Reading 

We recommend that children read at least 3 times a week and once to an adult. This will help to improve the fluency of their reading as well as supporting both their comprehension and spelling.

Guided Reading

Over the course of the week, children will take part in a range of Whole Class Guided Reading activities. These will focus on developing their key reading skills of: Retrieval, Inference and Authorial Choice.

PE

Children need to come to school wearing their PE kit on Thursdays and Fridays.

English 

In English the children will be reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, a novel by Rick Riordan, as well as other Greek myths re-written as comic strip stories by Marcia Williams. Using these texts as a stimulus, they will be writing for a range of purposes and producing different genres of writing. 

Design Technology

We are to design and make a vehicle to explore an alien planet.

PSHE

Healthy relationships, including healthy online relationships.

Self-identity - exploring who we are, what makes you you.

National Curriculum

To view the National Curriculum expectations for Year Five children -please click here 

Year 5 Team

Teachers:  

Miss S Burns

Mr W. Jones

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs S Jones

Mr M Davidson

Mrs C Walsh

Miss A Wright

Notices

Autumn trips and events

Makers of History - visitors

18th & 19th November

Trip to Manchester Jewish Museum

25th November

(Letter to follow)

Mathematics

In Maths we will be focusing on:

• Place Value
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication and Division 
• Fractions

Year 5 in pictures...

Coming Soon.

Autumn  Term

Greek Greats, Gods and Monsters

To view our curriculum map and our suggested activities for the Autumn term please click here

Homework

Each week, we expect children to practise both their times tables and spelling homework. In addition to this, we send out a weekly homework. This will start from 12th September and will either be topic research or a Maths and English skills sheet. This will usually be set on Google Classroom and needs to be completed by the following Thursday. The set task should take no more than three quarters of an hour.

Spellings

Spelling strategies and rules will be taught throughout the week. Children will be tested on their spellings every Friday and receive their new spellings. 

Year 5 Word List

Below are the Year 5 words that your child needs to be able to spell by the end of Year 5....

Science

Earth and Space - Fun facts and theory.

Forces - All practical work and investigations.

Our Topic Learning

History

We will be learning all about the Ancient Greeks, studying their culture and legacy.

Art (Drawing)

We will be completing our artist study on Sarah Esteje and producing our own 'Biro art' using space and value. 

Computing

This term the children will be learning about E-Safety and creating their own Maze game, linked to our Ancient Greeks topic.

RE

Can religious teachings show us the best way to live? Do people need laws to guide them (Judaism)?

Music
 The children will be taking part in lessons from Wigan Music Service:

Opera - Singing skills, Carmen