Welcome to Year 5!
In Red Kites, you will find Miss Yeowart (Class Teacher) and Mrs Holt (PPA teacher, Tuesday afternoon).
Topic and History: The Vikings
During the first half term, we will be learning about The Vikings. We will learn be learning who the Vikings are, where they came from, what their life was like and their beliefs. We will linking our topic with aspects of the art and DT curriculum to make various different artefacts that replicate those of the Vikings.
English
During the first part of this term, we be looking at changing genre. We will be focusing on the text Arthur and the Golden Rope and looking at how we can change the genre of this before composing our own.
Maths
This half term we will be studying Multiplication and Division. We will be looking at factors, multiples of numbers, prime numbers, square and cubed numbers and solving these in different investigations.
Art/DT
During the first half term, we be looking a way in which the Vikings will have dyed materials to make clothing and decorations. We will be using natural materials that we can find locally to dye our own materials.
P.E. (Wednesday and Thursday)
This term in Year 5 will be learning gymnastics. Children will learn and develop skills in how to create a sequence using follow and leading.
Long hair should be tied back. While children should not be wearing any jewellery other than a watch and/or stud earrings, both of which will need to be removed for P.E. lessons.
Children who wear earrings must remove them for PE. If they are unable to do this themselves, they have to be taken out at home prior to coming into school. Tape is not allowed to be used due to health and safety.
If the children are unable or have forgotten to take out their earrings, they are not allowed to take part physically but they can be given different jobs around the PE lesson such as observations of class performances, taking pictures, writing about the key points for the particular skill you are focusing on during that lesson.
RE
This term we will be studying incarnation.
ICT
This term we will be looking at Spreadsheets and creating graphs and bar charts linked with Maths and History.
PSHE
We will be learning about family and friends. We will also be looking at anti bullying.
Science
During this half term we be looking and properties of materials and how materials change.
Homework
Homework is set each Friday to be returned to school on Thursday
All children are expected to do private reading at home and also to practice their spellings and multiplication tables. In each homework book, there is a list of the statutory year 5/6 spelling words. These should be learnt independently across the year in addition to spelling rules set as homework. There will be a weekly spelling test which is held on Thursday.
In the children's homework books there is a set of tasks for them to do weekly- their homework books must be brought into class each week to be marked.
If you ever feel you need to speak to me about your child or about his/her education, please find me at the end of the day, or send a letter into school with your child, and I will be happy to speak to you.
Miss Yeowart
Do you have any other ideas for this page? Why not let your teacher know!
Have you seen the Kids' Zone? Play games, and visit some cool websites. You can vote for your favourites!