Year 5
Staff: Miss Beard and Mrs Attew
Maths
In year 5, pupils will cover the following topics:
Fractions, decimals and Percentages
Statistics
Geometry
English
We will be exploring The Hound of the Baskervilles. Using our understanding of the events in the book, we will be writing our own formal reports as Dr Watson.
Discovery Learning
Science:
This term in Science we will be looking and Properties and Changes in Materials.
- Compare and group together everyday materials based on evidence from comparative and fair tests., including their hardness, solubility, conductivity (electrical and thermal) and response to magnets.
- Understand how some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution and describe how to recover a substance from a solution.
- Use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating.
- Give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic.
- Demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes.
- Explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible.
History- We will be learning about World War 2 and the affect it had on different people and what life was like back then.
Music - We are very lucky to have someone coming in to teach us how to play the flute.
General Notices
P.E.
PE days are Monday: Cricket and Thursday: Hockey
Reading Challenge
In Year 5, we are working hard to promote the importance of reading and show children how enjoyable reading can be. We promote reading for pleasure throughout the school and encourage the children to read every day. At school, we have supplied our in-class reading area with a range of age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction high-quality texts for children to access. Outdoor Learning
Class Dojo
Class Dojo will continue to be used this year. It is a great space where you can view photos, videos and information about what is happening in Year 5 and across the school. If you require another invitation to join, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Home Learning
Each half-term a new homework menu containing six activities will be given out. Your child will need to complete a minimum of 5 activities each half-term, by submitting this on their Class Dojo profile by Thursday each week.
Belongings
Please can you ensure that all belongings and named (PE Kits – Wellies – School Uniform – Bags – Coats – Water bottles etc).