Year 5
Summer 1
Welcome to Year 5:
Flying Fox Class & Brown Lemur Class
Mr. Turner is teaching Flying Fox class and Miss Sellami is teaching Brown Lemur class.
Welcome
Welcome to Year 5 Summer 1! We hope you find the information below useful. This information will help you support your child at home with the organization 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 Green Read the Rainbow bookmark before the end of the term. |
| PE | In year 5, the PE days are: Brown Lemur – Mondays and Wednesdays Forth Bridge – Wednesdays and Fridays Please ensure that your child has their PE kit on these days. |
| Trips | Cultural Events and Trips this term include: Westminster Abbey |
| Key Times | For year 5, the school day will begin at 8.30, and end at 3.30. |
 
What are we learning?
| Literacy | In Literacy, we are reading The Boy at the back of the class by Onjali Q. Rauf to develop our understanding of first-person narratives. We will be developing skills in narrative, dilemmas, and writing balanced arguments. |
| Math | In Mathematics, we will be focusing on , Geometry statistics, place value and calculation. |
| Science | In Science, we will be looking at living things and their habitats. |
| Geography | In Geography, we will be learning about sustainable living. We will continue to learn about Brazil, focusing on the city of Curitiba, and what makes it sustainable. |
| History | In History, we will build on our prior historical knowledge to investigate the Vikings and how they lived. We will learn about the Viking reputation and how this was formed. We will develop our knowledge of how the past is constructed from a range of sources. |
| RE | In religion, we will be focusing on Judaism and the importance of their stories. This will continue from children’s learning of Judaism in Year 4 where they looked at the importance of carrying out Gods message.
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| Computing | We will be focusing on coding in computing. Children will begin to simplify code as well as create their own playable games. |
| Art | In Art, we will be exploring how to make sculptures using different materials, developing our knowledge of the visual element: form.  |
| French | In French, we will be looking at music and opinions, as well as revisiting verbs from previous terms. |
| PSHE | This term in PSHE, we will be looking at feelings. We will look at factors which affect our feelings and strategies to help us share and control our emotions.
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| PE | In PE we will be learning athletics, developing our understanding of running, throwing and jumping.  |
| Music | This term in music, we will be looking at Musical Theatre, bringing together the skills of acting, dancing and singing. As well as learning songs from the Opera, The Magic Flute. |
| DT | In DT we will be looking at technologies, focusing on alarming vehicles. |
How can I help at home?
One of the key ways 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 and Miss Sellami to arrange a meeting.
Thanks,
Mr. Turner and Miss Sellami
