Indigo - Year 5
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