Year 5

‍Welcome to the Year 5 page

Newsflash! The Welcome To Year 5 meeting will be held in the school hall on Thursday 19th September at 2.30pm.

Year 5 marks the beginning of UKS2, which means our children are nearing the end of their primary school journey! There is so much to look forward to this year: an exciting curriculum, opportunities to explore our local community and lots of practical learning opportunities. We will also aim to develop the children's independence with their learning which will stand them in good stead for Year 6 and beyond!

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About the team!

Your class teachers in Year 5 are Mrs Coulton (Stingrays) and Miss Eastgate (Sharks). Mrs Taylor and Ms Gee are our teaching assistants and they help to support children with their learning across both classes, whilst Mrs Hooper is our UKS2 HLTLA and supports both Year 5 and 6. We are also very lucky to have Miss Davenport assisting in the Stingray classroom.

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PPA Cover (Planning, Preparation and Assessment)

Once a fortnight on a Friday, both Year 5 classes will be taught by our wonderful PPA teachers, Mrs Hooper and Mrs Cowin, who the children know very well.

Mrs Mitchell will also cover the Shark class on Wednesday morning from 9am - 11am.

If you wish to contact us then please feel free to e-mail, ring or catch us on the playground after school.

eeastgate@mvps.org.uk

hcoulton@mvps.org.uk

If you have any worries about any particular parts of the curriculum that your child may have missed, please feel free to talk with us!

Thank you,

The Year 5 Team                               

Mrs Coulton, Miss Eastgate, Mrs Taylor and Ms Gee. 

General information

PE

Year 5 outdoor PE is on a Thursday morning and indoor PE is on a Monday afternoon.

Homework

Reading homework is given out on a Friday and is expected in on the following Friday.  It consists of comprehension questions that the children should be able to answer mostly on their own.  Maths homework will also be set on a Friday and will be on Doodle Maths online. If they are finding any of their homework too difficult, please encourage them to speak to their teacher before the homework due date.  The children will also be expected to practise their spellings and read at least 3 times out loud to an adult – this reading should be acknowledged and signed off by an adult in their reading record.

Our expectation is that the children should be able to complete their homework on their own and should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.   

Curriculum

Maths

Multiplication and Division

• Multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts.
• Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one or two digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for 2 digit numbers.
• Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a 1 digit number using the formal written method of short division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context.
• Solve problems involving addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these, including understanding the use of the equals sign.

Fractions

• Compare and order fractions whose denominators are multiples of the same number.
• Identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually including tenths and hundredths.
• Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements.
• Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples of the same number.
• Multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams.
• Read and write decimal numbers as fractions.
• Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling by simple fractions and problems involving simple rates.

English

Listed below are some of the blocks of learning that we will be studying this year. There will also be some other smaller blocks of learning throughout the year.

Autumn

• Explanation writing about a rover built for planet Pandora.
• Argument writing about graffiti.
• Sci-Fi Fiction story based on robots.

Spring

• MacBeth study
• Fantasy fiction writing based on HarryPotter
• Fiction writing based on Weslandia.
• Report writing about Dragons

Summer

• Persuasive writing based on For the Birds
• Poetry based on Dreadful Menace
• Fiction writing linked to Oktapodi
• Recount about Eden Project

Humanities

Below are the history and geography topics we will be studying in Year 5, along with a brief description of what the children will be learning about.

Autumn

Geography - New York, New York

• Study of New York City
• Map skills

Spring

History - The Anglo Saxons

• Anglo Saxon kings
• Viking and Anglo Saxon rule and effects on Britain.

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History - Islamic Civilisations

• Islamic Empire
• Important early Islamic cities such as Baghdad and Cordoba

 Summer  

Geography - Rainforests

• Location of rainforests across the globe
• The importance of rainforests
• Deforestation
• Class Trip to the Eden Project.