This term we are learning:
Topic - Geography. Asia: Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes. We are continuing with our enquiry question 'How do natural disasters impact the lives of people living in Asia?'
Science - Materials. We are continuing our topic of investigating the properties of materials with lots more exciting (and messy) experiments to come!
We are also starting a Drawing Project in art, Emotions and our well-being in RSE and moving on to Cricket in PE!
Spring 2 Timetable
Our topic this term is Asia: Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes.
We will answer the enquiry question 'What are natural disasters and how do they impact the lives of people living in Asia?'
We will investigate by looking at the physical and human features of Asia as well as how mountains and volcanoes are formed. We will discover what happens when natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur and how this impacts the surrounding land.
Learning Journey
Key Vocabulary
W E L C O M E T O T H E Y E A R 5 C L A S S P A G E
Welcome to Year 5!
Class Teacher: Miss Walker
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Goodfellow
Welcome to Year 5. We are delighted to welcome you back to school and look forward to working with you all! We can't wait to see you flourish and grow, and to celebrate all of your successes this year! In Year 5, we work hard, never give up, and always try our best. When we work together we know that we can achieve amazing things!
W H A T E L S E A R E W E L E A R N I N G ?
Maths - This term our topics are perimeter, area and fractions and decimals.
English - We will be learning how to write an adventure story and a newspaper report!
Reading - This term we are studying extracts from a range of different texts including non-fiction and poetry.
Reading will take place daily and children will learn a range of skills to help them with their comprehension and understanding. Your child will have a reading book from school to take home and are encouraged to read at least 3 times a week.
Science - Our topic this term is Properties of Materials.
RE - Our topics this term will be 'Mission'. All of our RE lessons focus on making links, describing, showing understanding, giving reasons and showing how.
RSE - We be learning about gifts and talents, boys' bodies, girls' bodies, spots and sleep.
PE - Miss Walker will be teaching fitness on a Tuesday. We will go swimming on a Thursday afternoon.
Art - This term our Art topic is called ‘Painting and Mixed Media'. We well develop our schools towards our final outcome to create a self-portrait that aims to represent something about ourselves.
N O T I C E B O A R D
PE DAYS - Tuesday - Please bring outdoor and indoor kit where possible.
Thursday - Swimming kit and towel
HOMEWORK - New homework and spellings will be given out every Friday, ready for a spelling test on the following Friday afternoon. Please return homework books by Wednesday.
UNIFORM - We have a beautiful uniform at St Mary's and we pride ourselves on our fantastic appearance. Please make sure you attend school in the correct uniform, always looking lovely and neat!
O U R C L A S S G A L L E R Y
Please see our wonderful learning showcased below!