St Andrew's C of E Primary School

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YEAR 5

Welcome to Year 5!
On this page, you will find a selection of helpful files and documents that should support you at home. 

 

 

Year 5 (ID 1083)

 

Important Information

 Read our curriculum information for this year below. 

You can also see our current Termly Curriculum News and KSO. 

Subject Pages for more detail  

Our Topics

 Survivors

Our topic for the Spring term is Survivors

This term's topic: Survivors

This term, pupils will embark on an exciting journey through English and Geography. In English, they will explore the gripping true story Touching the Void, (an adapted version for children) developing inference skills as they examine how characters respond to extreme challenges, while strengthening their grammar and formal writing. Pupils will then discover the world of exploration through a range of texts, learning about survival in different environments and writing biographies of famous explorers. In Geography, children will investigate mountain ranges across the globe, learn how mountains are formed, build confident map skills using compass points and grid references, and finish the term by exploring the fascinating continent of Antarctica. Enrichment activities include a survival skills day and an online workshop. 

How you can help at home

  • Support reading – Aim for at least five reading sessions a week. Ask questions like: Who are the main characters? What are they like? How do we know? Where is the story set? What does the dialogue reveal? Try to take an Accelerated Reader Quiz as often as you can.

  

Home Learning

 

English

The overview of weekly spellings can be found below. Children will be tested weekly each Friday. Spellings will be sent home each Friday. 

Year 5 Spellings 

 Maths

Maths mastery in number meetings happen 3 times a week to help develop our key skills in this subject. 

Children should also continue to log on to TTRS.

 

 

 

Reading

Our school uses Accelerated Reader to support children to access texts that are appropriately challenging and engaging. As part of our school home learning expectations, children should read 5 times a week (15 minutes for Year 3 and 4; 20 minutes for Year 5 and 6). This is in addition to regular independent reading at school.  Children are also required to complete Accelerated Reader quizzes when they finish books. Your child’s class teacher regularly checks Accelerated Reader and can see the books that children read. Children also complete a simple reading log so that texts which do not have Accelerated Reader quizzes are recorded. This replaces the need for children to fill in traditional reading diaries every time they read, ensures children are motivated and engaged, and gives the teacher helpful information about their reading habits and choices.  On top of this, each child in Key Stage Two has access to 1000 e-books through MYON.

English at St Andrew's 

 

 

Home Learning

 

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Our Class

What's it like in Y5? A 'day in the life' 

8:40 Arrive at school and read quietly

8:55 Register

9:00 Guided Reading

9:30 Maths 

10:30 Phonics/Spellings 

10:45 Break

11:00 Writing

12:00 Mental Maths

12:10 Lunch

1:10 Worship (Mondays)

1:10 or 1:30 Lesson 1 (Monday - French, Tuesday -  RE, Wednesday - PE, Thursday - PSHE, Friday - French)

2:10 Lesson 2 (Monday - Topic, Tuesday - Science, Wednesday - Art/DT., Thursday - Computing, Friday - PE)

3:10 Packing up

3:15 Home time

 

 

PE days for Spring term

Wednesday and Friday - please come in your PE kits on these days


 

 

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