Year 5
Spring 2
Welcome to Year 5:
Amaryllis and Gardenia Class
Key Times
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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. |
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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. |
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Trips |
In the Spring term, we will be visiting Westminister Abbey linking to our history lessons. |
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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. |
What are we learning?
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English |
In English, we will be reading one book ‘The Switch by Anthony Horowitz’. From this book, the children will be able to write a non-chronological report, debate through discussion and finally write a narrative by creating suspense. |
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Maths |
In maths, we will start off the term working with decimals and percentages before moving on to perimeter and area. |
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Science |
In Science, we are continuing our learning about materials. We will look at which material changes are reversible or irreversible. We will also look at different mixtures and how we can separate them. In addition to this, we will look at temperature and dissolving. |
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Geography |
We will be continuing to expand on the topic of Brazil. In this topic we will learn about what makes Brazil distinctive. We will focus on the types of resources available in Brazil and their advantages and disadvantages. |
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History |
We will be continuing through the timeline of British history and looking at the Vikings. We will discuss whether the Vikings left a mark in Britain. Thinking about key places and historical figures from the time. |
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RE |
In RE we will focus on Christianity. We will discuss whether God intended for Jesus to be crucified. We will learn about the crucifixion and what happened in the days before and after. |
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Computing |
We will learn about data and information and how to collect it. |
| Art | In Art, we will be completing a topic on printing. In this topic we will look at the artist Erich Heckel. We will be learning about relief printing and focus on words such as outline, silhouette, overlay and carvin |
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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. |
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PSHE |
In PSHE, we will be thinking about economic wellbeing. Specifically, we will be focussing on money. We will learn about the role money plays in people’s lives and risks which might be associated with money. In addition to this, we will learn about budgets and spending decisions. |
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PE |
We will be learning Tag Rugby. We will focus on building up our skills in passing, catching, spatial awareness and evading. |
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Music |
We will look at the Blues: Blues scale and Improvisation. This will build upon the children’s prior knowledge of scales from Spring 1. |
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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. |
