Year 5!

I hope you have had a fantastic Christmas and that you were able to spend time with your families in a different way than usual. Hopefully, you are well rested and ready for another half term of learning!

Our topic this half term begins with living things and their habitats before moving onto looking at animals including humans. We will also be doing another art topic focusing on collages.

We will continue to work through our Power Maths lessons, beginning with place value and moving onto addition and subtraction methods. We’ll also build on our four operation skills through daily calculation.

Our English lessons will focus on a range of skills including writing a biography, non-fiction texts and using parenthesis in our writing.

We will continue to have PE on a Monday and Thursday so please make sure you are in your PE kits with hair tied back and earrings out.

Homework will be set on a Thursday including MyMaths, SpellingShed, TTRockstars and a task set on Teams. I will check homework and those children who complete it all will be in with a chance of winning a prize!

I know that myself and Mrs Collins are ready to get back into the classroom and get stuck into all this exciting learning. I hope you are ready to do so too!

Year 5 - Autumn 2

Well done to a great start to the year. You have all settled in really well and we have had an enjoyable first half term with some hard work too! I have been really impressed with the amount of effort put into home learning and it was fantastic to see so many of you sending pictures of your work. We are in for another busy half term!

Our topic this half term focuses on Earth and Space before looking at Mountains. We also have some art topics to look at where we will be sketching and making Anglo-Saxon houses. We will continue with our computing in enrichment too.

In our Maths lesson we are focusing on revisiting some key skills whilst following our Power Maths books. We will look into fractions and decimals to become more confident with these.

Our English lessons will be based on a range of SPaG and reading skills, including performing poetry. We will also be writing our own newspaper reports and investigating some traditional stories.

We will continue to have PE on a Monday and Thursday so please make sure you are in your PE kits with hair tied back and earrings out.

Homework will be set on a Thursday including MyMaths, SpellingShed, TTRockstars and a task set on Teams. I will check homework and those children who complete it all will be in with a chance of winning a prize!

Myself and Mrs Collins have loved Year 5 so far, we hope you have too! We are looking forward to another half term of fun and learning.

Welcome to Year 5 - Autumn 1

I hope you are as happy and excited as me and Mrs Collins to have you back in school! There will be time for learning, time for friends and time for fun too! Throughout home learning, I hope you have enjoyed spending time with your family and being creative with your learning. I have heard about some of the things you have been up to in your letters and I am excited to hear more about it whilst we make a great start to Year 5.

Our topic this year will begin with Ancient Greece where we will be learning all about life during this time and some of their achievements. There is also some opportunities to get creative and work practically too! Further into the half term, we will be working on our Art skills for a couple of weeks which I am very excited about!

In our Maths lessons, we will focus on number and place value as well as addition and subtraction to really build our skills in these areas. We have an exciting structure to our Maths lessons that I think you will enjoy.

Our English lessons will be focused on a book, Inside my heart and in my head… Feelings, for a couple of weeks before writing our own Greek myths!

This year, we will have PE on a Monday and Thursday and you will need to arrive in your PE kit on these days. On a Monday we will have Enrichment which will consist of PE, Computing and Cooking. On a Thursday we will have Enhancement, focusing on PE and developing our writing skills.

Homework will be set on a Thursday including MyMaths, SpellingShed and TTRockstars with a week to complete it.

We have a lot of lost time to make up for after missing so much school this year. I am hoping that not only will we focus on developing our learning but we will also spend quality time together as a class. Myself and Mrs Collins will be there to support you each day and we will do our very best to keep you safe and happy in the classroom.

I hope that you enjoy your first half term as Year 5!

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Miss R Williams
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Mrs S Collins
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