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Welcome to Year Five

Mrs Goddard

Mrs McArthur

Miss Alder – Class Teacher

Mrs Williams

Spring Term 1

Year 5 have had a very active Spring term 2 from learning brass to design and construction our own models of Zeppelin airship.  In Science, we have been exploring different forces. We have conducted our own experiments such as finding the best surface for James Bonds car.
In Commando Joe’s, Year 5 have been studying Kira Salak and have loved taking part in her missions. Our aim was to rescue the baby gorillas without the poachers catching us! We have shown excellent communication and teamwork throughout.

Autumn Term 2

Year 5 had so much fun at their Space Camp sleepover. They learnt about planets, constellations and star patterns, roasted marshmallows in the garden then settled down to some hot chocolate and a movie.
Click on the link below to download our amazing Space Camp Assembly:

Autumn Term 1

At the start of the Autumn Term, Year 5 took a trip to the Children’s Forest at Leasowe Farm. Whilst at the forest, the children learnt how to light fires, create images of their surroundings using leaves and enjoyed appreciating the trees planted by the previous Year 5 classes. We wrote a whole class poem about what we would like our environment to look like in the future and how we as humans can help to look after our planet. When walking through the forest, we learnt about how different seeds were dispersed and envisioned what the forest would look like in years to come. We started to help this process by planting Birch seeds in the grass and spreading berries across the floor for animals. Overall, the children enjoyed spending time in the outdoors and they cannot wait to go back to see how the forest grows.

Year 5 Handbook

Equipment Needed:

PE is on a Monday.  A PE kit should be left in school and can be taken home to be washed at the end of each half term. Indoor PE kit consists of; black shorts, a white t-shirt or polo shirt, pumps, socks. Black jogging bottoms may be brought in for the winter. All items should be named.

Children should bring in a named water bottle which they have access to in the classroom.

Children have been given a new reading folder and diary; this should be in school on a daily basis as volunteers may hear children read at any time.

Homework Days

As a guide children in Year 5 are expected to do 1 hour of homework a week.

Children must read at least three times a week and parents/carers are expected to record in the reading diary that you have heard them read. The diary is checked in school every Friday.

A home learning task is set every other Monday and children will be given 10 days to complete it.  The task is on a printed sheet which is stuck in the children’s home learning books.  Books must be returned to school on the given date for marking.

Year 5 will be set maths homework each week, given on Monday and due Friday.

Children have a spelling test every Friday. They will be given spellings in a yellow book, which must come back to school the following Friday to allow them to be given their new spellings.  Tests will take place in a red book which remains in school.

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