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:
Monday and Tuesday
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 flying high with Hiccup and Toothless through 'How to Train Your Dragon' by Cressida Cowell. We will write a character description of 'Gobber the Belch' who is a tough but caring dragon trainer who teaching and cares for Hiccup. We will then go on to write a non-chronological report for our own dragon species. We will explore their: appearance, habitat, diet, special abilities and weaknesses.
History Learning Challenge:
How did Britain change between the end of the Roman occupation and 1066?
We will be exploring the invasion of the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. Throughout the term we will discover who they were, why they came to Britain, how they lived and how they changed things in the UK. By the end of the topic we will be able to discuss how their influence has affected our lives today and where we can still see their impact.
Below are a couple of videos to discover more about the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. Ask your child why each came to the UK and what they did when they were here.
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Maths: This term we will be focusing on long multiplication (2-digit number x 2-digit number), short division (bus stop method) and fractions including finding equivalent fractions, comparing and ordering, adding and subtracting, multiplying fraction by whole numbers and finding fractions or a number. Below are some videos explaining these methods for a little extra help. We will also be investigating shapes beginning with recognising and measuring angles. Throughout the year children continue to practice and improve their times table knowledge through Daily Ten, Hit the Button and Times Table Rockstars. Children should be accessing Times Table Rockstars at least 10 minutes a day three times a week!
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 continuing to explore the work of Cai Guo-Qiang, who works with the idea of creating art through explosions, and what art installations are. They will be creating thier own small scale explosion art using stencils, paints and charcoals and designing their own installation art to bring awareness of an issue (e.g. pollution, animal cruelty). They will explore how sound, smell and textures can be used to enhance the experience.
Have a look at some of Cai Guo-Qiang's work below:
In science we will be continuing our investigation into our solar system. Following on from our trip to Jodrell Bank in January, we will be exploring how planets move in our solar system, the size of our sun and moon in comparison to the earth and research the other planets in our solar system.
Each Monday homework will be stuck in your childs book and taken home. This will include spelling/handwriting and an activity linked to that weeks maths work. Times Table Rockstar should be completed three times a week for at least twn minutes - it is vital that these are practiced regularly as they are essential to many aspects of maths.
Children are also expected to read three times a week to improve their fluency and comprehension.
There is also an optional creative homework which children can choose from the 'homework grid' stuck in the front of their books.