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.
Stationery – Although stationery can be provided, children are encouraged to bring their own stationery with them to school (this could include a blue writing pen, pencil, highlighter, glue stick, ruler, rubber and sharpener, all contained within a practical pencilcase). They should also bring a water bottle to school and may wish to bring a healthy snack for break time. All belongings should be labelled.
P.E. - Indoor P.E. will be on a Monday and outdoor games will be on a Friday. In line with our Covid-19 Risk Assessment, children should come to school in their PE kit on those days. Please ensure your child has the correct P.E. kit in school at all times, particularly in the winter months when our slots will be flexible to take into account the changeable weather, and that it is labelled. P.E. kits should include jogging bottoms, shorts, a house-coloured t-shirt, jumper and trainers. Children will need to ensure their hair is tied up and any earrings taken out/or covered if newly pierced. Please provide suitable tape.
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.
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.
Breakfast Club & After School Club - Children in Year R, 1 and 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.
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.
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 |
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.
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| Date | Focus Textbook Chapter and Title |
|---|---|
| 8th September 2020 | Year 5 Textbook 5A - Chapter 1 - Numbers to 1 000 000 |
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.