Welcome to Year 5!
5 Craufurd – Mrs Wellings
5 Field – Mrs Smith
with support from Mrs Graham
PE - kit needed on Monday and Tuesday each week. Hair must be tied back and earrings removed.
Water bottles - please bring fresh water from home each day.
Reading books - children may like to bring in a suitable book from home, but they can access school books also.
Spellings - Each week, children will be given spelling tasks to be handed in each Monday.
Mathletics - Each week, a task will be set on Mathletics which will be based on current learning in Maths.
Our topic this half term is:
Keep The Home Fires Burning
During this topic on World War Two, our main focus will be on the lives of ordinary men, women and children and the part they played in the war effort. We will learn about rationing, the home front, digging for victory, ‘make do and mend,’ the Home Guard, the Land Army Girls, the Blitz, the experience of evacuee children and keeping cheerful!
Our English work will be based around historical narratives, with a focus on characterisation. We will also learn how to write a discussion text, using our knowledge of WW2.
In science we will be learning about solids, liquids and gases. We will find out about reversible and irreversible changes by exploring dissolving, filtration, evaporation and sieving.
In RE, we will be asking the questions, 'Why do some people think that life is a journey?' and 'What significant experiences mark this journey?' We will be making comparisons between religions, thinking about how and why people mark the significant events of life.
In Maths this half term, Year 5 will cover:
In English this half term, Year 5 will cover:
Please continue with the following:
Suggested Additional Activities:
Use these links for further information and ideas
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Britain.html
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/world-war-2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/history-ks2-world-war-2-clips-index/zjc8cqt