Year 5 2017-2018

Mrs Ward

Welcome to Year 5 Class Web Page

Mrs Ward and Miss Grice

Welcome to our class web page. This is the for you to discover what is going on in Year 5. We will be regularly posting updates, so you can view our amazing work and all the exciting learning taking place in class . Keep checking back to see more wonderful things as the year progresses!

Homework

Maths, English and Spelling homework is given out on a Friday to be returned by the following Wednesday. Pupils also have learning logs containing optional thasks related to our class topic that they can complete at their leisure.

We are currently learning about percentages in maths. Click on the image below to go to a great game for practising percentages.

Reading

Reading should be completed daily and recorded in home/school diaries.

PE

PE is timetabled for Wednesday afternoon and children will require full kit. If they are unable to participate in PE lessons please provide a note in their home/school diary.

Half Term 5 - Biomes and Mayans

We are beginning this half term by investigating Biomes in geography, then moving on to discovering Mayan Civillisation in history. We will continue with our space topic in science.

Half Term 4 - "Launch into Space"

Our current Science topic is the Earth and Space. We will be investigating the movements of the sun and moon and other planets in our solar system. We will also be linking this to our English work. Looking at the Space Race and producing reports and balanced arguments.

Half Term 3 and 4 - "How can we discover the wonders of Ancient Greece?"

Our current topic is Ancient Greece. We will be linking our English learning to a number of Greek Myths, learning how to write different persuasive texts, and also our own Myth. In topic, are going to looking at the geography of Greece and different aspects of Ancient Greek civilisation.