Year 5
Welcome to Year 5:
Katherine Johnson Class & Nelson Mandela Class
Mr Jones and Ms Kironde are teaching Katherine Johnson Class this year and Mrs Hicks is the class teacher in Neslon Mandela.
Welcome
Welcome to year 5! 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
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Homework |
Daily Homework: Spellings (Literacy Planet), Reading at home and Times Tables (all times tables up to 12) Due to our catch-up curriculum, which aims to support children in their return to school, we will be setting Music and DT as home learning. Children will access their music curriculum on https://charanga.com/ and their DT on Purple Mash https://www.purplemash.com/sch/kenthouse. |
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PE |
In year 5, the PE days are Thursday and Friday. Please ensure that your child has their PE kit on these days. |
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Trips |
Due to current circumstances we are limiting trips and external visitors, but will work to provide enrichment opportunities. |
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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 yeargroup has their own start and end time to ensure social distancing |
What are we learning?
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Literacy |
In Literacy, we will begin by reading “Street Child”. Street Child is an exciting, historical story, based on a true story of an orphan whose life inspire Doctor Barnardo to help street children. We will be using the text as a basis for creating news reports and narrative writing. |
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Maths |
In maths, we will be focusing on Place Value, Addition and Subtraction. We will also be doing catch-up sessions in order to support with areas taught during lockdown. |
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Science |
Space will be the main focus of Science this half-term, learning about satellites, seasons, day and night cycles, and the planets. |
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Geography |
We will be learning about lines of longitude and latitude, and map skills – this will link in with our work in Science. |
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History |
In History, we will be moving on chronologically from year 4, learning about what happened in Britain when the Romans left, learning about the Anglo-Saxons. |
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RE |
In RE, we will be moving on from learning about Sikh key beliefs, and about the concept of commitment. |
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Computing |
Coding will be our main focus for computing, learning about variables, loops, and contingent statements. |
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Art |
In art, we will be learning about drawing, with a focus on perspective, and 3D drawing. |
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French |
In French, we will start by learning about telling the time in French, and then move on to describing likes and dislikes. |
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PSHE |
In PSHE we will be thinking about families and relationships. We will also have a focus on wellbeing. |
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PE |
In PE we will be doing Gymnastics. |
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Music |
On Charanga, children will be learning about classic rock, starting with Bon Jovi. |
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DT |
In DT we will learning about how circuits are used in engineering |
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 3- 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. Practising times tables frequently is vital, and children should be confident in their times tables by the end of year 4.
Children have logins for Mathletics, Literacy Planet 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 Mrs Hicks, Ms Kironde or Mr Jones, or you can arrange a meeting via Zoom.
Thanks,
Mrs Hicks, Ms Kironde, and Mr Jones
