Year 5
Summer 2
Welcome to Year 5:
Flying Fox Class & Brown Lemur Class
Mr Turner is teaching Flying Fox class and Ms Sellami is teacher Brown Lemur class.
Welcome
Welcome to Year 5 Summer 2! We hope you find the information below useful. This information will help you support your child at home with the organisation of their week and their learning at home.
Key Times
| Homework | Each week, children are expected to learn their spellings, practise handwriting (letterjoin.co.uk) and times tables (ttrockstars.com) and read for 30 minutes each night – Pupils in Year 5 should aim to complete their Blue Read the Rainbow bookmark before the end of the term. |
| PE | In Year 5, the PE days are: Flying Fox – Wednesdays and Fridays Brown Lemur – Mondays and Wednesdays Please ensure that your child has their PE kit on these days. |
| Trips | Cultural Events and Trips this term include: Residential Farm Trip (17th – 21st June 2024) Royal Opera House (14th June) Tate Modern (20th June) |
| Key Times | For Year 5, the school day will begin at 8.50, and end at 3.35. Please stick to these timings as each year group has their own start and end time to ensure social distancing. |
 
What are we learning?
| Literacy | We will be reading Holes this term, which is a very exciting book! We will be taking inspiration from this story to create our own narrative, newspaper report and poetry. |
| Math | In Maths we will be focusing on measurement, specifically length and volume. We will also look at problem solving and consolidating this year’s learning. |
| Science | In Science, we will be learning about animals including humans – exploring the human life cycle and gestation periods. |
| Geography | In Geography, we will be learning about ecosystems before moving on to think about fieldwork using a range of data collection methods. |
| History | Moving on from the Vikings, we will start to think about the Medieval period in Britain, trying to answer the question “Was life in a medieval village ‘nasty, brutish, and short?’” |
| RE | We will be exploring the question, “What is the best way for a Sikh to show commitment to God?” We will learn about the 5K’s, the Sewa and the Amrit Ceremony. |
| Computing | This term we will complete our work on designing and creating games before moving to look at word processing. |
| Art | In Art this half-term, we will be creating textiles, focusing on “mola” designs inspired by the Kuna people. Our key artist is Rita Smith, who was born in Panama. |
| French | In Summer 2, we will continue working on expressing opinions, and trying to justify these opinions. |
| PSHE | In PSHE, we will be looking at the changes we go through during puberty. |
| PE | During Summer term we will be continuing with Athletics, as well as learning to play cricket and rounders. |
| Music | This term in music, we will continue performing Musical Theatre, bringing together the skills of acting, dancing and singing. |
| DT | In DT we will work on a project relating to electrical circuits and alarms. |
How can I help at home?
One of the keyways every parent can help is to ensure that your child is at school every day and on time. Other than this, the main way you can help is by ensuring that your child reads every day, for at least 30 minutes – this can be with you, or on their own, but it is the most effective way of ensuring that your child progresses and learns outside of school. Practicing times tables frequently is vital.
Children have logins for Times Tables Rock Stars and Purple Mash– please encourage them to use this frequently, as it will really help with their quick recall of mathematical facts.
If you have any questions, please talk to Mr Turner or Ms Sellami to arrange a meeting.
Thanks,
Mr Turner and Ms Sellami
