Year 5
· PE is on Monday and Thursday.
· Homework is given out on Friday and should be returned on Wednesday.
· Mental maths and spelling tests are on Friday
· Children will visit the school library each week. Please see the Year 5 newsletter for class times.
· Children will change their reading book each week. Children have been told what day they will change their reading book. They should bring their reading book and Reading Record to school every day.
Summer 2024
Key dates:
Monday 22nd – Friday 26th April – Year 5 residential trip to Abbey Home Farm (Group 1)
Monday 29th April – Friday 3rd May – Year 5 residential trip to Abbey Home Farm (Group 2)
Wednesday 15th – Friday 17th May – Wales Residential Trip
Thursday 6th June – Osprey class assembly
Thursday 13th June – Goldfinch class assembly
English:
In Summer 1 our poetry unit will be on Shakespeare’s sonnets. We will learn about their structure and Shakespeare’s use of rhyme and language. The children will also be taught how to write a balanced argument and learn the conventions of a play script.
After the half term, the children will focus on the poetry of Benjamin Zephaniah. They will also develop their questioning skills by conducting an interview for a magazine and learn how to write in an informal style through journaling.
We follow the Destination Reader scheme for Reading. We will continue to develop our fluency and comprehension skills as readers through daily practise and a weekly comprehension.
Maths:
In our maths lessons we follow the White Rose scheme. In the Summer term, we will focus on shape, position and direction, decimals, negative numbers, converting units and volume.
Science:
In Summer 1, our topic is Materials. The children will learn about, compare and group everyday materials on the basis of their properties. They will learn about reversible and irreversible changes. In Summer 2, the children will learn about Forces. They will learn about gravity, friction, air and water resistance.
History:
In Summer 1, our topic is the Vikings. We will learn about the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the throne until the time of Edward the Confessor. In Summer 2, children will learn about the changes to British Society during the reign of Queen Victoria.
Religious Education:
In RE we follow the Waltham Forest agreed SACRE scheme. This term, our units are “What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?” and “Humanism.”
French:
In French, the children will learn how to express preferences. They will learn how to talk about their clothes and pets, as well as numbers and calculations and will learn about Bastille Day.
Art:
In Art we focus on textiles. We will learn to layer and overlap fabrics to create interesting colours, textiles and effects.
Design and Technology:
In Summer 2, we will design, make and evaluate scones with packaging!
Music:
In Music, we follow the Charanga scheme. This term we will look at the units “Freedom to Improvise – How does Music Shape Our Way of Life” and “Battle of the Bands” – How Does Music Connect us with the Environment.”
Computing:
In Computing, children will learn about staying safe online and digital literacy.
Physical Education:
In PE children will focus on Athletics, Cricket and Rounders.
Relationship and Health Education:
In RHE we follow the 1Decision scheme. This term we will look at the units Feelings and Emotions and Growing and Changing.