Dear
Parents/ Carers of Year 5 Pupils,
We hope
that you have had a really enjoyable summer. It is lovely to be back in school
and we are delighted with how quickly the children have settled in Year 5. We hope that you find this letter and pack of
information useful.
Autumn Term
Curriculum
Here is
an outline of some of the areas of learning that we will be covering in class
this term within the topics of ‘Forces,
Fire and Fighting’ and ‘Dig it up’
Maths
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Place
value (reading, writing, ordering, comparing, rounding)
Calculations
(+ - x ÷). Written and mental methods
Measurement
(converting units of measure)
Area
and perimeter
Time
Word
problems
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English
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Fables
Non-chronological
reports
Play
scripts
Narrative
Poetry
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Science
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Feel
the Force
Earth
and Space
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R.E.
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How
should believers live? What do religions say?
Focus
on Christianity and Islam.
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Computing
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Understanding
how search engines work and using the internet with discernment.
Programming,
including a computer control workshop day on 10th November.
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P.E.
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Games
(Wednesday)
Dance
(Thursdays)
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Topic
(History,
geog, art, D.T.)
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‘Forces, Fire and Fighting’
This
will include historical focus on the Stuarts, in particular the battles, the
Gunpowder Plot and the Great Fire of London.
‘Dig it Up’
This
will include historical focus on the Anglo-Saxons.
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How you can help at home
Homework
Year 5
children will receive one English and one Maths homework weekly. Most homework
will be completed in the orange Maths or English homework books. It is really helpful if you can encourage
your child to complete homework in a quiet place where they can fully focus. If
your child has any trouble with homework, all they need do is come and ask us
(where possible before the due date!).
It is also appreciated if you could help encourage children to take
responsibility for their own homework- if it is not going to be handed in on
the due date then children should tell us themselves. Maths homework will be
due in on a Tuesday and English homework will be due in on a Wednesday. We will
set some MyMaths homework tasks as part of the Maths bubble homework. If you do
not have access to the internet at home children are welcome to use laptops at
school to complete these tasks during Friday lunchtimes.
In
addition, the children learn a spelling rule each week and will receive a list
of spellings that follow this rule (every Monday) which they will need to learn
for a weekly spelling test on a Friday.
The
children will also be tested on a list of 15 half termly spellings at the
beginning and end of each half term. We would appreciate your help in
supporting your child in learning these tricky words. Thank you.
We also
offer an optional homework every term for those children looking for an extra
challenge.
Reading
As you
know children hugely benefit from reading regularly, every night where possible.
It is still important for children to be reading with an adult on a regular basis
too. We have listened to all children read individually and in the front of the
homework planner have made an individual suggestion of how often your child
would benefit from reading to an adult. Of course this is a guide and if you
wish to do more reading with your child than is indicated then that’s great.
Planners
Thank you
for your support already in using the homework planners. We hope that you find
them useful in helping your child organise themselves. The children are using
their planners to record homework tasks but can also use it as a personal
diary. Please could you check your child’s planner at the end of each week and
sign the bottom of the page. Please feel free to make your own comments. Your
child should take responsibility for asking you to check and sign- it. We will
collect the homework planners each Monday and Friday.
P.E
We will
have P.E sessions on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Sometimes our timetable
has to change so P.E kit should be in school each day please. As the weather is
unpredictable it would be useful for the children to have both outdoor trainers
and plimsolls (or clean trainers) as part of their kit so that we can use both
the hall and outdoors. When it starts to get colder, joggers and jumpers may
also be needed.
Art aprons
Children
will need to have an old shirt or apron for art. Please ensure your child has
one in school at all times. Thank you.
Planners, reading books and
homework books.
Please
have all of these in school each day. Thank you.
We look
forward to working closely with you. Please don’t hesitate to come and see us
if you have any questions.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs
Michelle Parkin and Mrs Marika Hortop
