Blwyddyn 5 / Year 5

Croeso i dudalen wefan Blwyddyn 5! Welcome to Year 5's webpage!

Please find an overview of our planned learning during the year. Also there is a copy of our latest class letter.

Overview of Learning - Autumn Term

September 2024 - Class Letter

Dear Parents / Guardians,

Welcome back to the new school year. There are a range of exciting activities planned for the Autumn Term and the following information explains what your child will be learning.

In English we will be studying the book ‘The Great Food Bank Heist’ by Onjali Q. Rauf. We will be focusing on writing an explanation text, a diary and a formal letter. Our theme is ‘Food Glorious Food’ and this theme will be taught across all subject areas. Swimming lessons will be held Monday and children will need a swimming kit and towel. PE lessons will be every Thursday and they will need a PE kit with trainers and football boots. If there is any reason why your child can not participate in a PE lesson, please contact the school.

Homework will be set most weeks and will build on the work that has been done in class. Book bags with reading books and reading records will be able to go home at the end of every school day. It is expected pupils should be reading every night. We encourage parents to listen to their children read and to discuss what they have read with them in order to improve their understanding of the text. All pupils have a reading record in which you can note when they have read to you and any comments you would like to make. Pupils need to bring their book bags with them to school every morning. Also, school can provide stationary equipment for all pupils.

We will be holding weekly spelling tests on Wednesday. The words for these tests will be provided in a weekly spelling list. Can I encourage you to support your children to learn their spellings? We will be focusing on different spelling patterns and rules.

We also encourage all pupils to practise their times tables regularly so that they can answer quickly and accurately. Pupils can use TTrockstars, where they can practice their times tables. In addition to this here are some websites that have tablet friendly maths and language games; www.ictgames.co.uk, www.topmarks.com

If you have any questions please ask.

Kind Regards

Lee. W Gower