Welcome to Year 5!
Spring term
Happy Spring term! This term we will be learning about a range of different topics including: Earth and Space, the history of St Helens, the USA, programming, data handling and many more! We will also be furthering our knowledge of fractions in maths and reading some really fantastic books.
English
This term, we will be reading Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton. This is a wonderfully engaging story about a boy called Arthur who becomes an unlikely hero in Norse legend. We will use this book to help us write a recount and our very own myth. Alongside this, we will be reading Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce; a coming of age story about a boy who - quite by accident - finds himself stranded in space and The Darkest Dark by Christopher Hadfield, a story about a young astronaught who is afraid of the dark! Both of these stories accompany our science topic of Eath and Space quite nicely. After half term we will be reading Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai and Holes by Louis Sachar.
Mathematics
In maths, we will be starting the term studying Fractions, specifically how to find equivalence, convert between mixed number and improper fraction, and how to add and subtract fractions - even when they have differing denominators. After this, we will focus on: multiplication and division; fractions, decimals and percentages, perimeter and area and finally towards the end of the half term we will be learning all about statistics.
Science
This term, in Science, we will be learning all about the Earth and Space - a fascinating topic that always inspires many questions from the children. After half term, we will move on to learning about forces which will be a fantastic opportunity to get hands on science taking place!
Other curriculum areas
History - Our first topic is Our Town- St. Helens. The children will enjoy learning all about the roots of our town.
Geography - We will be learning all about what makes the USA special
RE - Our Come and See topics for this term are Domestic Church, Baptism and Advent.
Spanish - This term, we will be learning the vocabulary related to sports and everything associated with game playing. We will then move on to learning about food and drink after half term.
Music - Using our Charanga scheme, we will be learning about rhythm, melody and notation through well known songs such as Make you feel my love and the fresh Prince of Bel Air
Art - This term, we will be working on sculpture. We will be looking in detail at the work of Jaume Plensa and using this to inspire our own pieces.
Design and Technology - We will be using mechinical pulleys to create our pieces.
PE - Throughout the term, we will be improving our overall stamina and fitness, perfecting football skills and working on orienteering
Computing - This term, we will be learning about data handling and programming!
PSHE - This term, we will be learning about looking after our physical and mental well-being. We will also be looking at what to do when things go wrong.
Reading books need to be in school every day. Please have your reading record signed each day so that we can make sure that you are reading regularly. You should aim to read between 20 and 30 minutes a night during the week, and at least once over the weekend. Book quizzes may be completed at home or in school. If you are using the app at home, then you need to access our school's designated page:
ACCELERATED READER
If you are struggling to access this at home please do let me know.
Homework
Homework will be online and available through ‘Century’ – please ask me if you have forgotten your usrename and password. Each week, if you have completed your homework, you will be rewarded with Dojos.
In addition, it would be a great idea to use Times Table Rock Stars to maintain the excellent knoweldge that you gained in Year 4!
St Austin's RC Primary
