Year 5 2024 - 2025
Mrs Hughes
Class Teacher
Welcome to Year 5!
Mrs Hughes teaches Year 5, alongside Mrs Owen, who will teach the class on a Monday afternoon. We have high expectations of everyone but we are sure that it will be an amazing year, full of learning and fun!
This half term, we are studying North America in Geography. We will be finding out about the countries of the continent and learning about their key features.
Our Science unit is Forces and our RE focus is Creation.
Swimming lessons will commence on Monday 9th September and take place every day for two weeks. Our other PE sessions will take place on Mondays (outdoor) and we will be focusing on health and fitness this half term. Remember the children come dressed in their PE kit on those days.
In English we are studying the book ‘Queen of the Falls’ by Chris Van Allsburg. The book tells the thrilling tale of real-life daredevil Annie Edson Taylor, who decided to become the first person to summit Niagara Falls in a barrel! Our Reading book also links to this theme; Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo. We will be studying a range of inspirational women throughout this book.
Homework
Homework for both Maths and SPAG or Reading will be given out on a Friday and expected to be completed and in school for the following Wednesday, ready to mark on Friday.
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.
Children are expected to read out loud to an adult and be questioned on the text 4 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.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check