Year 5
5Craufurd - Miss Lillis
5Field - Mrs Wicks
Year 5 supported by Miss Rubery & Mr Lawrence
Key information:
P.E. - Monday and Thursday
On PE days, please make sure that long hair is tied up and earrings and other jewellery are removed.
Reading
We value reading and have fabulous reading areas for the children to enjoy. We actively promote reading at home, aiming for 15 minutes per evening. Each class has an engaging, fun reading incentive, where the children can move their Mario characters around on the display each day in recognition of their efforts with home reading and can earn a treat at the end of the week.
We have a daily reading lesson which will develop your child’s passion for reading as well as their comprehension skills. The daily reading session will always start with the teacher reading to the children. We will be exploring and discussing the language, vocabulary, feelings and themes within a variety of high-quality texts. In addition to this, we will be looking at a range of texts and teaching them how to read with expression, focusing on punctuation and to talk about books confidently, developing their comprehension skills to a deeper level.
Books will be changed on Fridays.
Remember - Please make sure that reading diaries and books are in school every day and that you comment in and sign your child’s reading records each time they read to you.
If children have read their book from school, we encourage children to read books from home. Why not visit the library? It's the perfect opportunity to look at different texts and find an author you love!
Water bottles
Please send water bottles filled with fresh water every day.
Doodle Learning
New activities will be assigned each week. Please ensure children log in and engage with the activities. We recommend that children take part in 5-10 minutes of spelling and maths every day - little and often. This helps embed the children's learning into their long term memory ensuring that they are secure. Children have the opportunity to earn lots of fun, exciting prizes!
Our topic this half term is:
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Egypt – Uncover the Secrets of the Pharaohs!
Step back over 5,000 years and journey to the mysterious land of Ancient Egypt!
Get ready to become archaeologists as we uncover the secrets hidden beneath the golden sands. Together, we'll explore magnificent pyramids, discover why the mighty River Nile was so important, and find out what life was really like for pharaohs, priests, scribes and ordinary Egyptians.
We'll investigate the fascinating process of mummification, crack mysterious hieroglyphic codes, and learn about incredible gods and goddesses such as Ra, Anubis and Isis. We will discover the amazing treasures found inside Tutankhamun's tomb and ask the big question: Why has Ancient Egypt fascinated people for thousands of years?
Throughout this exciting topic, we will:
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Explore the geography of Egypt and the importance of the River Nile.
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Discover the daily lives of Ancient Egyptians.
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Learn about powerful pharaohs, including the famous Tutankhamun.
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Investigate pyramids, temples and magnificent tombs.
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Decode hieroglyphics and write our own secret messages.
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Find out how and why Egyptians mummified their dead.
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Create beautiful Egyptian-inspired artwork and crafts.
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Become historians by examining real evidence and deciding what it tells us about the past.
By the end of our adventure, you'll have uncovered the mysteries of one of the world's greatest civilisations. So pack your explorer's hat, sharpen your detective skills and prepare to unlock the secrets of Ancient Egypt...
The adventure begins now!
An Invitation to an Ancient Egyptian Adventure!
On 11th September, Year 5 will attend an unforgettable Ancient Egyptian workshop! Step back in time to the land of mighty pharaohs, mysterious tombs and fascinating discoveries.
Throughout the day, children will:
- enjoy immersive storytelling about an ancient king and his tomb;
- handle fascinating replica artefacts;
- practise their scribing skills and decode mysterious hieroglyphics;
- discover the secrets of mummification; and
- learn what life was like in Ancient Egypt.
To make the experience even more memorable, children are invited to dress as Ancient Egyptians for the day. They could come as a pharaoh, queen, scribe, explorer or another Egyptian-inspired character.
Prepare to unlock the secrets of the past and bring Ancient Egypt to life!
ENGLISH
Mission to Mars: Writing Inspired by Curiosity
Prepare for launch as we journey across space with Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus Motum! Inspired by Curiosity's extraordinary mission, we will explore the mysterious surface of Mars and use our imaginations to become adventurous space explorers and precise mission scientists.
In Part One, we will write an exciting narrative about an unforgettable journey through space. We will use verb prefixes to create powerful actions and expanded noun phrases to describe strange planets, advanced spacecraft and the dramatic Martian landscape in vivid detail.
In Part Two, we will become official mission reporters and create a formal mission log. We will use relative clauses to add clear, detailed information and modal verbs to explain what might happen, what could be discovered and what the crew must do next.
Fasten your harness, activate the engines and prepare to write boldly - your mission is about to begin
OUR CLASS READER
London, 1922.
A discovery from ancient Egypt . . .
A cursed package . . .
The untold story of a young pharaoh . . .
When Lilian Kaye finds a parcel on her grandad's doorstep, she is shocked to see who sent it: a famous Egyptologist, found dead that very morning, according to every newspaper in England!
The mysterious package holds the key to a story . . . about a king whose tomb archaeologists are desperately hunting for.
Lil and her friends must embark on an incredible journey - to return the package to its resting place, to protect those they love, and to break the deadly pharaoh's curse . . .
If you wish to purchase the book so that your child can read along, please follow the link below:
Year 5 Autumn Maths: Becoming Brilliant Mathematicians
This term, we will develop our confidence with numbers and tackle increasingly challenging mathematical problems. Following the White Rose Maths scheme, we will use practical equipment, drawings and efficient written methods to explain our thinking and deepen our understanding.
We will learn how to:
- read, write, order and compare numbers up to 1,000,000;
- understand the value of each digit and round numbers accurately;
- use Roman numerals up to 1,000;
- add and subtract numbers with more than four digits;
- check answers using estimation and inverse operations;
- identify multiples, factors, prime numbers, square numbers and cube numbers;
- multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1,000;
- find and compare equivalent fractions; and
- convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Throughout the term, we will use our knowledge to solve problems, spot patterns and explain our reasoning clearly. Get ready to investigate, make connections and discover just how powerful mathematics can be!
R.E.
What Does It Mean if God Is Holy and Loving?
In this RE topic, we will explore two important Christian beliefs about God: that God is holy and loving. But what do these words really mean, and how can God be both?
We will investigate stories and teachings from the Bible, consider how Christians describe God, and discover how beliefs about God's holiness and love influence Christian worship and everyday life. We will also explore ideas such as forgiveness, justice and kindness, while sharing our own thoughtful questions and viewpoints.
Get ready to think deeply, discuss big ideas and consider what Christians believe God is like.
Science
Blast Off into Space!
Prepare for lift-off, Year 5! This unit will take us on an incredible journey beyond Earth and into the vast mysteries of space. We will become space scientists, investigating distant planets, powerful stars and the forces that keep everything moving through the Solar System.
During our mission, we will learn:
- how the Solar System is organised and how the planets orbit the Sun;
- why the Sun, Earth and Moon appear to move across the sky;
- how Earth’s rotation creates day and night;
- why the Moon seems to change shape throughout the month;
- how ideas about space have developed through scientific discoveries; and
- what life is like for astronauts exploring beyond our planet.
Get ready to ask big questions, examine evidence and discover just how extraordinary our universe really is. Your mission begins now - 3, 2, 1... blast off! 🚀🌍✨
Optional additional activities that children can do at home. We'd love them to bring in their creations to share with the class.
- Create your own 3D solar system from polystyrene spheres
- Design a poster or booklet about a particular part of space that interests you
- Design a Powerpoint presentation
- Bake space themed cookies or cupcakes
- Drawings/sketches/art work
