Welcome to Year 5

Nurturing bright futures 

Respect    Responsibility   Resilience 

​Meet The Team

5P Class Teacher - Miss A. Asif

5P Email: aqsa.asif@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk

5G Class Teacher - Miss K. Weaver

5G Email: kirsten.weaver@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk

Year 5 Teaching Assistants - Mrs S. Hall and Mrs C. Burden

Welcome to Year 5! We are really looking forward to continuing and sharing in your learning journey this year and have planned plenty of lessons to engage, excite and inspire your learning. We hope that you all enjoy your time in Year 5 and if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us on our class e-mail and we will be more than happy to support you.  

Home Learning

Over the course of the Autumn Term, Year 5 will be trialling home learning on Purple Mash. Every Friday, children will be set a task that will be related to their learning at school and will need to be completed by the following Friday. Please can you ensure that your child tries to complete the task set.

Reading Books will be changed once your child has finished reading their book. There is a box in the classroom for the children to put their book in. We would like to encourage children to change their book at least once a week to increase their reading fluency. Please can you ensure that you sign your child's Reading Record a minimum of 3 times each week, in line with school expectations. Children need to bring their reading book into school each day; even if it doesn’t need changing.

Reading Eggs is a great way for your child to continue improving their reading and comprehension skills. The levels allow children to read a variety of genres and each book has eight different activities to complete, ranging from dictionary work to answering comprehension questions. Logins can be found in the front of your child's Reading Record book. It is our expectation that children login to Reading Eggs and complete one book and the related activities at least twice a week as part of their Home Learning.

Times Table Rock Stars and Numbots is a great way for your child to practise their times tables and number skills. Logins can be found in the front of your child's Reading Record book. It is our expectation that children login in to Times Table Rock Stars twice a week as part of their Home Learning.

Autumn Term Curriculum

P.E.

5P                                                                                     5G

Tuesday p.m. - Football                                                Tuesday p.m. - Football

Thursday a.m. - Swimming & Football                          Thursday a.m. - Football & Swimming

(Thursday 11th, 18th and 25th September)               (Thursday 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd October)

P.E. kit will be required every Tuesday and Thursday, which should include non-logo jogging bottoms or shorts, plain jumper/hoodie, a white t-shirt and trainers. We recommend bringing a carrier bag too as trainers may get muddy and covered in grass. Please ensure all P.E. kits are named and in school on the day that your child has P.E. When your child is swimming, please ensure that they have a swimming costume or shorts, a towel and a plastic bag to put their wet things in.

English

This half term, we will be creating an adventure story linked to the book Cosmic and creating a poem based on The Highwayman.  In the second half of the term, children will write a story linked to the book Rose Blanche and learn all about David Attenborough before choosing a famous person of their choice to write a biography.

Our end of day reader will be Skelling by David Almond.

Children will take part in Read Write Inc. Spelling lessons four times a week. Please ensure that you are giving your child the opportunity to practice their spellings with you each week and that they have their Spelling Log Book in school every day.

Maths:

This half term, we will be focussing on Number: Place Value, Addition and Subtraction and Multiplication and Division. In the second half term, we will be focussing on Number: Multiplication and Division and Fractions. All lessons will focus on Maths mastery following the White Rose scheme. Maths Fluency will take place every day for 10 minutes following the KS2 Mastering Number scheme.

Science:

In Science, we will be learning about Forces in the first half term, where the children will have the opportunity to carry out investigations about gravity, friction, air resistance and water resistance. During the second half term, we will be learning about Earth and Space, with the children learning about the solar system, planets and the lunar cycle.

Humanities:

This half term, in History, we will be learning all about Invaders and answering the question: How did the arrival of the Vikings change life in Britain? In the second half of the term, in Geography, we will be learning about Deserts and answering the question: What is a desert?

Art & Design:

In Art and Design, the children will study Expression, where they will learn about the Expressionist art movement and the 'Father of Expressionism', Edvard Munch. They will explore different ways to portray feelings and emotions in art to create an imaginative self-portrait.

Computing:

Using Purple Mash, the children will use Micro:bits to code a mini micro:bit, Coding and Spreadsheets.

French:

This term, the children will be studying the following topics: 

Music:

Using Charanga, the children's learning will focus on the song Livin' on a Prayer. They will have many opportunities to listen to and appraise music, study lyrics and rhythm, as well as play either the glockenspiel or recorder.

R.S.H.E.

This term, the children will focus on managing friendships and peer influence; responding respectfully to a wide range of people; recognising prejudice and discrimination.

R.E.

During the first half term, the children will focus on Why do people have to stand up for what they believe in? During the second half term, the children will focus on Why doesn't Christianity always look the same?