Year 5

Residential to Osmington Bay, Dorset : 29th September – 1st October

Please find a PDF of the parent meeting and kit list at the bottom of this page.

Curriculum

We are keen to share information about our topics and what we will be learning across the curriculum. Below are links to our current topic overview sheet and our curriculum overview for the term.

In year 5, there is a continued focus on the importance of reading regularly, both in school and at home, to improve children’s fluency, reading stamina and exposure to a wide range of sophisticated vocabulary. Specific reading comprehension skills are taught in lessons throughout the year and will help children to improve their skills of retrieval, inference and build an understanding of an author’s intent.

It remains important for children to continue to practise their times tables in year 5 as having a rapid, accurate recall of multiplication facts is a fundamental skill required across the maths curriculum.

In addition to the different spelling rules taught in school, children in years 5 & 6 are expected to be able to spell words from the list below. Again, these will be taught in school.

Home Learning

Children should read a minimum of 3 times a week and record this in their home school book by colouring the star with the corresponding date each time they read. Children have a home learning book, which they take home on a Friday and is due back in on the following Wednesday. Home learning will be a maths task, which will focus on increasing your child’s fluency and arithmetic skills. We also encourage all children to log on to TT Rockstars and LbQ as much as possible.

Maths:

Daily 10 – Mental Maths Challenge – Topmarks

Hit the Button – Quick fire maths practise

Time – KS2 Maths – BBC Bitesize

Match the Times – 5-11 year olds – Topmarks

Spelling:

EdShed Web Game – Spelling Shed and MathShed

Spelling – Year 5 KS2 English – BBC Bitesize

Lead Topic – Geography: Sustainability

This half term, we will be learning about how energy is produced around the world and how the Brazilian city of Curitiba became a ‘green’ city, with sustainability at its heart. We will later compare this with Freiburg, a German city that has considered its long-term environmental impact and developed sustainable practices. After this, we will reflect on what we have learned about these cities and which sustainable practices we could implement in our own local area and school. We will then conclude our unit by writing a letter to Mr. Tarchetti, sharing our findings and proposing changes to help Winton Primary School become even more sustainable.

Sustainability – KS2 Geography – BBC Bitesize

Lesson: What is sustainability? | KS2 Geography | Oak National Academy

Spring 1: Ancient Maya Landing

Why not try our Maya Quizzes, which were created by each class? Just scan the QR codes below and play!