Year 5
Year 5 – Term 5 and 6
We would like to welcome all parents, carers and children back to year 5! We hope everyone had an enjoyable break and are now excited to continue our learning journey in year 5.
Meet our team:
5NB – Mrs Baker and Mrs Newport TA – Mrs Powderham
5L – Mr Lucas TA- Miss Jeffreys
5S – Mrs Sumner TA- Mrs Rennie
Maths
In the next two terms of year 5, we focus on revising all times tables up to 12 x 12. It is important for children to carry on increasing the speed and accuracy that they are able to answer multiplication questions.
We will start the term looking at angles and then move on to studying transformations. We will deepen our understanding of calculating with whole numbers and decimals as well as studying 2D and 3D shapes. This term we will also be converting between units of measuring and studying volume.
English
|
Term |
English |
Guided Reading |
|
5 |
Beetle Boy by M.G Leonard |
Beetle Boy by M.G Leonard |
|
6 |
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes |
Poetry |
Topic
Term 5
History – Battle of Britain
In this topic children will gain an understanding of the 1st and 2nd world war and where they fit within a timeline. We will study the timeline of the Second World War and focus on the importance of the battle of Britain and the impact this victory had on Britain in both the short and long term.
Science – Living things and their habitats.
This term we will investigate the different life cycles of animals. We will learn about the life cycles of mammals, birds, insects and amphibians. We will use our observation skills to continue watching the frog spawn within the classroom and document the changes we see. Children will also study the different parts of plants and investigate how they reproduce.
Term 6
Geography – What’s it like in Kenya?
During this term, Year 5 will be investigating climate, the impact of tourism and how life is changing for the Kenyan people. We will do this by establishing locational knowledge and using geographical language to describe location within the world. We will continue to develop children's map reading skills and introduce them to a range of different types of maps.
Science – Animals including humans.
In this unit we will investigate the changes of a human from conception to an adult. We will compare gestational periods and investigate the size of an animal to the length of gestation. Children will be immersed in a range of data and reason about what it tells them about growth.
PE
PE kits should be worn to school every Wednesday and Friday.
We are lucky to have a coach from Thanet wanders coming over to teach the children rugby skills on Friday afternoons.
Homework
Spellings will be given out on Monday and tested on Friday each week.
Children should continue to build the speed and accuracy they are able to answer times table questions. Times table rock stars is a brilliant, fun way of doing this.
Children will bring home a reading book and reading record, please regularly record and discuss their chosen book. Children should be encouraged to complete the online quizzes for books they have read.
Any questions/queries, please do ask the class teacher – we are at the classroom door at the end of every day and are happy to talk to you.