Welcome to Term 1 in Year 5

 

We hope you have had an enjoyable and relaxing break!

 

This term we will be learning all about the Victorian era. We will be reading ‘Street Child’ By Berlie Doherty which is a historical biography of Jim, a poor street child rescued by Doctor Barnardo, one of the first benefactors to help the Victorian poor and needy. We will be writing lots of different pieces including descriptions of the workhouse. All our history and English learning will culminate in a fun ‘Victorian’ theme day where children can experience a Victorian school day.  In Maths, we will be becoming millionaires as we will be learning to manipulate the number place value system to millions before going on to decimals. We will also be revising times tables. For more detail on curriculum learning in areas studies this term, please see the newsletter.

 

Home Learning In Year 5

Home learning will continue to be set on Google classroom each week. Children will be given assignments in maths, spellings and reading comprehension with additional enrichment activities. Home learning will be set on Fridays on Google classroom and should be handed in the following Thursday on Google Classroom. If your child is unable to access Google Classroom, please let us know so that we can provide them with a paper copy.

Spellings

A list of spellings for each week will be given out after an initial spelling assessment has been undertaken. Your child will be tested in class on Thursday with the words listed and new spellings will be set on Friday. We encourage children to learn spellings using the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check method, following the sequence:

LOOK at the word

SAY the word

COVER the word

WRITE the word – in your best joined handwriting to aid hand muscle memory

CHECK their spelling against the word.

Spellings will be set on Google Classroom. If your child is unable to access Google Classroom, please go to the office for support and let us know so that we can provide them with a paper copy.

Reading

Your child will continue to bring home a reading book every day to share with you. 'Free Reading’ books may be chosen from the class library or from home. Please encourage your child to choose books that are a little challenging for them to read. Comics and easy books are also great to read as they can improve comprehension skills and give ideas for story writing, but they will not stretch their vocabulary and reading ability. Please encourage your child to read with expression and fluency, and to express opinions about the characters in the story, the plot, and what might happen next. Reading books and reading record should be brought to school each day.

Maths

All pupils will be given login details for an online maths system called Professor Assessor. Numeracy homework assignments will be given for the children to complete on computers/tablets at home. Each child will get an assignment unique to them, to practise skills that have been taught in the numeracy lessons. In addition, the children will be able to use the ‘Times Tables Fun’ system on their Professor Assessor login. They also have access to Times Tables Rock Stars.

Water Bottles

Please ensure your child brings a named bottle to school every day, filled with water. The children are allowed to fill their water bottles up during the day if they run out. Please ensure water bottles are taken home regularly and washed.

Timetable of things to remember!

Please help your child to take responsibility themselves for the things that they need to remember.  Perhaps your child could cut out the timetable and place it somewhere at home or in their school bag to remind them each day.

Day	I need to remember... Longer chapter Reading book, water bottle, sun hat, rain coat, or weather appropriate clothes.
Monday	Wear school uniform
Tuesday	Wear P.E uniform
Wednesday	Wear school Uniform
Thursday	Home Learning Handed in Spelling Test Wear school Uniform
Friday	Home Learning and New spellings given out Wear school uniform Take water bottle home to be washed

 

Please click the link below for our annual 'Meet the Teacher’ Presentation.  

If you have any queries or worries, please do not hesitate to contact the school office to arrange to speak with Miss Wilkinson. Always best to ‘nip things in the bud’!

Kind regards, 

The Year 5 Team