Class 5
Class 5 Teachers
Class 5 Support Staff
Welcome to Year 5
We are delighted to welcome you and your child to Year 5. This is an exciting stage in their learning journey, where independence, responsibility and curiosity truly begin to shine. Over the year, children are encouraged to challenge themselves, think critically and develop greater confidence both inside and outside the classroom. We place a strong emphasis on teamwork, respect and kindness, helping children to grow not only academically but also socially and emotionally- all underpinned by our school motto 'Do Everything in Love.'
We value the partnership between home and school and believe that by working together we can ensure that every child thrive. Please check our Class Story on Class Dojo regularly and feel free to contact us on Dojo with any questions- Miss Curtis Mon- Wed and Mrs Radford Thur-Fri.
Spring term
We start the term by looking at Horror Stories in English with a focus on 'Room 13' by Robert Swindells before moving onto explanation texts about biomes which links to geography and science. In Maths we focus on formal methods of multiplication and division before extending our fractions knowledge to link it to decimals and percentages. In Science our focus is forces: Issac Newton, air resistance and parachutes, water resistance, levers and pulleys and gears. In RE we focus on gospel texts and how we can support our community eg food banks. In Geography the focus is on the world map and biomes and then Madrid as a European city. We are excited that our physical activity this half term is Forest School. In Music we will explore heavy rock with a focus on 'Livin' on a Prayer.' In Computing we focus on the Mars Rover and how information can be communicated to Earth via binary. In art we focus on retrofuturism as an inspiration for designing our ideal future world. Spanish focuses on talking about pets and in PHSE we focus on diversity and communities.
Class 5 PE Days-
Spring 1 is FOREST SCHOOL very Tuesday afternoon
Children to wear their Forest School clothes all day (arms and legs to be covered for safety).
Wellies to be brought in with waterproofs in a separate bag. Please feel free to use our welly racks outside the classroom.
Naming all clothing/wellies/water bottles is very helpful.
Spring 2 is PE - Tuesday (indoor) and Thursday (outdoor)
PE kit should be in school colours e.g. yellow t-shirt / black / grey tracksuit bottoms and top (with no big logos).
Thank you.
E Safety
We teach E Safety at school. Here are some website links that you could use to talk about E Safety at home. They include games for children to play and information for you to read as a Parent/Carer.
Click on the links below to take you to the websites.
Homework Expectations
Spellings:
Each week, spellings for the following week will be sent on dojo for children to practise in advance of them being taught to help build confidence and understand meaning. Children will need to be able to write each of these words within a sentence to show that they understand the meaning of the word and the context in which it can be used.
Times Tables:
We suggest regular practice of TT rockstars to maintain quick recall. It is suggested 25 minutes each week.
Reading:
We really encourage regular reading at home to help support imagination, spellings, empathy, sentence structure as well as helping well-being. We ask for a minimum of 4 times a week for around 20 minutes and for parents to sign the reading journal each time a child has read.
Optional maths homework:
Children have the option to bring home maths sheets from the lesson to practise what we have done in lessons.
