Class 5 - Mrs Morgan
Dear Parents,
Firstly, Happy new year! I hope all the children had a wonderful time over the holidays and have come back to school rested and ready for more learning. Last term they were really engaged with the learning and were enjoying having responsibilities around the school.
Please continue to support your child to complete their homework on time, this year it is to be completed online at maths.co.uk and spag.com - the children have their log ins in their reading diaries. Homework will be set every Friday and I expect it to be completed by Thursday.
It is also very important to carry on encouraging your children to read frequently. I understand that older children may not want to hear being read but you can still discuss their books with them. I know not every child has a love for reading so encourage them to read magazines, newspapers, poetry and information texts even if this is on the computer. Can I please ask that you remind the children to write all their reading in their reading diaries to help us keep track of those who are reading and those who aren’t as it means we can support this more in class.
This Term’s Learning
Our main theme is ‘The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings’ followed by ‘Mountains’. The first is a Historical theme- we will be studying life in Britain during the Anglo-Saxon and Viking Era. This is followed by a geographical unit that will teach the children about different mountain formations. We will be writing biographies on famous people from these eras and looking poetry. In R.E we will look at the different religions use art and music in their beliefs. Our Science does not link to our theme but will we be looking at materials. In D/T, we will be advancing on the from the free standing structures we built and try to add moving parts to make a moving bridge. We will be looking at sawing skills. . As a class we will also be reading the books ‘Why the Whales Came’ and ‘When the mountains roared’.
In Maths we will continually practise arithmetic skills, whilst also focusing on fractions, decimals and percentages.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries
Kind Regards the Year 5 Team
For information on our work plans, please see the documents below:
Long Term Plans
| Homework/Tests | Physical Activities | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | ||
| Tuesday | P.E | |
| Wednesday | ||
| Thursday | Homework due in | |
| Friday | Homework given out | P.E |
Reading Scheme
In KS2 we use Renaissance Reading to help the children develop their reading skills. The children are assessed periodically to monitor how they are progressing and to make sure they are choosing books that are of appropriate level of difficulty for them.
