Year 5
Spring 1
Welcome to Year 5:
Amaryllis and Gardenia Class
Welcome
We would like to welcome everyone back to Spring 1 term for year 5! We hope that 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 and read for 30 minutes each night – Pupils in year 5 should be moving on from their Yellow bookmark (end of Autumn 2) and aim to complete Green before the end of the term. Children are given Maths homework every Friday and it is due the following week. |
| PE | In Spring term, the PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday for both classes. Please ensure that your child has their PE kit on these days. |
| Trips | Cultural Events and Trips this term include:
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| Key Times | For year 5, the school day will begin at 8.45, and end at 3.30. |
 
What are we learning?
| Literacy | In Literacy, we will be actively exploring The Lost Happy Endings by Carol Ann Duffy and FarTher by Grahame Baker-Smith. We will be focusing on descriptive writing, persuasive writing, information reports and explanation texts.  |
| Maths | In Maths, we will be focusing on Multiplication and Division before moving on to Fractions. We will end the term by looking at Decimals and Percentages. |
| Science | In Science, we will be looking at the properties of materials. In particular, we will be focusing on conductors and solubility. |
| Geography | In Geography, we will be learning all about Brazil and what makes it distinctive. We will be focusing on flora and fauna, job distribution and sources of energy. |
| History | In History, we will be continuing our learning about the Anglo-Saxon England focusing on what we can learn from their way of life. |
| RE | In RE, we will be exploring the notion that belief in Akhirah (life after death) helps Muslims lead good lives. |
| Computing | We will be coding using Crumble Software. We will be using our knowledge to make circuits to power our own fairground rides. |
| Art | In Art, we will be learning about painting, looking at primary and secondary colours, improving our knowledge of colour mixing. |
| French | In French, we will be looking at different sports, how to ask and give opinions about what sports I/you like and dislike and finally, being able to describe the sports you do. |
| PSHE | In PSHE we will be learning about human rights. We will look at how and why we should respect everyone around us, despite our differences. Finally, we will look at how laws are developed. |
| PE | In PE we will be doing Gymnastics and Dance. We will develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance during our lessons. |
| Music | For our music lessons, children will be learning about major, minor and pentatonic scales and will be composing their own. |
| DT | In DT we will be designing and making bird boxes. Our key individual this term will be Roma Agrawal, a British-Indian structural engineer. |
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 – please encourage them to use this frequently, as it will really help with their quick recall of mathematical facts.
