Year 5 2024 - 2025
Miss Stockton
WELCOME TO YEAR FIVE
Miss Stockton and Mrs Reid
Please see the below information regarding this half term and what exciting things Year 5 will be learning! If you need to contact me for any reason, please do so on our class email: year5@vinetree.org.uk
Year 5 P.E. days:
Tuesday and Friday
Please make sure your child comes to school in FULL PE kit (T-shirt, shorts/joggers, sweatshirt/top and trainers).
Please ensure that your child brings hair ties and can remove earrings themselves before a session.
English
This half term we are getting lost in a labyrinth and facing mythical creatures in 'The Girl of Ink and Stars' by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. We will write descriptions of different settings including the lair of a mythical beast. We have already learned a poem all about Theseus and a Minotaur which you can see attached below!
Recently, the class has performed an extract from the book - you can see the video at the bottom of the page!
Bingo Books is a collection of high-quality literature for you to share and explore at home with your child. Similar to the game ‘bingo’, the aim is to get a full house before leaving Year 5! Children will choose a new Bingo Book to bring home whenever they finish as some texts are longer than others. We do ask that you treasure these books as they are on loan from our Education Library Service. Please enjoy them and return in a good condition. If books are not returned (or are returned in a poor condition), I’m afraid we will have to ask for a contribution toward a replacement. Enjoy immersing yourself in some wonderful texts. I wonder which will be your favourite!
Geography Learning Challenge:
This half term, our question is 'What is life like in the Alps?'
As part of our Alps exploration, we will learn all about life in the Alps and why people would want to visit! Have a look at the resources below to help you research more information about the Alps and a relaxing video are beautiful Alpine scenes.
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Maths: This term we will be focusing on Place Value, comparing and ordering numbers, rounding and developing efficient written methods to add and subtract larger numbers.. Throughout the year children continue to practice and improve their times table knowledge through Daily Ten, Hit the Button and Times Table Rockstars.
Links to these sites are below: click the picture and challenge your child to a game!
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This term children will be exploring bridges, specifically what makes then strong and durable. Have a look at the video below and ask your child 'how do we make stronger bridges?'
In science we will be investigating which changed to materials are reversible and which are irreversible. We will do this through sieving, dissolving, evasporating and filtering. Don't be surprised if your child can explain to you why the sugar has disappeared in your cup of tea!
Each Monday homework will be stuck in your childs book and taken home. This will include spelling/handwriting, times tables and an activity linked to that weeks maths work. There is also an optional creative homework which children can choose from the 'homework grid' stuck in the front of their books.
Children are also expected to read at home three times a week.