Year 5
Welcome to Year 5!
Mr McLean is the class teacher and Ms Somaraki is the teaching assistant. On this page, you will find information about Class Five, news, pictures of things we've done and more.
Termly Newsletters & Information
Reminders for the Spring Term 2021
Stationery – In order to minimise multiple use of equipment, it would be great if you could provide your child with a pencil case containing the following equipment: a ruler, glue stick, HB pencil and pencil sharpener, a fibre tipped writing pen (if you child has their handwriting licence), a set of colouring pencils, two different coloured highlighter pens, a purple biro and a green biro. It would be extremely helpful if the pencil case was relatively small as space on tables and in trays is limited. We will provide this equipment where required.
P.E.- Children in Class 5 will need their P.E kits on Monday and Friday and in line with our Covid-19 Risk Assessment, in order to reduce increased congestion when changing, children are invited to come to school on those days in their P.E. Kit. P.E. kits should consist of jogging bottoms, shorts, a house-cloloured t-shirt, jumper and trainers.
Arrival and Collection Times
Class R - Arrival between 8.30am and 8.40am, Collection at 3.10pm.
Class 1 - Arrival between 8.40am and 8.50am, Collection at 3.20pm.
Class 2 - Arrival between 8.35am and 8.45am, Collection at 3.15pm.
Class 3 - Arrival between 8.40am and 8.50am, Collection at 3.20pm.
Class 4 - Arrival between 8.35am and 8.45am, Collection at 3.15pm
Class 5 - Arrival between 8.45am and 8.55am, Collection at 3.25pm.
Class 6 - Arrival between 8.50am and 9.00am, Collection at 3.30pm.
Where families, have siblings in 2 classes, both children should arrive and be collected at the latest time given for class arrival and collection for the classes that siblings are in.
Breakfast Club & After School Club - Children in Year R, 1 to 6 should arrive as normal and be taken to Breakfast Club room. They will be taken to their Classroom at 8.30am ready for lessons. Breakfast Club will be open from 7.45am. After School Club will be open until 5.45pm.
Writing
In Year 5, children continue to learn to write different types of texts and we use model texts to highlight the key features of these texts before children create their own versions. The table below highlights the text types and texts that we are learning in Year 5.
| Date | Text Type | Text Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7th September 2020 | Portal Story | Elf Road |
| 28th September 2020 | Non-Chronological Report | Neptune |
| 2nd November 2020 | Persuasive Letter | Feed the Birds |
| 30th November 2020 | Wishing Story | The Long Wait |
| 4th January 2021 | Discussion Writing | School Uniform - Good or Bad? |
| 25th January 2021 | Recount (Diary) | Diary Entry |
Reading
During the year, we will use a range of texts to develop our reading skills and read stories written by a range of authors. The texts we will use are detailed in the document below.
Spellings
Every Monday, your child will be taught a new spelling rule to practise during the week, ready for a spelling test on Friday. Please spend time at home practising these spellings using ‘Look, say, cover, write, check’ in the Spelling Homework Booklets, as well as discussing the spelling rule. Please ensure spelling Homework Books are kept in school bags.
Maths
As a school, we place emphasis on teaching Maths using a Maths Mastery approach. We place emphasis on children learning to develop their fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills. We use Maths No Problem Maths Textbooks and Workbooks in school. To find out more, visit https://mathsnoproblem.com/en/parent-videos/ to watch parent videos all about how we teach Maths at St Luke's. The table below highlights the textbook and chapters that we are learning in Year 5. If you wish to purchase a copy of the Maths No Problem Textbook A and B and Workbook A and B for your year group for use at home and also find out more about how Maths is taught in school, these are available to order at http://www.mathsnoproblem.co.uk/mathematics/primary-key-stage1-and-key-stage-2/maths-no-problem.html
We ask all parents to support children with learning their number bonds and times tables at home; this is key to children being successful as Mathematicians.
Please remember to log in to Hit the Button https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
IXL https://uk.ixl.com/signin/stlukesprimary
Times Tables Rockstars https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/teacher
| Date | Focus Textbook Chapter and Title |
|---|---|
| 8th September 2020 | Year 5 Textbook 5A - Chapter 1 - Numbers to 1 000 000 |
| 28th September 2020 | Year 5 Textbook 5A - Chapter 2 - Addition and Subtraction |
| 12th October 2020 | Year 5 Textbook 5A - Chapter 3 - Multiplication and Division |
| 30th November 2020 | Year 5 Textbook 5A - Chapter 4 - Word Problems |
| 7th December 2020 | Year 5 Textbook 5A - Chapter 5 - Graphs |
| 4th January 2021 | Year 5 Textbook 5A - Chapter 6 - Fractions |
| 25th January 2021 | Year 5 Textbook 5B - Chapter 7 - Decimals |
| 1st February 2021 | Year 5 Textbook 5B - Chapter 8 - Percentages |
Class Country: Brazil
We will be learning all about Brazil. We will investigate where it is in the world and find out facts about what it is like to live in Brazil.
Autumn 2: Forces, Safety in the Community, and North America
Autumn 1: The Maya, Earth and Space and the Beliefs of Christianity
