Transcript Welcome to Year 5

Welcome to Year 5
Class 5- Mrs Davies
Class 6- Miss Robbins, Mrs Sheppard
Mrs Savory
PPA Cover- Ms Stone
Swimming- Ms Stone
Support Staff- Mrs Moore, Mrs Wickham and Mrs Adams
Maths
• This year, the children are in three groups: Fast
Track (Mrs Savory), Standard Track (Mrs
Sheppard/Miss Robbins) and Consolidation
Group (Mrs Davies).
• There is always the opportunity for movement
between the groups dependent on the needs of
the individual children.
• All three groups cover the same areas
of learning but are differentiated to suit
individual children’s needs.
Literacy
The children will be taught in their
classes for Literacy which we are endeavouring to make as
cross-curricular as possible.
Reading
The children will regularly read within a Guided Reading group. Guided
Reading sessions provide the opportunity for children to read and
discuss texts.
In Literacy lessons, children will also learn how to form written
responses to questions about various text types.
Reading at Home
It is vital that all children read regularly at home and have the
opportunity to discuss the text with an adult. Children earn a dolphin
point for reading at least three times a week. It is essential that the
Reading Record is signed by a parent or carer.
Literacy
• The new National Curriculum includes much more discreet
grammar teaching.
• Writing will be covered across the curriculum in all subjects
as well as being taught explicitly in Literacy sessions.
• Spellings: usually, children will be given differentiated
spellings every Friday and will be tested the following
Friday. We recommend children learn their spellings using
the ‘Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check’ method.
• Literacy Homework: usually, children will be set Literacy
homework on a Friday, to be completed by the following
Friday. It is expected that the homework will take them
30mins.
Maths
Over the course of the year (in line with the New
Curriculum), the children will cover:
• Number
• Geometry (2D/3D shapes) and
Measures
• Statistics (previously Data Handling)
• Using and Applying their Mathematical
Knowledge (problem solving, collaborative group
work and investigations)
Maths
• Times Tables: 40 tables tests continue through
Year 5. As with reading, children are expected
to practise their tables regularly.
• Maths homework will be given on a Friday to
be completed by the following Friday.
Afternoons
• During the afternoons the children will study a range of
subjects including History, Geography, Science, ICT, P.E.,
Music, Art, R.E. etc.
• Often these subjects are taught in a cross-curricular
way. Where possible, we tie other areas of learning
into Literacy.
• Our main topics this year are The Anglo Saxons and
Vikings, France, Rivers and The Ancient Greeks. These
topics will be enriched whenever possible with a trip or
visitor.
• Sometimes we collapse the timetable for whole-school
themed weeks and also DT weeks.
PE and Swimming
• The children will go swimming during the course of the
year. Each class goes for a term at a time.
• The children walk to the pool whatever the weather so
please ensure that your child is suitably equipped for the
elements!
• Other PE sessions will cover both indoor and outdoor
sports all year round.
• Children are expected to have full PE kits in school on the
days that they have PE (weekly timetable is in your child’s
Homework Diary). School Policy is that children will lose 2
dolphin points if they do not have their kit on appropriate
days. Please encourage your child to take responsibility for
this themselves.
Extra-curricular Activities Planned for
this Term
• Book Week (13th – 17th October).
• The Science Dome (4th or 5th November).
• DT week (December): we will ask for a small
voluntary contribution towards the cost of
electrical components used in this project.
• Other events may be planned & information
will follow.
Thank you for coming today. We hope you have
found this informative.
We look forward to seeing you individually at
Parents Evening.