Welcome to Year 5

5N and 5H

 

 

 

Welcome to our Year 5 page. Here you will find all of the details about our year group that you will need to know, including your child's topics, class trips and class based activities.

Class Teachers

Mr Neville and Miss Hume

Our School Day

This is what a typical school day looks like in Year 5.

Our Foundation Subjects:

• Art
• Computing 
• Design Technology
• Geography
• History
• Latin
• Music
• Physical Education
• Religious Education
• Relationships, Health Education
• Science

P.E.

P.E. is taught twice a week on Mondays and Fridays. Your children should come into school that day wearing their PE kit:

• A House colour T-shirt
• Black shorts or black jogging bottoms
• School jumper
• Black jumper or hoodie can be brought in to wear outside as an extra layer on colder days
• Trainers that can be worn outside

Please ensure that all items are named as this makes it easier to return items if they are mislaid. There should be no large logos or obvious brands on PE clothing.

Outdoor Learning

At points during the year, your child will engage in Outdoor Learning. When your child is participating in Outdoor Learning, they will need:

• A warm jumper
• A waterproof coat
• Long trousers
• Wellies
• Warm socks

More information will be sent regarding the dates in which your child will be taking part in Outdoor Learning. 

Your child will be taking place in Outdoor Learning every other Thursday throughout terms 1,3 and 5.

Term 1 dates:

Forest School

5N: Thurs 11th Sept, Thurs 25th Sept, Thurs 9th October

5H: Thurs 18th Sept, Thurs 2nd October, Wed 15th October 

Reading

Reading is fundamental to all children's education. In Upper Key Stage 2, we will be focusing on a range of key skills including information retrieval, summarising main ideas, drawing inferences, predicting what might happen next, word meaning and comparisons within and across texts. 

In addition to the reading that your child will engage in at school, they are expected to read at home at least four times a week and should record their reflection in their reading record. Although your child will be more independent with their reading, it is important that you engage in discussions about their reading and on a regular basis, still listen to them read. As a school, we celebrate and recognise how often your child reads using our 'Reading Around the Universe' initiative. 

Your child is responsible for changing their own book once they have completed it. Please work with us to encourage your child to choose books from a variety of genres and authors. 

NEW: Please see our 'useful websites' page for extensive recommended reading lists for 9-10 year olds!