Year 5 2023 - 2024
Miss Wildig
Mrs Mowat
Mrs Evans
Please log on to 'Google Classroom' for ongoing updates about class activities, as well as homework and remote learning.
Welcome to Year 5!
with... Mrs Mowat, Mrs Evans and Miss Wildig.
Welcome back to Year 5, we hope you are all ready for our new Summer term theme... 'Making Waves'.
We are very excited to return to school and start our coastal adventure as we begin by immersing ourselves in the mysterious and captivating novel by Michael Morpurgo
English
During our English sessions, we will be creating written pieces which draw on several aspect of our curriculum this term. With the Michael Morpurgo novel at the heart of our narrative writing, the children will explore the work of Michael Morpurgo, before moving on to investigating settings and characters. They will then write a further chapter to the story using the knowledge they have gained. Within our non- fiction unit, we will explore non-chronological reports and persuasive writing within the context of ‘Our Planet’ by David Attenborough. Within our poetry unit we will explore poems which convey imagery.
Guided Reading
Whole class Guided Reading this term will focus on the ‘…brilliantly plotted mystery swirling with secrets and myths, Mermonkeys, monsters and magic’... the Malamander by Thomas Taylor.
If you are looking for inspiration and help with choosing your next book, check out these website which has a fantastic selection of recommended books for Year 5.
https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/browse-by-age
Maths
Within Maths, we will be exploring a range of number, measurement, geometry and statistic tasks. We will also continue to build on our Arithmetic skills and ability to recall timetables up to 12x 12 at speed.
Science
Our Science work will focus around the unit of ‘Properties and changes of materials’, within this unit the children will learning to understand and use vocabulary relating to several processes – evaporation, condensation, dissolving and separating. They will also be looking at different examples of reversible and irreversible changes.
Enquiry Unit - properties and changes of materials
Homework
Your homework will be given out on a weekly basis. This will be issued online via Google Classroom on a Tuesday and we ask that this is returned the following Tuesday.
This homework will include a piece of either English or Maths and at times, it may also be a topic based project.
We also ask that you continue to read at home and complete your progress in your reading journals (please bring these into school each day). Reading both aloud to a grown up and silently to yourself are both important skills to continue practising throughout this year.
Spellings
We will focus on words taken from the Year 5/6 spelling list which you can find within the ‘Files to download’ section of this webpage. During our English and Grammar sessions in school we will practise these but they will also thread into our learning throughout the week. The spellings can be practised on Spelling Frame.
Important dates this term...
Anderton Centre Residential – Wednesday 3rd July – Thursday 4th July 2024
Please keep an eye out for dates of visits and key reminders in the school calendar!