Year 5

Welcome to Year 5

We hope that you find the information below useful. This information will help you support your child at home with the organisation of their week and their learning at home. 

Miss Bakarey and Miss Phipps teach Woodpeckers and Miss Atkinson teaches Puffins

Key Times 

Homework	To read independently or with an adult at home daily To learn 8 spellings sent home for ‘Super Sentences’ To complete 1 maths task per week consolidating the learning from the week To engage in orally rehearsing number facts linked to HPABe Times Tables Travellers
PE	Tuesday Please ensure that your child has their full, named PE kit on this day and make sure all earrings are removed.
Trips	Every term we have 2 Wow days.  These are an opportunity to further enrich the children's learning by taking part in workshops or going off site to visit places linked to their curriculum topics.
Key Times	For year 5, the school day will begin at 8.40, and end at 3.35. Please help your child to be on time ready to start learning.

 

What are we learning? 

See the curriculum map on the subject page and view our looking forward letter at the bottom of the page for more details on what the children will be covering in class.
 

Year 5 Curriculum 

Our children are taught in line with the expectations that are set out in the National Curriculum.  

Our Curriculum has been designed to ensure rigorous learning of knowledge and skills, but also to help teachers make all learning exciting, active and meaningful for children. It is a comprehensive curriculum that really engages children and gets them interested in the world around them. Learning with our curriculum takes a global approach by helping children to connect their learning to where they are living now, as well as looking at the learning from the perspective of other people in other countries. The curriculum also emphasises the history and culture of Britain and promotes fundamental British values.

How can I help at home? 

One of the key ways every parent can help is to ensure that your child is at school every day and on time. Other than this, the main way you can help is by ensuring that your child reads every day, for at least 30 minutes – this can be with you, or on their own, but it is the most effective way of ensuring that your child progresses and learns outside of school. Practicing times tables frequently is vital. 

Children have logins for Times Tables Rock Stars and Purple Mash– please encourage them to use this frequently, as it will really help with their quick recall of mathematical facts. 

If you have any questions, please talk to Miss Bakarey, Miss Phipps or Miss Atkinson to arrange a meeting.