Welcome to Year 5
We are really looking forward to this term and we hope you are too! Autumn Term is a very busy one, so here’s what we’ll be up to!
English
We’ve got lots of exciting activities planned in English. Our writing focus is based on a book called Leon & The Place Between. We will be creating our own narrative using a circus theme. We will also be writing a non-chronological report based on a film clip called Pandora. We will be creating our own mythical creature and writing our own report. We will be analysing different texts and video clips to help inspire our own writing, so that we can carry on being awesome authors too!
We will be analysing different texts and video clips to help inspire our own writing, so that we can carry on being awesome authors too!
We will develop our SPAG knowledge through continuing to learn about the various word classes and different spelling patterns, including the Y5/6 word list. We will be focusing on how to apply all our SPAG work into our own writing.
In Guided Reading, we will be studying The Nowhere Emporium by Ross McKenzie, which is a fantasy narrative based on time travel.
Maths
We will continue to develop our skills in the 4 operations, our understanding of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Interpreting Tables and Area & Perimeter. We will be focusing on the Using and Applying aspect of Maths through Reasoning Challenges and improving our Maths fluency through Fluent in Five each day.
Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12.
Science
Our first topic this half term are Earth & Space. We will be finding out about the phases of the moon, how shadows are formed and about the seasons change. Our second topic this half term is Forces. We will be carrying out investigations to test materials to see how friction affects movement.
Topic
Our topic for the whole of this term is The Tudors. We will be learning all about the Tudor reign- Henry 8th and his 6 wives, the break with Rome and what daily life was like in the Tudor times.
Jigsaw
Our first Puzzle is called Being Me In My World. We will be discussing how we learn, how we can help others and our school community. Our next Puzzle is called Celebrating Difference where we will discuss how being different to each other makes us special and unique.
Computing
We will be using different types of information to create our own databases. We will be using imovie to create different types of media.
PE
PE will be on Mondays & Wednesdays.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PE KIT.
HOMEWORK
We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.
Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.
We read in class every day, so make sure you always have your Reading Log in school.
Please make sure you also read twice each week at home and ask an adult to sign your Reading Log for you. We will sign your Reading Log every WEDNESDAY to check you have read at home, so please don’t forget!!
Miss Turner, Mr Griffin, Mrs, Wright & Mr Jones