Year 5
Year 5
Welcome to Year 5 – we hope that you are looking forward to the year as much as we are.
This year the teachers in Year 5 are Ms Jennings (Monday – Wednesday), Mrs Bowden (Thursday – Friday) and supported by Mrs Moore (Tuesday – Friday).
Welcome to Year 5
We are really excited to start our year with a new topic on Arctic adventures. We will be looking at the Titanic – its voyage, the people on the ship, the series of events, etc. After this we will be using our text ‘The Island’ to look at a personal journey in the Arctic.
We are still in the planning stages of many aspects of the term so that we can enrich the children’s learning whilst adhering to Covid guidelines.
Useful Information
Homework
At the moment we hope that the children are settling in to a routine of being in school again. We will be setting homework over the next few weeks – watch this space for tasks etc.
In the mean time don’t forget that it is really important to share reading with an adult at home at least 3 times a week, practise your times tables and learn your spelling rules.
Useful Links
We have compiled web links that we feel would be useful for children and parents. Have a look at our Useful links document for ideas.
The Department for Education have also compiled a list of links for all children. Have a look at the DfE web links
The link for Purple Mash
BBC Bitesize is a fantastic site for all subjects
Online safety at home for ages 8-10
Online safety at home activity 2 for ages 8-10
Link to Forest School Saxon Soup Recipe
Supporting Your Child’s Learning Journey at Home
Below, please find a guide to learning spellings, the Statutory Spellings for Y5/6 and a booklet covering the grammar covered in Year 5.
New-Curriculum-Spelling-List-Years-5-And-6
Grammar Year 5 parents guide
Take a look at our writing non-negotiables. Make sure you use these to help you with proof-reading.
Reading
Parents often tell us that they struggle to find age-appropriate books that appeal to children as they reach upper KS2.
Please see our suggested reading lists to get your children inspired.
