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Year 5
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Year 5
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Welcome to Year 5!
We would like to warmly welcome your child into Year 5 and we are very excited to support them as they begin their journey in Upper KS2.
At Red Hill, we have four Year 5 classes:
5A- Miss Alpha
5P- Mr Pillow
5B- Miss Beltrami
5AP- Miss Power
Our year group TA is Mrs Dwyer
Curriculum
Please click below to see the curriculum map for Year 5 as well as the topic web for this half term. These are working documents however, so they may change as we progress into the term. The Year 5 Curriculum Meeting slides are also below.
Our Learning
Our topics for Autumn Term are ‘Brainwaves: The Brain’ and ‘Space Scientists’.
Brainwaves: The Brain.
We will be learning about the brain and neuroeducational research, connecting the science of the brain to the art of learning. We will be exploring ways in which we can use our brains to learn lots of new and different things every day, enabling us to gain the knowledge, skills and understanding that we will need to become successful adults. By finding out more about how we learn, and how we can improve the way that we learn, we will be better equipped for meeting the many challenges ahead of us. We will need to be metacognitive learners, scientists and internationally minded. How can we use our knowledge of the brain to help us improve our own learning?
Space Scientists
We will be learning about Earth, the planet we all call home: its relationship with the Sun and Moon; what it is made of, and how our understanding of the solar system has changed over time. Is earth the best planet for human survival? Why? We will be scientists, historians, designers and artists to understand more about the planet where we live. What do you think makes our planet special?
English
In English, we are looking at the book: Shackleton’s Journey.
We will look at: third person stories, formal letters and poetry.
Maths
Maths this half term will be focusing on place value as well as addition and subtraction
Supporting your child with their learning at home
Please see below for weekly homework sheets. Children should have brought these home every Friday in their homework books, and should hand them back into school every Wednesday.
Weekly homework includes:
Maths- A short maths challenge linking to the week’s learning. Children should also log into TTRS (https://ttrockstars.com) and practise their multiplication recall.
Spellings- Children will have 10 spellings sent home linking to a spelling pattern being taught in class. These will be tested in the spelling session on a Wednesday morning.
IPC- At the bottom of the homework will be some questions linking to the topics being taught in class. Please ask your children these questions and get them talking about all the incredible learning that is taking place in classrooms!
Reading- Reading should be completed a minimum of 3x a week, but ideally for 10 minutes each evening. This can be completed with an adult, or children can choose to read independently. All reading sessions needs to be recorded in their reading records, which should be brought into school daily.
Please see below for a recommended reading list.
PE
5A PE-Tuesday
5B PE- Tuesday and Thursday
5AP PE- Tuesday
5P PE- Monday and Tuesday
PE kits (as outlined in the uniform letter):
- Plain t-shirt in house colour (red, blue, green, yellow) P.E. t-shirt with the embroidered badge can still be worn
- Navy shorts/skort, tracksuit bottoms or leggings/cycling shorts
- Trainers or plimsolls
- Navy sweatshirt or hoodie (iron on badge can be applied but not necessary.
No football kits to worn to school. If children have a club after school, they need to bring this into school in a bag to change into before or after the club.
