Year 5
Welcome to the Year 5 page of our website! Below you will find lots of useful information about our class.
My name is Mr Knight and I am the Year 5 class teacher. I am delighted to say that Mrs Jackson will be helping us with our learning in the mornings, and Mr McKeown will join us for part of the afternoons. We also have Mrs Hayes on Friday afternoon as well.
On Friday mornings, Mrs Spacey teaches Maths and French and Miss Mallinson teaches music.
We work extremely hard in Year 5, whilst having lots of fun, and are becoming more and more independent in every way.
Things to know about
Reading (every day) – Your child should read at home every day (independently or to an adult), record it in their Reading Diary and get it signed or initialled by an adult at home. It is really helpful if you can chat to your child and show an interest in what they are reading, what their opinion about the book is and get them to make predictions about what will happen next based on what they have read.
Please make sure your child’s Reading Diary and reading book are in everyday!
Once they have finished their book, they will complete a quiz on our Accelerated Reader system to allow us to monitor their progress.
Learn spellings (every day) – New lists are given on Friday for your child to learn for a test on the following Friday. The lists are in the back of your child’s diary.
Maths times tables (every day) – Each week, the children are given a times table to focus on learning ready for a test on the following Friday. If your child knows their times tables very well, they will be tested on decimal numbers. For example, 0.6 x 3= 23.5 x 4 = After Christmas, we look at problem solving and reasoning questions using our times tables knowledge.
English and Maths Homework – English and Maths homework will be given on a Friday to be in the following Friday. The homework will be based on work done in class that week and you should not spend more than 20-30 minutes on each piece. We will work through any misunderstandings in class.
PE – We have our PE sessions on Monday afternoon and Thursday morning. Please make sure that full PE kit is in every day and has your child’s name written on the label. Kits will be sent home at the end of the term so that they can be washed.
Knowledge Organisers
Religious Education
Health, Relationships and Sex Education
Art and Design
Computing
Design and Technology
English
Geography
History
Languages
Maths
Music
Physical Education
Science
