Welcome to Year 5
Information evening
9.09.14
Year 5 Team
•Rob Collard
•Kerry Evans
•David Mann
•Helen Hale
•Becky Burditt
Topics focussed around one BIG question Children encouraged to ask questions,
present and collaborate Technology used throughout curriculum PSHE – Jigsaw Blogging Increased maths expectations
New Curriculum- Year 5’s Take
Year 5 Overview
Terms 1 and 2
How does the past affect our future?
Terms 3 and 4
What life is out there?
Y5 Production- First Man In Space (Working Title)
23/24 February 2015
Terms 5 and 6
How do environments change?
How does the past affect our future?
Visit as evacuees to Swindon Steam Museum – TBC
Film Club
Interview war survivors
WW2 podcasts
Rationing – Food Technology
Visit to the war memorial in Grove Park
Understanding the reasons for the outbreak of war
Learning about WW1 in collaboration with Worle
Christmas Extravaganza at Colston Hall?
Literacy OverviewThis term the focus will be:
Narrative writing - Friend or Foe
Script writing
Film Narrative
Letters and diary entries
Presenting information about the war
Publishing work online
Nelson Handwriting
Spelling Tests - Thursday
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG)
Numeracy OverviewThis term the focus will be:
Ordering whole numbers and decimals to one place
Addition and subtraction – up to 6 digit numbers
Recognise and extend number sequences
Finding factors and multiples of numbers
3D shapes and identifying nets
Perimeter
24hr clock
Equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages
Mental Maths Tests - Thursday
•Increased expectations in line with new curriculum
Maths – More like Y6! Pupils should be taught to: read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1 000 000
and determine the value of each digit count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any
given number up to 1 000 000 interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and
backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero
add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits, including using formal written methods (columnar addition and subtraction)
add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers
identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of two numbers
Multiply and divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one- or two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers
Take Home Tasks!Each week children will be set a numeracy, literacy or topic based activity that will reinforce and support their learning from that week.
Given out Friday – Due in Wednesday
Early bird house point if homework is returned on a Monday.
It is also important that children continue their excellent reading habits and aim for at least 3 times a week.
Class Assemblies
Miss Evans
Friday 26th September
Mr Collard
Friday 21st November
Morfa Bay
Friday 8th May
School Meals
New, revamped menu – offering more choice
Children choose Red, Blue or Green wristband in the morning which determines their lunch
Morfa Bay 2014
Morfa Bay 2014 Great range of exciting
activities to suit all children
Highly qualified and experienced staff
3 star accommodation Superb food Children develop
relationships, maturity and resilience
Experienced school staff
0945 – 1200 1345 – 1600 Evening
Monday Arrive and Welcome Assault Course Coastal Hike
Tuesday Body Boarding High Ropes/Zip Line Field Games
Wednesday Abseil/Climbing Wall Caving Beach Walk
Thursday Orienteering Archery Disco
Friday Tidy Up and Depart After Lunch
Sample Timetable
Costs