Year 5
Welcome to Year 5!
Class Teachers: Mr Johnson and Mr McGuire
Additional Teaching Staff: Mr Minei and Mrs Talmage
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Arthurs
Spring 1
See below for information regarding learning that we are doing in school this half term, as well as home learning.
Year 5 Spring 1 weekly timetable and half term overview
Year 5 Home Learning Spring 1
Week 1 spellings
Week 2 spellings
Week 3 spellings
Week 4 spellings
Week 5 spellings
Week 6 spellings
Autumn 2
See below for information regarding spellings, home learning and the Autumn 2 timetable.
Year 5 Autumn 2 weekly timetable and half term overview
Year 5 Home Learning Autumn 2
Week 1 spellings
Week 2 spellings
Week 3 spellings
Week 4 spellings
Week 5 spellings
Week 6 spellings
Week 7 spellings
Autumn 1
Welcome to Year 5! We hope you enjoyed a lovely summer break! Below you will find useful information for the year about our learning, timetable and home learning.
PE
This half term, our PE lessons will be on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Spellings
This term, spellings will be set each Tuesday to be tested the following week. Spelling activities will be available electronically on The Spelling Shed, where your child can access a range of activities. They should aim to complete at least 5 Spelling Shed activities each week. Spellings can also be practised using a range of handwritten methods, such as:
- Look, Cover, Write Check
- Rainbow Writing e.g. actual actual actual actual actual
- Waterfall Writing
e.g.
a
ac
act
actu
actua
actual
The Spelling Shed can be accessed using the following link
https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login
Week 1 & 2 spellings
Week 3 spellings
Week 4 spellings
Week 5 spellings
Week 6 spellings
Week 7 spellings
Times Tables
Every Friday, we will practise our times tables in the Times Tables Mountain Challenge.
The levels progress as follows:
Mountain 1 (Elbrus)
x10
x2
x5
x10 x2 x5
Mountain 2 (Kilimanjaro)
x4
x8
x3
x3 x4 x8
Mountain 3 (Aconcagua)
x6
x9
x11
x6 x9 x11
x2 x3 x4 x5 x6
Mountain 4 (Everest)
x12
x7
All times tables
Division and multiplication facts up to 12 x 12
Times tables should be practised daily at home. Lots of games can be found on the the websites www.topmarks.co.uk and www.timestables.co.uk.
Reading
Our reading system across the school is called Accelerated Reader. This exciting way of reading allows your child to quiz on the books they have read using their unique log in. The children can log in to their account and quiz at school and home using the link below.
https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6700951
If you have books at home or from the local library, you can check whether they are on the AR system and the reading level of the book using the following link: www.arbookfind.co.uk.
Your child should aim to read at least 5 times a week for 20-30 minutes.