Welcome to Year 5 with Miss Donaghy
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- Miss Donaghy, Class Teacher
Here is a little bit about what we will be learning in the Autumn Term and how you can support your child.
| Subject Area | Learning | How you can help at home |
| English
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The children will be writing linked to the term’s topics and as such they will assume the roles of a variety of characters both from history and later from an imaginary world.
They will follow the correct conventions of writing a formal persuasive letter.
They will write a heart-felt diary entry and also become reporters to write up a factual newspaper article.
There will be an opportunity to write a story, as well as write a review for games.
The children will be writing a poem. |
Encourage your child to look at the local paper or even invest in First News – a newspaper specifically for children. Discuss articles with them, taking time to look at the organisation of both the paper itself and the individual articles.
Encourage your child to keep a diary.
Does your child ever write a letter to a member of your extended family or to friends who live elsewhere? By setting up a writing relationship your child can look forward to receiving their very own post!
Your child should be reading every day for a minimum of 30 mins. Encourage your child to get cosy and comfortable when reading. Do you set a good example? Could you set aside 30 mins of family reading time where the house is nice and quiet? Read the books they are reading so then you can engage in exciting dialogue, discussing character, setting, storyline as well as making predictions and inferring why certain events may occur as well as why characters behave in the recorded manner. How does the author take you on this exciting journey?
Talk about any new, interesting or difficult vocabulary that they meet. Do they need to use a dictionary to gain a better understanding? |
| Phonics/Spelling | There will also be daily Spelling, Grammar or Handwriting lesson to develop technical skills that they can apply to their writing. | |
| Creative Curriculum | Off with her head!
Tudor England – Henry VIII and his 6 wives Portraits – sketching and collage Computing – research Geography – historical maps PSHE – rules and consequence
Alchemy Island Computing – coding D&T – designing a board game Geography – map reading, using co-ordinates, human and physical features Science – circuits, properties and changes of materials. Working scientifically |
Could you visit a place of interest? A portrait gallery? Encourage your child to read more widely to gain more information about the topics.
Participate in some good old-fashioned board games – you’ll be surprised how much conversation you will be able to generate! What makes them so much fun? Is there a theme? How do they work? Do they include questions or clues? Do you need to follow instructions or a route? What sort of language is used? |
| Maths | Number
Place Value – knowing numbers to a million, being able to round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000, knowing negative numbers Addition and Subtraction – using the column method to add/subtract more than 4 digit numbers, recognise the importance of inverse operations, multi-step problems Multiplication and Division – to be able to x and ÷ by 10, 100 and 1000, to know multiples, factors, common factors, prime numbers, square numbers and cube numbers Statistics Graphs – to be able to draw, read and interpret line graphs Timetables – to be able to read and interpret tables Area and Perimeter To be able to find unknown lengths, to be able to work out the area of rectangles and compound shapes, to be able to make estimations, to be able to measure perimeter and to be able to calculate perimeter |
The children will need to know their times tables inside out and back to front. For example:
7 x 8 = 56 8 x 7 = 56 56 ¸ 8 = 7 56 ¸ 7 = 8 and then the related facts: 0.7 x 8 = 5.6 0.8 x 7 = 5.6 5.6 ¸ 8 = 0.7 5.6 ¸ 7 = 0.8
The mental maths tests have been revised for this year and the aim is they will ensure a more secure understanding in order to achieve and progress through the levels I will use www.mymaths.co.uk to set homework sometimes, however the children can use it anytime to practise something we have learnt or test to make sure they that they can remember. |
| RE | The children will be taught RE by Mrs Powell – Pilgrimages and Holy Places | By being respectful about all religions when discussion around religion occurs. This may be through reading/watching the news or other programmes on the tv.
If you share a religion in your home make your child aware of any particularly important/significant places. If you would like to come in and share your knowledge it would much appreciated J Children learn best from those in a place of personal knowledge |
| PE | All for Sport on Thursdays
Swimming on Fridays |
Please ensure your kit is in school at all times. Have you checked your child’s trainer size?
Where you deem your child to be well enough to be in school there is an expectation that they will swim – we have spare swim wear and towels in school, although children do feel more comfortable in their own. |
| KS2 – Spanish/Music | The children will receive a 6-week block of music each half term with our specialist teacher Mrs Folen.
Your child will continue to broaden their Spanish experience with weekly lessons. |
Encourage your children to listen to a wide range of different music styles.
Have you thought about joining the wonderful Monkfrith choir – who meet on Thurs 8:15am
Ask your child what their learning has been. Can they recite the days of the week and months of the year? Are their counting skills up to scratch? Can they encourage you to hold a simple conversation about how you are? |
Boxes of tissues would be greatly appreciated! We would also benefit from used newspapers, as we use these frequently during art lessons.
If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to write a note or make an appointment via the office to see me during the drop in time. This is still Wednesday between 3:40 and 4:10.
I’m looking forward to an exciting first term and would like to thank you in advance for your support.
Miss Donaghy