Year 5

Welcome to Year 5 where you will find Mrs Davies and Mrs Murphy.

This term, we look forward to a wide range of interesting and exciting learning experience. During the first half of the spring term, we will enjoy learning about the life and times of the Ancient Mayans. We will find out about their culture, including their love of brutal games and sacrifice! In addition to this, we will explore their polytheist religion and how their beliefs heavily impacted their daily life and how they developed an early writing and number system that we still value today. This topic will be underpinned by our Literacy Tree text ‘The Rain Player’ which will help us to understand Mayan morals and values.

After half-term, we will further our historical understanding by taking a closer look at an important period of British history – The Tudor period! We will learn all about the reign of the Tudors, with a particular focus on Henry the VIII and his six wives. We will investigate the changes in British religious beliefs and how the Tudors still impact our lives today. In addition to this, we will learn about the gruesome crimes and punishments that took place during the Tudor period.

We will continue with our ukulele lessons up until the end of the first half term and we look forward to demonstrating how far we will have come!

Our PE lessons will take place on a Tuesday and Wednesday and children will be required to wear a school PE kit or a white T-shirt and dark-coloured shorts with appropriate footwear.

In year 5, spellings will be sent home with your child every Monday and they will be tested every Friday. Please encourage and support your child in practising their spellings regularly, this is vital to the learning process.

Home work is set each Friday. This will alternate between English and Maths and will usually be a revision of the topics covered that week. This must be returned by the following Monday.

Reading is a very important part of our curriculum and your child will receive a reading book that will be changed on a Monday. Children must bring their reading book to school at least once a week to be checked by an adult. We award prizes for those children who read regularly so please try to encourage them.

I am excited for the term ahead! If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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