Welcome to Year 5!

Our main text for this half-term is ‘The Place for Me: Stories About the Windrush Generation by Dame Floella Benjamin.  At the end of this unit of work, the children will produce their own information leaflet about The Windrush Generation.

In Maths this half term, Year 5 will be focusing on topics including, multiplication and division and fractions. 

Reminder - All children in Year 5 should be fluent in their timestables up to 12 x 12 and be secure with the corresponding division facts.  Please support your child as much as possible by practising them regularly and encoraging them to log onto TTrockstars:

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/18259

Children could also use URBrainy as they did in Year 4 - https://urbrainy.com/mtc/test 

This half term in Science, Year 6 will be exploring the topic of light. Children will learn that light always travels in straight lines and cannot bend around objects. They will discover how we see things because light either comes directly from a source or reflects off objects into our eyes, and that without light, we cannot see. The class will explore how shadows are formed when opaque objects block light, and why these shadows retain their shape. Pupils will also learn about light pollution, understanding how too much artificial light at night can affect sleep, wildlife, and our ability to see the stars. As part of developing their scientific skills, children will practice drawing clear diagrams using straight lines and arrows to show how light travels, how shadows are formed, and how our eyes perceive objects.

This half term in Geography, pupils will build on their existing knowledge of continents, oceans, climate and physical and human features to explore North and South America, with a particular focus on the Caribbean. They will locate countries and islands using maps, atlases, globes and digital mapping, and learn how the Caribbean fits within the wider world, including its relationship to the UK. Children will investigate tropical climate zones and biomes, comparing them with the UK’s temperate climate, and use climate data and graphs to support their understanding.

They will study the Caribbean’s physical features, such as mountains, volcanoes, coral reefs and beaches, as well as human features including cities, ports and plantations. Pupils will also learn about natural hazards like hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, patterns of land use, population and economic activity, including tourism and exports such as bananas, sugar and coffee. Throughout the unit, children will develop key geographical skills by using compass points and grid references, interpreting maps and images, and presenting their findings through maps, diagrams, charts and written explanations. 

In P.E this half term, Year 5 will be focusing on netball in outdoor sessions and dance in indoor sessions. 

PE Days:

5MP and 5HH: Outdoor - Monday, Indoor - Thursday

5/6DM: Outdoor - Tuesday, Indoor - Friday

PE Kit Reminders:

Your child’s PE kit should consist of:

• a plain white t-shirt, black/navy shorts, sensible trainers or indoor pumps.

During the colder months pupils/for outdoor sessions, you child may wear black/navy leggings or jogging bottoms and a black/navy sweatshirt/tracksuit top. (No heavily branded items, no football kits, cropped tops or bright colours).

We request that children with long hair should have it tied back on PE days.

Jewellery should not be worn to school with the exception of small stud earrings which need to be removed or taped over for PE.  

Please ensure all clothing is marked with your child’s first name, surname and class.