Adel St John The Baptist

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Welcome to Year 5

Year 5 Curriculum Map

Year 5 Essential Information

 Below are some brief details about our learning this half term and some key information to help the half term run smoothly. Please do keep an eye out for regular information about our class on the new school and any last minute information or changes on the school app.  

 

 

 

English: In class we will continue to follow the Jane Considine scheme which proved successful last year. This half term the children will write a recount

of their summer; a piece of fiction about a girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut; and a sci-fi adventure Alongside this they will study a variety of texts with a link to Space and the solar system pioneers, scientists and dreamers.

Reading: Children are still expected to be reading at home and should all have their own book to take home or one of their own choice, that is at the expected standard for their age . We ask that the children read at home at least 3 x per week. They have been issued with their own Reading record in which a parent/guardian should sign to say your child has completed the required reading. The children are also expected to write down 5 new words they encounter during their reading each week and define them. The records ers will need to be checked in school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. In class we have whole class guided reading on a range of fiction and non fiction texts, 3 x per week as well as daily story time. Some children requiring extra assistance will be heard regularly in class. You can help your child’s progress by hearing them read for at least 5 minutes every day or questioning them on what they have read. It really is the key to all their future success.

Maths: We will continue to follow the White Rose Maths programme of study. This term, the focus will be on shape, direction and position, capacity, decimals and negative numbers. Childrplace value; addition and subtraction; and multiplication. Children are also set 3 mathletics tasks each week which should be completed at home. Please email me if you require their login details. We also recommend they keep practising their multiplication tables on TT Rockstars at least 3 times a week, at home, as this will benefit their division and fraction work immensely. They will also continue to use TTRS in school on a regular basis.

HUMANITIES

HISTORY: Learning about the Space Race and the early pioneers.

GEOGRAPHY: Learning about the differences between North and South America.

Science We will be larning about the solar system, orbits, the phases of the moon, gravity and other forces.

RE: In R.E. we will be learning more about the diverse religious make-up of our region and what binds them all.

 

Computing: We will be looking at what a system is and how they operate across various spheres. 

 

UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS

ART: We follow the new Art Access online scheme of learning as well as self portraits in the style of Julian Opie.

MUSIC: This term we will be using Charanga..  

 

PSHE – Children will be looking at change and managing their feelings.

P.E. – This half term in P.E. we will focus on rugby and gymnastics. P.E. Sessions are on Monday & Thursday, so please send your

child to school already dressed in their P.E. kit.

 

 Things to remember:

 

·     All children should bring a flask or bottle of water to school. This should be taken home and washed every day.

 

Please read with your child for 5 minutes every day or questioning them on what they have read. It really is the key to all their future success.

 

·     PE is on a Monday and Thursday for this half term. Children should come dressed in their P.E. kit and will stay in it for the rest of the day. A change of clothing is not necessary. Children need to come to school in a white t-shirt and black shorts or black tracksuit plus trainers.

Reading records should be brought in for review every Monday, Wednesday, Friday - signed by an adult to say they have heard the child read that week.

·     Spellings are sent home on a Friday evening. The subsequent spelling practice of the words is the following Thursday. Spelling practice will now take the form of just 5 words from the chosen 10, with more practising of them all in class.

·     Mathletics homework will usually consist of 3 tasks I have set the children. Please ensure the children attempt these before playing on other areas of Mathletics as their scores are fed through to me and allow me to target any areas the children might be struggling with. If you have lost your login, please contact Mr Routledge

·     Children access TTRockstars 3 times a week in school, However, it is recommended that they spend 5 minutes on it every day to get super secure and quicker.

·     Children should not bring anything to school other than book bag, school book, reding record, packed lunch and a water bottle.

 May I remind parents and carers to ensure that all of your child’s clothing is named as it makes finding the right owner so much

 

 

. Thank you for your continued support.

Should you need to get in touch, please contact the school office or my email address

 

Glen.routledge@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk

 

                Mr Routledge     

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

 

 

Year 5 Class Blog

Week ending 17th January

Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog

Hello again,

First off, apologies for the lack of mathletics homework – my temporary laptop and their website just do not get along. I will let you know as soon as I can on it again.

Another week of January gone and the end of the darkness is in sight! This week the children have been up to all sorts. On Monday the children had a very musical day: learning to play the ukulele in the morning and an invitation to take up a new musical instrument in a special music assembly in the afternoon. In writing they have been writing a detailed character description of Scrooge and still getting to grips with multiplication of 4 digit numbers by a 2 digit number. In Pshe the children looked at feelings involved with new beginnings and change; and in art they started to research fashion in a steam punk style to fit in with our topic of The Industrial Revolution. In history we looked at how the industrial revolution changed the face of Britain and the world. Finally, today was our interhouse dodgeball competition, which was heaps of fun.

Our spellings this week are to practise the suffix – ness :

happiness

hardness

madness

nastiness

silliness

tidiness

childishness

willingness

carelessness

foolishness

 

 

If your child is on a support plan, their spellings are as follows:

where

when

what

why

who

 

Have a great weekend!


Week ending 10th January

Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog

Hello, welcome back and a Happy New Year! This week saw the delayed start to what is laughingly known as the Spring Term. Disappointed as they were to be gifted a snow day on Monday, they soon recovered in time to start the new year afresh and ready to learn. This week we have been getting to grips with Dickens; creating a character description of Scrooge ; returned to multiplication using the formal method (the way you were taught at school) to multiply 2 digits by 2 digits. ( As I keep telling the children, the mathematical calculations are pretty simple, it's the process that takes time to get embedded, so any practice you can give your child, even if just 5 minutes here and there, will help them). We also started our topic on the Industrial Revolution by looking at the Victorians and the British Empire; In science we learnt about the power of levers.

A new date for your diaries is to note that PE days are Mondays and Thursdays for this term. We will also be restarting ukelele lessons on Monday mornings so if your child has their own ukelele they may bring it in.

This week's spellings are to practise the suffix -ity :

community

curiosity

ability

captivity

activity

sensitivity

possibility

flexibility

visibility

eternity

Have a great weekend and stay warm!


It's Christmas!

Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog

Hello, Sorry for my absence the past couple of weeks, but I broke my laptop and access has been a problem.

I just wanted to say a huge thankyou from Mrs Milne and myself for your very generous Christmas gifts and cards. This (very) long term has been great and I hope everybody gets a chance to rest, relax and eat themselves silly over the festive break.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Big Love 

Mr Routledge and Mrs Milne


Week ending 29th November

Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog

Hello,

Apologies for the non appearance of the blog of last week. For some reason we ended up with Year 2’s. This week the children have written their own transmissions from a distant planet; continued to battle with fractions - If you can support your child with this it will really help to secure their understanding. We've been working on equivalence by making the denominators the same using common multiples; and converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. Good luck! In guided reading we learnt about the ISS and in science about the effects of gravity and how to measure it. In R.E. we looked at old Testament prophecies about the birth of Jesus and in geography studied the Taiga of Russia. In art they began their spaceman pictures and in P.E. completed their gymnastics unit. Next week the madness begins! We will be walking to church on Tuesday morning, which you are welcome to accompany us to, watching a pantomime and decorating the tree on Monday. If your child want to make a joy themed decoration for the tree they need to bring it to school on Monday morning.

Spellings for this week are:

equipment

environment

government

parliament

document

enjoyment

management

movement

replacement

statement

 

Have a great weekend.


Spellings for 28th November

Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog

Apologies for the blog mix up, it disappeared and was replaced by Year 2's.

The spellings for this week are on modal verbs, so most are pretty easy:

can

could

may

might

must

shall

should

will

would 

ought


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