Indigo - Year 5
Autumn 2 Newsletter
Welcome back to school! We had a great first half term in Year 5 and we have a jam-packed few weeks ahead in the run-up to Christmas. Year 5 are beginning a project with the Stockport Climate Assembly this half term, where we will look at current environmental issues and come up with innovative ways to make Stockport a better place for all. Please also look out for a letter with information about our upcoming field trip to Reddish Vale Country Park on Friday 27th November.
PE this half term continues to be on a Wednesday and a Thursday (indoor on Wednesday and outdoor on Thursday) so please ensure children come to school in the correct PE kits on these days (plain blue or black joggers with a plain white t-shirt). Please ensure earrings are already removed before children come to school on PE days.
Thank you for your support, as always!
Mrs Burns and Mrs Birks
Dates for your diary:
Tuesday 3rd November - RE Workshop with Mrs Fullalove
Wednesday 4th November - Anxiety Workshop with Lina from the Mental Health Service
Week beginning 9th November - Multi-Faith Week
Friday 13th November - Non-uniform day for a donation to Children in Need
Monday 16th November - Odd socks day for Anti-bullying week
Tuesday 17th November - Thursday 19th November - TTRS England Rocks competition
Friday 20th November - Non-uniform day (Bring a bottle for the Christmas Fair)
Friday 27th November - Year 5 field trip to Reddish Vale
Saturday 5th December - Christmas Fair (11am-1pm)
Thursday 10th December - Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Dinner
Tuesday 15th December - Christmas Craft morning at 9am (parents invited) and KS2 Carol Concert at 2pm
Friday 18th December - Finish for Christmas
English and Maths
This half-term, we will explore dual narrative writing and have a go at writing from two perspectives at the same time. We will embed lots of our newly-learnt SPAG concepts in our writing to make it even more interesting! We will also be reading a graphic novel version of Tom's Midnight Garden, and using this to base some of our writing on too. We will be looking closely at a range of other texts as part of our reading, including Wonder by R J Palacio, and the poem Daffodils by William Wordsworth.
In Maths, we will focus on multiplication and division, before moving onto fractions. Please ensure your child practises their multiplication and division facts regularly, as they require these skills daily for their maths work now they are in Upper Key Stage 2. Please continue to encourage children to access Times Tables Rockstars a few times a week as this forms part of their homework and helps with their quick recall, making Maths easier and faster!
Children are also expected to read several times a week and record their reading in their reading record. For every entry in their reading record, they will get a raffle ticket to enter into our half-termly draw in assembly!
Wider Curriculum
Our topics this half term are:
RE: What would Jesus do? (Can we live by the values of Jesus in the 21st Century?)
Science: Circle of Life
Geography: Mountains
Computing: Databases
E-Safety: Managing online information
D&T: Frame structures
Music: Why we sing and an introduction to song writing
PSHE: Celebrating difference
French: Space exploration
PE: Dance and Netball
Autumn 1
This half term, we have created our own portraits using collage and texture. We have built on them over several sessions, using a variety of different mediums - including paper collage, different paints, charcoal and paint pens. We added extra texture using things such as corks and bubble wrap.
They aren't quite finished yet but come back in a few weeks when you will see our beautiful artwork in the gallery!
Autumn 1 Newsletter
Welcome to Year 5!
We are very excited for the year ahead, and I hope the children are too! We cover so many fantastic topics in Year 5 and we are hopeful for a successful year for all! Read on to see what we have in store for our first half term...
Please note that PE for this term is on a Wednesday and a Thursday. Please could children come to school in their new Stockport County PE kits on these days, with earrings removed.
Please could we also request that items from home, such as lip gloss, bracelets, toys and fidgets, are not brought into school to avoid anything going missing.
Please look out for a letter coming home soon regarding the Year 5 Residential to Robinwood in Wrexham in February!
Kind Regards,
Mrs Burns and Mrs Birks
English and Maths
This half-term, we are delving straight into history by learning about how Britain changed through Anglo-Saxon and Viking times. In English, we will begin by writing informative texts based on the book Viking Boy.
In Maths, we will start the year by looking at place value up to 1 million, and addition and subtraction, including using lots of tried and tested methods. We will continue to practise our times tables and mental arithmetic skills, as well as refining our reasoning and problem-solving skills.
Wider Curriculum
This half-term, we will be learning about:
RE: If God is everywhere, why go to a place of Worship?
Science: Growing up and growing old
History: Changes to Britain: Vikings vs Anglo-Saxons
Computing: Quizzing
Art: Digital collage and image manipulation
French: French monster pets
Music: What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
PSHE: Being me in my world
PE: Hockey (Wednesday)
Gymnastics (Thursday)
Additional information - Work at home.
In Year 4, the class did an amazing job at being Times Tables Rockstars champions! Let's see if this can continue this year with children accessing TTRS at least 3 times per week at home - continued practise will stand them in good stead for our Maths work this year, which gets harder and requires confident knowledge of times tables.
Reading is a fundamental part of homework each week. Children will be able to change their reading book as and when they finish a book, from our collection in the classroom or courtyard. We will also visit the library on a Monday so children will have 2 books from school at any time. Please ensure your child reads several times a week (20 minutes a night is preferable) and records this in their reading diaries. Books from home can also be recorded in the reading diaries.
I will collect reading diaries in regularly and for each time reading has been recorded, your child will receive a raffle ticket which will go in our raffle box. At the end of each half term, we will pull a raffle ticket out of the box and the winner will receive a prize. The more raffle tickets a child has, the greater their chance of winning! Please help encourage your children with their reading, as the reading tests in Year 5 are a big jump from Year 4!
Dates for your diary
Tuesday 8th September - 'Meet the teacher' meeting in Year 5 after school (see powerpoint uploaded below this newsletter).
Wednesday 23rd September - Individual and sibling photos
Friday 25th September - Pupil flu vaccinations