Year 5 – Oak Class
Welcome back to Year 5. A new year and a new teacher. Welcome back to Mrs Bowden.
We’ve lots of exciting new things planned for this term. Please see our Destination outer space topic web for lots of space-related learning.
Staff working in Year 5 are:
Ms Jennings (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
Mrs Bowden (Thursday and Friday)
Mrs Ingham (Monday)
Mrs Moore (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning)
Our Autumn term topic is: Anglo Saxons
Welcome to your first term in Y5.
Please take a look at our topic web to get a flavour of what we will be doing: Saxons and sagas Autumn 2019
Useful Information
PE will continue to be on a Monday (if there’s no competitive sport) and Thursday (+ competitive sports every third Friday). Please make sure that P.E. kits are in school at all times.
Homework
New homework grids will be sent home in due course. They are pasted in the front of homework books. Homework is due in on a Wednesday.
In addition to completing an activity from the grid children are expected to read regularly (at least three times per week) and spend time on both tables and spellings.
Useful Links
The link for Purple Mash: https://www.purplemash.com/login/
Link to Forest School Saxon Soup Recipe
Supporting Your Child’s Learning Journey at Home
Below, please find Newsletters that support the teaching of Maths in Y5. Each Unit links with the time of year that the maths skill is being taught.
Below, please find the Statutory Spellings for Y5/6. All children should be aiming to spell all of these words by the end of Y6.
