Welcome to Year 5
Year 5 Curriculum Map
Year 5 Essential Information
Below are some brief details about our learning this half term and some key information to help the half term run smoothly. Please do keep an eye out for regular information about our class on the new school and any last minute information or changes on the school app.
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English: In class we will continue to follow the Jane Considine scheme which proved successful last year. The children will write a detailed account of their holidays; write a script for their class assembly; and write a science fiction story about a trip to the moon. Alongside this they will study a variety of texts with a link to space – be it the science behind it, the explorers and pioneers or just a good space themed story. Reading: Children are still expected to be reading at home and should all have their own book to take home or one of their own choice, that is at the expected standard for their age . We ask that the children read at home at least 3 x per week. They have been issued with their own Planner in which a parent/guardian should sign to say your child has completed the required reading. The children are also expected to write down 5 new words they encounter during their reading each week and define them in the planner. The planners will need to be checked in school on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. In class we have whole class guided reading on a range of fiction and non fiction texts, 3 x per week as well as daily story time. Some children requiring extra assistance will be heard regularly in class. You can help your child’s progress by hearing them read for at least 5 minutes every day or questioning them on what they have read. It really is the key to all their future success. Maths: We will continue to follow the White Rose Maths programme of study and for most of this half term the focus will be on place value: comparing, ordering and rounding numbers up to 1,000,000; Multiplication and division; and begin fractions. Children are also set 3 mathletics tasks each week which should be completed at home. Please email me if you require their login details. We also recommend they keep practising their multiplication tables on TT Rockstars at least 3 times a week, at home, as this will benefit their division and fraction work immensely. They will also continue to use TTRS in school on a regular basis. HUMANITIES HISTORY: Learning about Galileo, Neil Armstrong sir Isaac Newton and the Space Race of the 1950s -70s. GEOGRAPHY: As context for the space race we will be comparing USA with Russia in the 20th century. Also Earth viewed from space and its size and place compared to all planets in the Solar System, terrain/atmosphere/ of planets Science Researching facts and information about Planets and the Solar System, recognising Constellations, explaining day and night and famous scientists linked with forces and experimenting with gravity and Investigations: How do we know the earth is round? Can we track the sun? How does the Moon move? RE: In R.E. we will be learning more about other religions in our area and being respectful to each.
Computing: We will be looking at Systems and Searching. What is a system and how does it work? And how do we search online.
UNDERSTANDING THE ARTS ART: We have already made self-portraits in the style of Julian Opie. Future lessons will follow the new Art Access online scheme of learning. This term focussing on fashion design. MUSIC: We have started using a specialist music site called Charanga and are fortunate to have Mr Gleeson the music lead taking the lessons.
PSHE – Children will be looking at their mental health and well-being and dealing with feelings. P.E. – This half term in P.E. we will focus on gymnastics and Tag Rugby. P.E. Sessions are on Wednesday and Friday so please send your child to school already dressed in their P.E. kit.
Things to remember:
· All children should bring a flask or bottle of water to school. This should be taken home and washed every day.
Please read with your child for 5 minutes every day or questioning them on what they have read. It really is the key to all their future success.
· PE is on a Wednesday and Friday for this half term. Children should come dressed in their P.E. kit and will stay in it for the rest of the day. A change of clothing is not necessary. Children need to come to school in a white t-shirt and black shorts or black tracksuit plus trainers. · Spellings are put on the class blog on a Friday evening. The subsequent spelling practice of the words is the following Thursday. Spelling practice will take the form of dictated sentences. The children will receive a score out of 10 for the practiced words and another score out of 10 for the correct punctuation in their sentences and correct spellings of common words they should already know. · Mathletics homework will usually consist of 3 tasks I have set the children. Please ensure the children attempt these before playing on other areas of Mathletics as their scores are fed through to me and allow me to target any areas the children might be struggling with. If you have lost your login, please contact Mr Routledge · Children access TTRockstars 3 times a week in school, However, it is recommended that they spend 5 minutes on it every day to get super secure and quicker. · Children should not bring anything to school other than book bag, school book, planner, packed lunch and a water bottle. May I remind parents and carers to ensure that all of your child’s clothing is named as it makes finding the right owner so much
. Thank you for your continued support. Should you need to get in touch, please contact the school office or my email address
Glen.routledge@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk
Mr Routledge
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. Thank you for your continued support.
Should you need to get in touch, please contact the school office or my email address
Glen.routledge@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk
Mr Routledge
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Year 5 Class Blog
Week ending 15th November
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
This week has been anti-bullying week, which as well as wearing odd socks, was about the children ‘choosing respect’when interacting with others. We also had a diversity mentor come in to talk to the children and on top of that Friday was Children in Need day. If your child came to school dressed up or down, today, please don’t forget to donate to the appeal.
In between all that we started to write our stranded on Mars broadcast, learnt about equivalence in fractions, dissected the lyrics to a Jessie J song on bullying; created electrical circuits in D&T; and began to create a class worship for next Wednesday, to which all parents and carers are invited at 2.45pm. (I have attached the script below for the children with multiple lines to practice).
This week’s spellings are:
wrestle
mortgage
island
yacht
wrapper
aisle
debris
Christmas
guarantee
guilty
Have a great weekend!
SCRIPT
Narrator:
Once upon a time there lived a young girl named Sarah and her friend Tom. They were feeling sad and downbeat.
Tom:
(looking downcast)
"I just can't seem to find anything to be happy about today, Sarah. Everything is going wrong."
Sarah:
"Me neither. Lets go and see if we can find some joy.
Narrator:
So they went in search of joy.
Max: Hey lets ask her.
Erin. Hello, Can you help us, we’re searching for joy
Molly: I’ll see if I can see any through my binoculars.
Max: Any luck
Molly: No, sorry.
Narrator:
So off they trudged
Erin: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
Mapman1: We’re famous explorers, we can find anything.
Mapman 2: We’ll use our map. Just follow us.
Narrator: But they couldn’t find joy.
Mapmen. Sorry.
(they come across 2 teens on their phones)
Max: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
TEENS IGNORE THEM
Erin: Err, hello……………. Let’s leave them, there’s definitely no joy to be found on those.
Diggers: (singing) Dig, dig, dig, dig. We’re digging up the road. X2
Max: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
Digger1: We’re digging for treasure.
Digger 2. But we could see if we find any joy.
Digger 3: Lets dig up the road.
Diggers: (singing) Dig, dig, dig, dig. We’re digging up the road. X2
(MAX AND ERIN LOOK AT WATCHES)
Diggers: (singing- SLOWLY AND EXHAUSTED) Dig, dig, dig, dig. We’re digging up the road………we give up.
(MAX AND ERIN TRUDGE OFF TO THE DOORS)
KNOCK KNOCK
Max: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
Door1 + 2+ 3 : Not today thank you / You wont find any here/ Why don’t you try next door
MAX AND ERIN TRUDGE OFF TO THE SHOPS)
Erin: Hello, can you help us, we’re searching for joy.
Shophelia: Ah, joy! It's not something you can buy, but it's everywhere, if you know where to look. Look around you—there's always something good in every day. Today, for instance, I saw a beautiful butterfly. And every time I see a smile, it lifts my spirits
Max: I never thought about it that way. Maybe I have been focusing too much on the bad stuff."
Erin: Sometimes we forget to be thankful for the little things that bring us joy—like a smile, a song, or even a beautiful sunset
Narrator: Max smiled. He realized that joy was not something he had to wait for; it was already in his life, waiting for him to see it
Narrator 2: The play shows us that joy can often be found in the simplest moments, when we open our eyes to the good around us. Whether it’s through friendships, acts of kindness, or a cheerful heart, joy is something that can brighten our lives and the lives of others.
Narrator 3: We asked Year 5 what brings them joy.
ANNIE & Zahra: Beautiful butterflies!
Will,calum,maher, Jnr : FOOTBALL!
Isla : Forward rolls
Jalal/Ava/Roza: Our favourite toys.
Narrator 4: And once we started thinking about it, we couldn’t stop
Cut to powerpoint of chn’s fave moments
Narrator 5: Let us Pray……
Dear God,
Help us to remember the verse: "The joy of the Lord is your strength."
When we focus on joy, especially the joy that comes from knowing God’s love and goodness, it strengthens us. No matter what challenges we face, we can always choose joy.
Narrator 6 Let’s carry that joy into the world today, and remember that, like Erin and Max, we can find it anywhere—if we look for it.
In Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Narrator 7: Thank you for listening, and may your hearts be filled with joy
Week Ending 8th November
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Hello,
And welcome back to the most exciting of half terms, which takes us up to Christmas! The children returned bright eyed and bushy tailed and we got to work learning a 200 year old, famous poem by Edgar Allen Poe, called Evening Star. The children astounded me with the speed with which they learnt it, indeed the only thing they struggled with was the name Edgar. I will attach it below so if they want to impress you they may be able to recite it (after a quick recap). In maths we revisited common multiples and factors. In Computing we investigated the most efficient way to search for information online, how to be aware that not everything they see online is real, and how even your air fryer might be spying on you (no really - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/05/air-fryer-excessive-surveillance-smart-devices-which-watches-speakers-trackers ) so be careful what you say! In French we thought what better time of year than to learn how to order ice creams and in geography investigated why we have time zones and lines of longitude and had fun looking at live webcams from cities around the world. P.E was more rolling around in various positions and in science and guided reading we began to learn about Sir Isaac Newton and his research into gravity and the rules of motion.
This week's spellings are around silent letters, to be practised next Thursday
doubt
lamb
debt
thumb
solemn
autumn
column
knight
knuckle
knot
We have been concentrating on the 4x tables this week, so please check your child's knowledge of these for 30 seconds each day with random, not in order, questioning. ie. what is 8 x 4, what is 4 x 6. The ones they get wrong, keep coming back to.
Evening Star by Edgar Allen Poe
Twas noontide of summer,
And mid-time of night;
And stars, in their orbits,
Shone pale, thro’ the light
Of the brighter, cold moon,
’Mid planets her slaves,
Herself in the Heavens,
Her beam on the waves.
I gaz’d awhile
On her cold smile;
Too cold — too cold for me —
There pass’d, as a shroud,
A fleecy cloud,
And I turn’d away to thee,
Proud Evening Star,
In thy glory afar,
And dearer thy beam shall be;
For joy to my heart
Is the proud part
Thou bearest in Heav’n at night,
And more I admire
Thy distant fire,
Than that colder, lowly light
Have a great weekend!
Week ending 25th October
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Well, we've finally made it to the end of the first half term. Hasn't it flown. This week we let the children run (or fly) free with their own space based story based on anything they wanted with spectacular results. Got to grip with squared and cubed numbers in maths ; completed their 3d life journey maps in art ; learnt more about the hidden women of Nasa; balanced and rolled in PE ; celebrated harvest festival ; read a spooky halloween story in guided reading ; and sketched pictures of famous women for black history month.
This week's spellings (for after half term) are more homophones
farther
father
guessed
guest
herd
heard
led
lead
morning
mourning
Enjoy the half term break and if there are any sweets left over after halloween, I'm happy to help!
week ending 18th October
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Week ended 18th October
Hello again, we’ve almost made it to the end of a very long half term and the evenings are beginning to draw in with all the fun of Christmas just around the corner! This week the children have written their independent story and got to grips with possessive apostrophes. In maths we have looked at multiples and factors as well as prime numbers. As part of Black history month we have looked at the hidden women from NASA in the 50s and 60s ; in R.E. we have learnt about pluralism, exclusivism and inclusivism ; more typography in art and gymnastics in P.E.; and in Computing we designed our own web pages and learnt how search engines rank websites in a search. We also attempted to prove that the Earth rotates on its axis in a practical science experiment involving shadows, with mixed results thanks to the autumnal weather.
Please remind your child that they need to be completing the 3 mathletics assignments each week. After half term, children not completing these tasks will have the opportunity to do so during their lunch hour, in school.
This week’s spellings are to practise homophones and near homophones. As they will sound the same it is vital that they learn the definitions of each.
past
passed
aisle
isle
proceed
precede
allowed
aloud
effect
affect
Have a great weekend.
week ending 18th October
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 5 Class Blog
Week ended 18th October
Hello again, we’ve almost made it to the end of a very long half term and the evenings are beginning to draw in with all the fun of Christmas just around the corner! This week the children have written their independent story and got to grips with possessive apostrophes. In maths we have looked at multiples and factors as well as prime numbers. As part of Black history month we have looked at the hidden women from NASA in the 50s and 60s ; in R.E. we have learnt about pluralism, exclusivism and inclusivism ; more typography in art and gymnastics in P.E.; and in Computing we designed our own web pages and learnt how search engines rank websites in a search. We also attempted to prove that the Earth rotates on its axis in a practical science experiment involving shadows, with mixed results thanks to the autumnal weather.
Please remind your child that they need to be completing the 3 mathletics assignments each week. After half term, children not completing these tasks will have the opportunity to do so during their lunch hour, in school.
This week’s spellings are to practise homophones and near homophones. As they will sound the same it is vital that they learn the definitions of each.
past
passed
aisle
isle
proceed
precede
allowed
aloud
effect
affect
Have a great weekend.