Welcome to Year 5!

In Year 5, we work together as a class team to make sure our learning environment is a safe and welcoming place where children are encouraged to do their best. 

Mrs Gillman is the Year 5 Class Teacher, Mr Carey and Miss Stansfield are the class Teaching Assistants. We work hard to support the children in all aspects of their development every day. 

Mrs Gillman will be out of class every Monday and Thursday afternoon. 

PE

PE will take place every Monday afternoon. Please send your child to school in the appropriate PE kit. This half-term children have explored some Egyptian dance and are now moving on the the unit Circuit Training. 

PE Kit: 

A plain black tracksuit with no logos, plain white t-shirt and plain trainers. If you don't have a black jumper without logos, please just wear your school jumper, cardigan or fleece.

Homework

Homework will be given out on Monday and we ask that it is please returned by Friday morning. Children are able to attend a Friday morning homework drop-in session at the start of the school day. Support will be offered by Mr Carey with homework to reduce any challenges the children may have faced in completing their homework independently. 

Learning Logs

Children will also be set regular learning logs linked to a particular topic we are exploring in school. They will be encouraged to create something and be as imaginative as possible. 

Reading Books

Reading books will be changed every Wednesday. Children are asked to bring their books in each day, so we have the opportunity to read with them in school. It is important that the children are answering questions about the text after reading with an adult. We expect the children to read at least three times a week and have their reading record signed. Please sign it every time you read.

Reading regularly will support your child's learning across the curriculum. 

Reading

In reading lessons we will be focusing on our VIPERS skills: vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval and summarising. Our text this half-term is: Tutankhamun's Treasure by David Long. This a non-fiction text which discusses the discovery of Tutankhamun's legendary tomb in a relatable and exciting way. 

Writing

Our writing will be linked to our Ancient Egyptian topic and we will explore a range of genres, including: instructions, non-chronological report and a narrative. 

Below are the Year 5/6 statutory spellings that children will need to familiarise themselves with. We will practise a range of these words during our handwriting sessions and for early morning work tasks to help the children apply them in their writing. 

Topic

Our topic focus this half-term is the Ancient Egyptians. We will explore what daily life was like, what Gods/Goddesses they worshipped, mummification and lots more! Below is a copy of our topic knowledge organiser.