Welcome to Year 5!
5 Craufurd – Mrs Wellings
5 Field – Mrs Smith
with support from Mrs Graham
Essential information:
PE - kit needed on Monday and Wednesday each week. Hair must be tied back and earrings removed.
Water bottles - please bring fresh water from home each day.
Reading books – children can bring in a suitable book from home to read as well as their Reading Planet book, which should be in each day with reading record books.
Mathletics – Regular tasks will be set on Mathletics, based on current learning in Maths.
TTRockStars – This is a great way to practise times tables.
Rising Stars Reading Planet – Access the books on line and complete the quizzes.
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. Our class reader is Carrie's War, by Nina Bawden.
In Science, we will be completing the Chemistry unit, 'Changing and separating Materials'.
In RE, we will be asking the question, 'Why do some people think that life is like 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