Welcome to Year 5
English :In English this half term, we are studying the novel, "George's Marvellous Medicine". All of our English lessons will be based around this.
Maths : In maths, We are practising multiplication and division written stratgeies.
Topic: Our topic for this half term is "Earth & Space".
For further information about our topic see our year 5 curriculum page.
Homework
In year 5 pupils are expected to complete weekly homework. Homework will be set every Wednesday to be handed in on Monday. In addition pupils are expected to change their reading book and read regularly at home.
Homework for this week due
English: Please complete a book review on the attached sheet.
Mathematics: Sheet on squared and cubed numbers.
Top Marks - Hit the Button games daily practise.
Reading at Home: We strongly encourage children to read regularly at home, preferably daily.
Spellings: test on 19.11.18
Group 1
| persuade | prejudice | profession | pronunciation |
| physical | privilege | programme | queue |
Group 2
| occasionally | opposite | particular |
| often | ordinary | peculiar |
Practice times tables facts. Here are some useful websites. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
English Glossary - Explanation of Terminology
PE
PE is every Wednesday and Thursday. When the weather is bad we will change to Tuesday and Wednesday. Please ensure your child has labelled PE kit in school. In KS2 we prefer the children to wear trainers rather than plimsolls in PE as they are more supportive.
Clubs
Homework club: Thursdays from 12.30 pm to 1.00 pm.
Diary dates
Parents evening letters have been distributed and the dates are:
- Monday 12th November - parents welcome to view children's work in classrooms.
- Tues 13th and Weds 14th November - Parents meetings in the hall.
- Information meeting about the trip (JCA):
- Wednesday 7th Novemeber at 3.00pm in YR 5 Classroom
The Year 5 Team is:
Mrs Khan and Mrs Roberts.