Year 5

Welcome to Heather Class!

 

Year 5

Welcome to Year 5 at Middlethorpe Primary Academy, better known as Heather Class where we have Miss Storr, Mrs Pullan and Miss Secker as our teaching staff.

Our Year 5 class is called Heather Class because all our classes are named from the beautiful book The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane.  You can find all of our class poems from the book in our school entrance. 

In Heather Class we are learning about lots of exciting times in the past.  We love learning about the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings.  Later in the year we find out about the Mayan Civilisation.  Our Geography curriculum is also full of interest too as we learn about rivers and then South America. From how people show commitment to God in RE to perspective in Art, we have something for every child.  

Reading at home: Every child is expected to read five times per week. Please try to hear your child read and make a comment in their reading record book.  The children have a school reading book but they can also read on Reading Plus or a book of their own. It is about them enjoying reading. Reading record books will be checked every week.  Reads will be tallied and certificates awarded for 25, 50, 75, 100 and more reads

Times Tables: The children will continue to practice their times tables, to develop their fluency ready for Year 6. In addition to this, they should also be using TT Rockstars to help with their speed and accuracy of their times tables knowledge.

PE

Please ensure that children bring the correct full outdoor/indoor PE kit. Long hair should be tied back please and children should have no earrings in for PE due to health and safety.  Please label ALL uniform and PE kit items.  

 

Homework in Year 5

Each week the children will be set homework.  

• Please aim to read five times a week. This really helps children to practise their reading skills.  Reading Plus APP or Lexia APP (depending on which APP the children have been assigned) can also be read. 
• Each half term, home-learning will be assigned in connection to the main topic (History, Geography, Religious Education, Art, Design and Technology) or Science recall activity. Knowledge Organisers will be provided to aid the completion of the learning challenges. 
• Children all have a TT Rock Stars account. This game-style platform encourages children to learn to recall times tables in a fun way.  We would love it if children can practise at home whenever they have a little spare time.

 

 

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Year 5 Current Learning

Year 5 Prior Learning

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