Brinsley Primary And Nursery School - Year 5
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Ms D Martin
Class Teacher
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Mrs C Bamford
Teaching Assistant
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Mrs E Taylor
Teaching Assistant
Who’s in the class
Class Name: Swifts
'Why should the rainforests matter to us all?'
Our topic this term has a geography focus and we will be learning about...
- Where tropical rainforests are located
- The main features of a rainforest
- What deforestation is and the arguments for and against it
- About endangered animals that live in the rainforest.
We will also be continuing our local history topic 'What's coal mining got to do with Brinsley?' We will be finding out about our local area and its connection with coal and why coal was so important to Nottinghamshire and the UK. If you have any family connections with mining eg family stories, photos, newspaper articles we'd love for you to share them with us, so please send them into school.
English: We will be reading the book 'The Lorax' and our work will be based on this.
Maths: Our work this term will be about 'Multiplication & Division' and 'Fractions'
PE: will be on MONDAY and WEDNESDAY. Children should come to school wearing the correct PE kit.
SCIENCE: Properties and changes of materials
RE: our work will focus on Diwali and Christmas
D&T: 'Food: What could be healthier?' investigating recipes and trying to improve them
PSHE: Keeping myself safe
MUSIC: our work is based on 'Livin' on a prayer' by Bon Jovi as well as music by Queen.
COMPUTING: Computing systems and networks: Search engines
SPANISH: 'En el parque de animales' we will be learning numbers 1 - 39 and naming wild animals
Please check Dojo for updates and photos.
Welcome to Year Five!
Maths:
White Rose Home Leaning: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
TTRS: https://ttrockstars.com/
Top Marks: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
Maths is Fun: https://www.mathsisfun.com/
English:
BBC Home Learning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/year-5-and-p6-english-lessons/1
Bug Club: https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 (your child will have been given an access code)
Science: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/year-5-6-and-p6-7-science-topics/1
Homework
In KS2, children will be asked to complete the following homework tasks weekly:
- Spellings
- Times Tables Rock Stars (3 - 4 mins per day)
- Read at least 3 times a week (but remember our challenge is to read 5 times!)
In addition to the above, you can, if you choose to, complete a piece of home learning linked to our learning e.g. a piece of artwork, research etc, and bring it into school to share with our class.
Spellings
Children will be given a list of age-related spellings. Spellings will be given out each week on a Friday and tested on the following Friday.
As well as learning the words, it would be useful for children to have a go at putting these into sentences (this does not have to be written down).
Times Tables
Times tables are a crucial part of maths, underpinning everything that we do, so I would strongly recommend regular practise.
Children have their own log in to Times Tables Rock Stars which we encourage the children to access regularly, at home and at school.
The following website also has suitable games for children to practise their times table facts too.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables (Hit the Button is particularly popular with the children!)
Reading
Reading is an essential part of your child's learning. All children should read at least 3 times a week at home. Your child will have a book-banded reading book and a school library book. They are also encouraged to read their own books or magazines at home too. Please continue to hear your child read aloud as this really helps them to 'hear' errors and encourages them to use more expression. Please remember to 'log' reading done at home on the digital reading log 'BoomReader' https://boomreader.co.uk/
Please contact me if you need your login details.
Reminders
PE this term is on MONDAY and WEDNESDAY.
Children should come to school wearing their PE kit (White T-shirt, Black shorts or black joggers/leggings and Black PE shoes)
Earrings need to be removed or taped over for lessons (It is much easier if earrings are removed at home) and longer hair needs to be in a bobble.
Water Bottles
Children are encouraged to bring water bottles with them to school each day; they will have access to them throughout lessons but will remain in the class at lunch time. You may wish to send an extra drink in their lunchbox.
Healthy Snacks
We encourage your children to bring healthy snacks into school such as fruit, vegetables, cereal bars, crackers etc.