to Year 5!

Mrs Hughes teaches Year 5, alongside Mrs Owen, who will teach the class on a Friday afternoon. 

In our English writing lessons, we will be studying the book Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg. The book tells the true story of Annie Edson Taylor, a 62-year-old teacher who dreams of achieving fame and earning money by becoming the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. At the end of the unit, the children will be writing a diary entry about a significant event in Annie Edson Taylor’s life.

In our English reading lessons, we will be reading the book Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo, which tells the real life stories of many inspirational women such as Maya Angelou and Michelle Obama.

In RE this half term, Year 5 will be looking at the branch; Creation and Covenant.  In this branch, pupils will explore key events in the life of Moses, including God's revelation through the burning bush and the giving of the Ten Commandments. They will consider how the Commandments are a source of freedom and guidance and learn how Jesus summarised these teachings through love of God, neighbour and self. 

In Science, we will be learning about forces and mechanisms. We will study the work of Isaac Newton and learn about air and water resistance and then we will be learning about and investigating a variety of mechanisms such as pulleys, gears and levers.

In Geography, we will begin our learning about North America, including the different countries, climates and cultures of the continent.

PE sessions will take place on Mondays and Thursdays. This half term, we will be focusing on hockey and netball.  Remember the children come dressed in their PE kit on those days.

We will also be studying a range of topics in Spanish, looking at programming in Computing and have a go at doing some composition in Music. What a busy and exciting half term ahead!

Homework

Homework will be given out on a Friday and expected to be completed and in school for the following Friday ready to mark. The children will be set one piece of Maths homework per week and either SPAG or Comprehension.

The children will be learning new spelling rules weekly.  Although there will be no formal spelling test, the children will be given opportunities in school to practise their spellings and to apply new spelling rules to their writing. Spellings will be sent home each week so that the children may practise the rules at home if they wish.

Children are expected to read out loud to an adult and be questioned on the text three times a week. This will be recorded in the children's diary and checked every week. The children will continue to bring their diaries and reading books home every day. Thank you for hearing them read and discussing the text with them - we really do appreciate your support.

Useful Websites

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check

https://spellingframe.co.uk/