5KF

Class: Year 5 Class 5RM and 5KF

Date: Summer 2 2019

General Information / Upcoming Events

Thank you for all your support in the last half term.   Diary Dates:

WC 10.6.19 Year 5 Bake Sale – Raising Money for Alzheimer’s Society. We would be very grateful for any cakes/biscuits.

20.6.19 – 5KF trip to Castleshaw

21.6.19 – 5RM trip to Castleshaw

2.7.19 Sports Day

5.7.19 – Year 5 trip – Oldham Culture Trail (details to follow)

9.7.19 – DT workshops (details to follow)

PE

P.E. day is on a Thursday.  Please ensure your child has suitable P.E. kit for both inside and outside including jogging bottoms, a jumper and trainers.  Pumps are needed for the hall.

In addition to the Thursday P.E. lesson, all children will complete a ‘daily mile’.  This will involve them running/walking a mile of the playground every day.

Reading Books

Children will develop their reading skills once a week with the class teacher as part of a guided reading group.  In addition to this, children are expected to read independently at home at least three times a week.  This could be a book from home or a book from the school library.  Please could you sign their Home Reading Records each time they read with a small comment that you or your child can write. Children can use the school library on a Monday, Thursday and Friday lunchtime.

Curriculum – What will children be learning this half term?

English

Who Let the Gods Out by Maz Evans. All reading, SPAG and writing will be planned around this book. 

Fiction – adventure story including a Greek God

Non-fiction – newspaper report

Maths

Decimals

Position and direction

Measures and converting measures Volume

Science

Forces-Gravity, Air resistance, Water resistance, Friction

Levers, pulleys and gears

RE / PSHCE

The lives of Significant women in the Old Testament

Puberty and forming relationships

Computing

Concept maps- creating and presenting concept maps to an audience

History / Geography

Ancient Greeks

Art / Design 

Painting – colour mixing and watercolours  

French

Phrases of celebration and greetings, items of clothing, towns in France

PE

Athletics

Music 

None this half term

Homework  5KF

What will be given?

When will it be sent home?

When does it need to be returned to school?

English 

Maths – My Maths

Spelling

Reading

Times tables

Thursday

Thursday

Monday

3 times weekly

Ongoing – Times tables rock stars

Tuesday

Thursday

Monday (test)

Ongoing

Ongoing

Homework  5RM

What will be given?

When will it be sent home?

When does it need to be returned to school?

English 

Maths – My Maths

Spelling

Reading

Times tables

Friday

Friday

Tuesday

3 times weekly

Ongoing – Times tables rock stars

Wednesday

Friday

Tuesday (test)

Ongoing

Ongoing

How can parents help?

This half term we will also be sending some homework where the children will be asked to do a task over 2/3 weeks. This task will be to develop or extend their learning in the wider curriculum, e.g. geography or art. 

Please listen to your child read at least three times a week or talk to your child about what they have read.  Children can pick a reading book from school, home or the library.  

Please encourage your child to access ‘Times tables rock stars’ to practise their times tables as often as possible.  The children have been enjoying this in school and are always excited to see who has made the most progress improving their speed!

Please make sure homework is in on time and children have a clean and complete P.E. kit in school. 

Useful links to support learning

www.mymaths.co.uk https://ttrockstars.com/login www.primarygames.co.uk www.stmatthewschadderton.co.uk https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-5