Welcome to Year 5

Meet the team

Miss Lynch - Class teacher

Mrs Butler - Teaching Assistant

Miss Burke - 1:1 Support

Spring 1

Class Saint - St. Veronica 

RE

Christmas: The children will learn the main features of the Christmas story and understand some of the difficulties faced by the Characters in the story. 

Class Texts

Oranges in No Man’s Land tells the riveting story of ten-year old Ayesha’s terrifying journey across no man’s land to reach a doctor in hostile territory in search of medicine for her dying grandmother. Set in Lebanon during the civil war, this story is told by award winning author Elizabeth Laird and is based on personal, real life events. 

 

PE

PE will be taught on Monday afternoons; however, the children will need their P.E kits in school all week due to the weather. 

The children will also be getting the opportunity to participate in Forest School on Wednesdays.

 

Homework Expectations

Children will continue to receive daily Maths and Literacy homework, which is to be completed each night. On Thursdays, children will receive one piece of either Maths or English homework plus one piece of homework linked to a foundation subject (Art, Science, MFL, Computing, Music, Geography, History etc). This will be due in on the following Monday.

 

Reading- We strongly encourage children to read at least 3 times a week at home. Reading underpins the whole curriculum and so is vital to children’s success. We encourage children to read a range of fiction and non-fiction texts to encourage stamina and also reading for pleasure. It is fine for children to read about topics that they are interested in and also books from home as long as they also read their Accelerated Reading books. This is so that they can take quizzes to acquire points towards their reading targets. Children who read at least 3 times a week, every week will be rewarded at the end of term. Each class will also be selecting a ‘Reader of the Week’, which will be awarded in celebration assemblies on a Friday.

 

Class Diary

14th Jan – Hinduism workshop  

              15th Jan – Year 5 Mass  

              6th Feb- Walker Art Gallery  

             11th Feb – Safer Internet Day 

               13th Feb – School Disco

Keep an eye out on the messenger for any specific dates.