Spring Term
We get excited by mistakes in Year 5 because we can learn from them!
Welcome to Class 5's page!
Welcome back to Year 5 and the Spring Term.
I hope that you had a wonder holiday and are ready for lots more hard work!
Mrs Blackwell is our Class 5 teacher. We are very lucky to also have Mrs Graham working in our class in the mornings; Mrs Stenhouse working in our class in the afternoons Monday Thursday and Miss Harrison working in our class on Friday afternoons.
We continue to have PE on Monday and Thursday afternoons and it will be taught by Mr Clifton.
On Wednesday afternoons, you will have D&T or Art with Mrs Scott.
Ms Kalawsky will teach you computing on Thursday afternoons.
Things that you need to remember to bring in everyday:
* PE kits will be needed in school on Mondays and Thursdays
* Reading books need to be in school every day
* A waterproof coat
* A water bottle
You must have a waterproof coat everyday because have to we walk down to Pasture Lane everyday for our lunch - no matter what the weather!
I hope that you had a wonder holiday and are ready for lots more hard work!
Mrs Blackwell is our Class 5 teacher. We are very lucky to also have Mrs Graham working in our class in the mornings; Mrs Stenhouse working in our class in the afternoons Monday Thursday and Miss Harrison working in our class on Friday afternoons.
We continue to have PE on Monday and Thursday afternoons and it will be taught by Mr Clifton.
On Wednesday afternoons, you will have D&T or Art with Mrs Scott.
Ms Kalawsky will teach you computing on Thursday afternoons.
Things that you need to remember to bring in everyday:
* PE kits will be needed in school on Mondays and Thursdays
* Reading books need to be in school every day
* A waterproof coat
* A water bottle
You must have a waterproof coat everyday because have to we walk down to Pasture Lane everyday for our lunch - no matter what the weather!
PE Kit
Remember that on Mondays and Thursdays you should come into school in your PE kit.
Dark, plain shorts, jogging bottoms or leggings.
A plain white t-shirt.
A dark sweatshirt.
Earrings must be removed or covered up for all PE lessons. Children with pierced ears must be able to remove their own earrings before the lesson or cover them up with tape brought from home. Alternatively, earrings could be removed before school on your child's PE days. Hair that is long enough to be tied-up should be.
Our reading this half-term ...
Our class novel continues to be 'The Nowhere Emporium' by Ross MacKenzie. The text to inspire our English work for this half-term is 'Beowulf' by Michael Morpurgo.
Our learning for this half term ...
Homework
In Year 5, we have high expectations for the completion of homework.
Each week, the children will receive spellings to practise on Spelling Shed; times tables to learn on TTRockstars; and at least three pieces of reading to be recorded on Boom Reader.
Spellings
Spellings are set on Mondays when each group receives their new spellings for the week. You are set 15 games to practise over the week with each game earning you 1 house point. We will add all house points earnt over the 7 days on the following Monday.
Times Tables
Times tables are so important for so many areas of maths - not just multiplication calculations. Children are set 30 minutes of Times Tables Rock Stars practise on Fridays. A few minutes of practise each day will really help to build quick recall of these important facts.
If there any problems with the homework, please speak to me before or after school or email the school office.
In Year 5, we have high expectations for the completion of homework.
Each week, the children will receive spellings to practise on Spelling Shed; times tables to learn on TTRockstars; and at least three pieces of reading to be recorded on Boom Reader.
Spellings
Spellings are set on Mondays when each group receives their new spellings for the week. You are set 15 games to practise over the week with each game earning you 1 house point. We will add all house points earnt over the 7 days on the following Monday.
Times Tables
Times tables are so important for so many areas of maths - not just multiplication calculations. Children are set 30 minutes of Times Tables Rock Stars practise on Fridays. A few minutes of practise each day will really help to build quick recall of these important facts.
If there any problems with the homework, please speak to me before or after school or email the school office.
Here is some of the work we have been getting up to so far this term ...
- Using toilet paper to investigate the distances between all of the planets.
- Using torches to investigate why we have day and night.
- Identifying all of the continents based on their shapes.
- Investigating gravity and finding out whether heavier items fall to the ground faster than lighter ones.
- Using cubes to identify cube numbers.