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Welcome to Class 5HS

Your class teachers are Mrs Hammond and Mr Severwright

PE days - Monday and Tuesday

Remember to come into school wearing your PE kit on these days.

 

 

Welcome back to the Summer Term! 

Please remember PE days are on Mondays and Tuesdays. Please wear PE kit on these days. 

Please remember to send children in with a small snack and a water bottle. Also, appropriate clothing to match the weather. Homework – TTR, Spelling Shed, Maths Shed. Also, please remember children should be reading for at least 20 minutes a day, at home. 

Year 5 Team x

 

Our learning this half term has a historical focus, as we delve into the Victorian era.

 

English 

We’ll be exploring The Odyssey (adapted by Gillian Cross) to develop narrative writing skills. Children will write their own part of an epic adventure story. They’ll also refine grammar skills, including using multi-clause sentences, adverbials, parenthesis, and punctuation such as commas and semi-colons. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading 

Our core text is Street Child by Berlie Doherty. Reading lessons include echo reading, fluency practice, comprehension, and rich oracy discussions around plot and character. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maths 

This half term, we’re focusing on converting units and volume as well as daily arithmetic lessons. 

Science 

Our topic is Reversible and Irreversible Changes. Children will investigate materials and their properties (such as insulation, conductivity, and solubility), and explore methods for separating materials using filtration, evaporation, and sieving. 

History 

In History, we’ll study key aspects of Victorian Britain, including Queen Victoria’s reign, the Industrial Revolution, and the lives of significant individuals such as Charles Dickens, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Dr Barnardo, and William Morris. 

PSHE 

This term includes key learning around Growing and Changing, with a focus on personal identity, mental wellbeing, and staying safe in different situations, including basic first aid. 

French 

Children will build vocabulary around healthy lifestyles—foods, activities, and following recipes in French—culminating in a class survey and an end-of-unit assessment. 

Art 

The focus in Art this term is Digital Art.  The children will be looking at two different artists from this area of art and be using copying tool on the computer to create their own images.  

Music 

Musical theatre. 

This unit focuses on teaching musical theatre, where children learn how singing, acting, and dancing combine to create an overall performance.