Year Five 2019 - 2020
Miss Rodgers
Mrs Winterbottom
Welcome to Year 5's Class Page!
Staff
Teacher - Miss Rodgers
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Winterbottom and Mrs Lewandowska
French Teacher - Mrs Winterbottom
PE Teacher - Mr Gibbons
A very big welcome to Year 5's class page.
Our class page is a fantastic way to share our weekly learning experiences with you and celebrate our achievements along the way. Please ensure you take a look at this half term's newsletter, where you can find out about: specific subject content, important diary dates for this half term and general classroom reminders.
PE
Girls PE with Man United - Every Thursday morning (Outdoor kit required)
Swimming - Every Thursday afternoon
Please ensure that your child has the correct PE kit in school at all times. Swimming lessons will begin this week! They start on Thursday 23rd January and finish on Thursday 19th March.
Please ensure your child brings in their full swimming kit:
- Swimming trunks (boys)
- Swimming costume (girls)
- Swimming cap
- Towel
- Bag
Reading Books
Please make sure children have their reading books and reading journals in school every day.
TERM |
TOPIC |
Autumn 1 |
Vikings Vs Anglo-Saxons |
Autumn 2 |
The Grand Canyon |
Spring 1 |
Crime and Punishment |
Spring 2 |
Extreme Earth |
Summer 1 |
The Mayans |
Summer 2 |
Investigating coasts |
TERM |
SCIENCE |
Autumn 1 |
Properties and Changes of Materials |
Autumn 2 |
Forces in Action |
Spring 1 |
Earth and Space |
Spring 2 |
Earth and Space |
Summer 1 |
Life Cycles |
Summer 2 |
Changes and Reproduction |
General Reminders
PE – Swimming will take place every Thursday afternoon. Please make sure your child has their full swimming kit in every week.
Homework – Homework will be given to take home every Friday. It is important that you encourage and support your children with their homework, but please do not do it for them.
Spellings – Children will be give their new list of words to learn every Friday. These are put in their homework books and a spelling quiz will take place every Friday.
Times Tables – It is imperative that children regularly practise their times tables. As part of their homework, children will bring home weekly times tables. We will have a weekly Times Table quiz every Friday.
Water bottles - We encourage all children to bring in their own water bottle which they have access to throughout the day.
Dates for your diary
Monday 20th January – Chinese New Year Week
Tuesday 4th February – Parent Open Afternoon
Monday 10th February – DT week
Thursday 13th February – Topic Celebration for Parents
Thank you for your continued support.
Miss Rodgers & Mrs Winterbottom
