Year 5

T​eacher: Mrs M. Davies

S​upport Staff: Miss D. Bewley & Miss D. Lewis

We hope you have had a fantastic break and that you are ready for a great start to the new school year. We are looking forward to a wonderful term, full of exciting learning and new opportunities. We have a very busy and engaging term planned for the Year 2 children, and we are confident they will continue to thrive and embrace the challenges of Key Stage 1.

Children will have daily phonics lessons, looking closely at sounds and how to read and write these. Children will also have opportunities to read with a range of adults during the week, reading in phonics and a guided read.

This term in English, we will be exploring two fantastic Literacy Tree units based on the books ‘The Journey Home’and ‘A Walk in London’. We will also have guided reading sessions and enjoy a wide variety of stories in class to develop a love of reading.

In Maths, we will be focusing on place value, ensuring the children have a strong understanding which will be essential as we move through the rest of the curriculum. We will then move on to addition and subtraction.

Our first Science topic will be living things and their habitats where children will explore animals and objects that are living, dead and have never been alive. In our second topic Animals including humans, we will explore how different animals grow and compare their life cycles.

Reading books are sent home every Wednesday and are to be returned every Monday.

Homework will be sent home weekly, alternating between English and Maths. Supporting your child with their homework is an important part of their education and is greatly appreciated.

Spellings will go home every Monday and should be practised in preparation for our weekly spelling test each Friday.

Our PE sessions with Mrs Goldson will take place on Monday and Thursday. Children are welcome to come to school in their PE kits on these days.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch by contacting the school office.

Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Amos