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Year 5 
Welcome to the Year 5 page 2024-2025. Year 5 consists of two classes:
Elm and Sycamore.
Elm Class is taught by Mrs Burke.
Sycamore is taught by Miss Thompson, with Mrs Redman as the class teaching assistant.
Please keep your eyes on this page as we share aspects of your child's learning and experiences throughout the year, as well as letters and updates relevant to Year 5.
Letters
Art letter for parents.Personal Hygiene Assembly slides
Curriculum Overviews
Homework
Reading
Children should be reading for a minimum of 30 minutes, 5 times per week. By Year 5, this should mainly be independent; however, we recommend that on occasions they read aloud to an adult so that the adult can check their understanding (comprehension and inference) by asking some questions on what they have just read.
On completion of their reading book, children are expected to take a quiz on that book. QR codes are in their reading records to enable children to take quizzes at home if they wish.
Every child that achieves 100% on their reading quiz receives a Golden Ticket which gives them a chance to choose a new book for the library of their choice.
Mathematics
All children are expected to continue practising their speed and recall of the times tables. If they are confident with their multiplication, they can start to apply their knowledge to include division. All children have their TT Rockstars login details in their reading records so they may access TT Rockstars at home if they wish.
Spellings
A variety of spelling patterns are sent home for all children to understand, practise and be confident with. They are tested regularly throughout each term on their spelling progress.
Term 4
In Science, we have been looking at properties and change of materials. The class have really enjoyed experimenting with various household liquids and how they form reversible and irreversible substances when mixed.
Our English topic has been focused on the book ‘Tuesday’ by David Wiesner. The children have enjoyed looking at the fantasy world of frogs flying and creating chaos in a town. Their task was to create their own fantasy story where frogs fly into school and cause chaos.
In Art, we have been looking at the silhouette artist, Isabella Beetham. The children have been creating their own silhouette pictures looking at scale, proportion and paint blending.
Term 4 has been quite an exciting term. We have celebrated World Book Day, where the children dressed up as their favourite characters. We had some amazing and creative outfits. Focusing on Victorian England, the children made peg dolls and thaumatropes.
We have also celebrated Eco-summit Day, which encouraged the children to think about our world, the environment and how we can make a difference. They did various different activities such as creating healthy, sustainable lunchboxes, grew cress and looked at global warming and our carbon footprint.
Term 3
In Geography, we looked at biomes. This was a cross-curricular theme, linked with English where we were learning about Sir Ernest Shackleton and his expedition on the Endurance. The children created their own explanation booklets for surviving in the Antarctic.
Term 2
In History, we were looking at the and how they have had an impact on today’s Britain. This was a cross-curricular theme, linked with Art where the class thoroughly enjoyed created Roman vases.
Our DEAR book was ‘The Wall between Us’ by Dan Smith. It linked to our English topic, looking at the impact of the Berlin Wall. The children learned all about the divide between East and West Berlin and wrote newspaper reports about an escape from the East to the West.
Victorian Day Term 4
History this term has been about Victorian England. The children got to experience first-hand what it was like to be in a Victorian school through a Victorian workshop. It was a ‘real eye opener’ for them as they were shocked at how ‘strict and unfair’ schools used to be. They experienced writing on slate, reciting songs and cross-stitch.
Space Dome Term 1
