Homework  

Each week, children are expected to learn their spellings which will be sent home on a Friday. The spelling test will then be the following Friday. In addition to this, children are expected to read and complete their Read the Rainbow bookmark and log in to Times Table Rockstars to complete Times Table practise daily.  

PE   

In year 5, the PE days are Tuesday and Thursday for both classes. Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing school uniform and they will then change in school.   

In Spring, Amaryllis class will have swimming lessons on Thursday. Please ensure your child brings their swimming costume, a towel, and a swim cap in a separate bag to take swimming. 

Trips  

In the Spring term, we will be taking part in a workshop about Shakespeare.  

Key Times  

For Year 5, the school day will begin at 8.30, and end at 3.30. Please ensure your child is on time as we complete morning revision each day. 

English  

In English, we will be reading three different books. First, we will read ‘The Lost Happy Endings’ by Carol Ann Duffy which we will used to create a narrative. Then we will look at ‘Farther’ by Grahame Baker-Smith. We will use this book to produce a biography and a diary. Finally, we will read Journey which is a picture book. From this we will create newspaper report.   

Maths  

In maths, we will start off the term adding to our previous learning about Multiplication and Division. Then we will look add to our previous learning about Fractions. Before finishing with Decimals and Percentages.   

Science  

In science, we are going to be learning about the properties of materials. We will look at which materials are magnetic and which materials are conductors. We will also look at which materials are thermal insulators and then decide which material is the best for specific jobs.  

Geography  

We will be moving on to the topic of Brazil. In this topic we will learn about the Amazon rainforest as well as looking at the resources and jobs Brazil has to offer.  

History  

We will be continuing out topic on Anglo-Saxon Britain. We will look at the laws which were in place at the time as well as looking at what life was like for women and children.  

RE  

In RE we will focus on the Islamic religion. We will discuss whether a belief in Akhirah (the afterlife) helps Muslims lead good lives.  

Computing  

We will learn about Programming using crumble technology. 

Art  

In Art, we will be completing a topic on painting. In this topic we will look at the artist Alex Katz and think about colour in more detail. Learning about complementary, analogous, and harmonious colour.  

Mandarin  

In Mandarin, we will continue our learning about hobbies. Before we start revising all of the learning we have done ready for the YCT.  

PSHE  

In PSHE, we will be thinking about our place in the wider world. We will learn about the LGBT community and some key historical figures who have had an impact on this community such as Alan Turing, Roberta Cowell, Paris Lees and Takafumi Fujio.  

PE  

We will be learning Gymnastics. We will focus on different shapes and movements we can create before moving on to balancing.  

Music  

We will look at major, minor, and pentatonic scales. This will build upon the children’s prior knowledge of minor and major tonalities in year 4.  

DT 

In Spring term, children will use their woodworking skills to create a bird box. We will look at different ways to join pieces of wood together to ensure our bird boxes are strong.