Welcome To Year 5

Our teachers in Year Five are Miss Bufton, Mrs Starling, and Mrs Childs.  Our TA is Miss Scott and our HLTA is Mrs Alderton. 

In the Spring Term our topic will be "Space."  We will be learning about the history of space - astronauts, the first moon landing and the development of space travel through the decades.  We will also be learning about the Earth in space - the movement of the Earth, other planets, the moon and day and night.  

Home Learning

Twinkl Reading Tests

Times Tables and Maths Learning

It is crucial, in Year 5, that children are secure with all their times tables and continue to practise these. You could use these websites below to practise these.

www.ttrockstars.com

www.multiplication.com

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Tables Rockstars

We will have regular competitions running for all children in years 2-6, which aim to improve the children's times tables knowledge using the Times Tables Rockstars website.

Each week, the child with the highest correct answers in their class will be awarded with a certificate, which will be displayed on our Rockstars board. At the end of the week, they will be able to bring this home.

Children can also use Maths Shed to practice other concepts in their maths learning.

Year 5 Arithmetic
 

We are aware that some of the children may find the current arithmetic questions a little tricky. These questions are aimed at quizzing children on concepts taught across the Autumn Term and therefore, there may be some questions which we have not covered in class so far. If children are finding certain concepts tricky, then they can chose to leave these questions.  Parents can use the calculation policy to help demonstrate the best method to solve this particular question or children can ask their teacher or TA for help.

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural in Year 5

• PE:  Please note that our PE days are changing to Tuesdays and Fridays.  In PE lessons on a Tuesday, we will be working on our gymnastics and on a Friday, we will be working on our fitness levels and skills.   Both of these units of work will help us to be the best that we can be by encouraging us to work independently, but also in partner and group work as well as teams.  
• PSHE:  In our PSHE lessons, we will be focusing on '"Dreams and Goals" (thinking about our ambitions and hopes for the future.)  In the second half term we will be looking at "Healthy Me" (learning how to look after ourselves and how to make healthy choices.)
• Time to Talk:  This term will see the return of Time To Talk.  In Year Five, we will be choosing a current news story and preparing a short presentation on this.  Parents will be invited in to watch.  Times and dates will be sent home as soon as possible so that everyone has time to prepare.  
• Music:  We are lucky enough to have Specialist County Music Services taking instrumental lessons.  Mrs Child's class will be learning how to play the violin on Tuesday mornings and Miss Bufton and Mrs Starling's class will be continuing to learn cornet, trumpet and baritone horns.  We will also be working on general musicianship, singing skills and reading music.  

  Mrs Blythe will continue as the tutor for brass lessons, but we will have a new member of staff teaching violins this term.  

   

• Each pupil will use their own allocated instrument which will be for their own individual use. Once children have mastered the basics, these are taken home for practice.  

   

School Council, Eco-Reps and Sports Ambassadors

In September, Year 5 children have the opportunity to apply for a Junior Road Safety Officer role. Once elected they are responsible for promoting Road Safety within our school and local community. There are 4 officers (2 children from each class) in total. Within this role they organise different competitions and focus weeks during the school year, such as Road Safety week and walk to School week, during these weeks they also run competitions and become judges to decide on winners. In 2022 the JRSOs decided to help Mrs Alderton create a termly newsletter that is sent out to parents. They meet half termly with their coordinator Mrs Alderton. This is a fun and rewarding job role within the school for those children who want to promote Road safety.

We are also working together with Modeshift STARS to gain an accreditation for the important work these children do in our school community.