Welcome to Beech Class - Year 5

The teacher in Year 5 is Mrs GS

Learning Support Assistants:

Mr Beckett and Miss Brown

Important Information

P.E

Thursday and Friday

In the Summer Term, Year 5 will play Cricket on Thursdays and swim on Fridays as soon as you have been informed by Parentmail that the pool is open.  Until then, we will also practise Cricket on Thursdays.    

Forest School and Music - alternate Wednesdays - see timetable below and wear appropriate FS clothing (ie long sleeved tops and trousers)

Curriculum information

Summer Term Topic: The Vikings!

(see the homework grid below)

English

Guided Reading

In Summer 2, we are going to read 'How to Train Your Dragon' by Cressida Cowell.  As usual, we will have enough copies to share in class, but if you wish your child to have their own, then please feel free to purchase it.   Reading is such an important skill: it unlocks all areas of the curriculum.  Please hear your child read at least 3 times a week, if possible.  

English: Spelling, Handwriting, Writing and SPAG (Spelling and Grammar)

We will continue to guide the children through the spellings using our 'Rising Stars' programme and other methods each week.   Spelling sessions continue to be on Friday afternoons.  Please remember that the children need to bring in their small, blue spelling books every Friday and they should practise the weekly spellings at home for a review the following week.  We will continue to work on our handwriting in the session that follows the spelling lesson.  'Big Write' is still on Friday mornings, 'Guided Reading' on Wednesday mornings and SPAG sessions on remaining days.  English, like Maths, takes place daily.   

Maths

Summer 2 continues with our 'Decimals' unit following the 'White Rose Maths' scheme.  Our focus will be using efficient methods to add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals.  We will then move on to look at Negative Numbers, Converting Units and Measuring Volume.  Please continue to support your child’s learning of times tables by regularly allowing them to play 'TT Rock Stars' or any other method that suits your child.  There continues to be a huge improvement in times tables in the class - we are so proud of the children.  Thank you for your support.  

Science 

In Science, Summer 2 consists of a Chemistry based unit looking at irreversible and reversible changes.  This includes exploring dissolving, evaporating, the use of acid and burning!

R.E.

Our R.E. topic for the Summer Term looks closely at world and local religions and communities.  

P.E. Year 5 will play Cricket on Thursdays and swim on Fridays as soon as you have been informed by Parentmail that the pool is open.  Until then, we will also practise Cricket on Thursdays.  We are lucky enough to have 'Chance to Shine' delivering some of our cricket sessions. 

Forest School and Music:

Forest School and Music will alternate each week on Wednesdays (see timetable below).

Home Learning

Homework for the Summer Term will continue to be optional and the children can pick a task from the grid linked to our Viking topic - see link below.  Should the children wish to do a piece of homework, it should be completed and handed in on Wednesdays: there is a box in the classroom.