Welcome to Year Five
Mrs Stott, Mrs Farnworth and Mrs Vaughan help the children in Year 5 with their learning
Scroll down for details on term dates, educational visits, homework and other useful information...
Things to bring to school
Every day: reading diary and reading book
Monday – Completed homework
Wednesday - PE kit (PE kit is a white t-shirt and blue or black shorts)
Dates for your diary
Wednesday 17th February- WW2 topic visitors from Portland Basin to school (please see Arbor for payment details)
Wednesday 21st February - Parents' meetings (times TBC)
Wednesday 28th February- Parents invited in to watch a writing lesson
Wednesday 28th February- Year 5 Fairtrade assembly
We ask that you initial all completed homework and reading for your child in their homework diaries. Thank you.
Learning in year 5 Spring term 2
Spring 2
Living in Extreme Environments
Learning in year 5 Spring term 1
Spring 1
Conflict and Consequences
In HISTORY , we will be learning about WW2 and more specifically what life was like for people living in Britain (e.g. air raids, air raid shelters, masks, evacuation, rationing, propaganda etc).
In ENGLISH this half term we will be using extracts from Goodnight Mr Tom and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (amongst others) to help us with writing our own narrative passages. We will be focussing on using dialogue to show character and descriptive language. We will also be using Extracts from Anne Frank's Diary to write an informal letter.
In MATHS this half term, we will be furthering our learning about fractions. We will be adding and subtracting fractions, converting between mixed number and improper fractions and multiplying fractions. We will delve further into multiplying and dividing by using known facts to help us calculate mentally as well as refining our written methods.
in SCIENCE this half term, we will continue to learn about materials and their properties. In particular, we will be focussing on changing states and reversible and irreversible changes.
In COMPUTING we will be learning about databases. We will gather, record, present and compare data is databases
In DT we will be learning about structures and in particular, bridges. We will be learning about how to strengthen structures to support a load by constructing our own bridges.
In PSHE we will be using Jigsaw resources to help us think about our goals and how we will go about achieveing them.
In FRENCH, we will be revising numbers and using this to help with telling the time.
Learning in year 5 Autumn term 2
Autumn 2
Trade Places
Learning in year 5 Autumn term 1
Autumn 1
Industrial Revolution
In HISTORY this half term, we will be learning about the causes and consequences of The Industrial Revolution, with a specific focus on Ashton under Lyne. Did you know that in 1750 Ashton was just a small village?
In our ENGLISH lessons this half term, we are using extracts from Harry Potter to write diary entries and descriptive settings. We are then going to write non-chonological reports where we present everything we have found out about the Industrial Revolution.
In our MATHS lessons this half term, we will using Power Maths to learn about place value within 1,000,000 (which includes reading, writing, partitioning, comparing and rounding numbers). We will also be looking at adding and subtracting numbers using mental strategies and formal written methods.
In SCIENCE lessons, we will be continuing to learn about forces. We will be learning about Sir Isaac Newton and gravity. We will also be learning about air resistance, water resistance as well as balanced and unbalanced forces.
In COMPUTING we will be using our skills in word processing and PowerPoint to present information in attractive and purposeful ways.
In DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY we will be making pop-up books using sliders, spacers and levers.
In RE our focus is on the story of Creation in Genesis.
In FRENCH we are learning how to say what the weather is like and writing our own weather forecasts.
Do you want to do extra maths at home?!
Here is the link to White Rose Maths, which is the scheme we use in school - linked to Power Maths.
There are loads of activities in here and you can choose the appropriate level to do.
If you wish to contact us, our email addresses are:
Mrs Farnworth farnworthk@sja.fa1.uk
Mrs Stott stottc@sja.fa1.uk
You can also make an appointment by telephoning reception on 0161 330 2008 and we will try to get back to you as soon as we can.
Our class prayers
At lunch time:
For health and strength and daily food, we thank you God.
Amen
At the end of the day:
At the end of the day we would like to say
Thank you God for a lovely day
Please keep us safe till the morning
Amen
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