Support Staff - Miss Wells and Mrs Bullingham 

Welcome back Year 5

We have another busy term again. As it is generally pretty warm, please could you ensure that children have a water bottle each day at school. Could you also make sure that your child has their name on everything so that they are easy to find.
Please can you also make sure children bring water to school in bottles and a healthy snack (fruit or vegetable).

Please could children also ensure jewellery is removed before their PE lesson or prior to coming to school. Please can we also remind you that the children will not need to bring in pencil cases or stationary as this will be provided in class, and that toys and valuables are kept at home. 

Homework 

Spellings. These will be given weekly and tested on a Friday.
Weekly homework supporting the learning pattern will also be given each Friday and need to be returned the following Friday,
Continue to read at home. Aim for at least 3 times per week.
Continue practicing for times table challenges on Times Table Rock Stars.

PE Days

Children will have PE on Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure that children come to school wearing their Bitham Brook PE kit on these days. 

Tuesday- Dance/ Athletics

Thursday- Dance

Friday- Athletics

When the children have PE they should continue to wear their Bitham Brook PE kit into school with the school jumper over the top (if weather conditions require a jumper).  Please note the Bitham Brook PE kit is a plain white t-shirt and black shorts/leggings/tracksuit with trainers.  Other sports clothing is not acceptable as it is important, that as a school, we have pride in our appearance.  It is important that children do not attend school in casual clothing as we want to maintain the children's sense of education being important; pride in their appearance; and belonging to Bitham Brook.

The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf

Learning this Term

Maths     

The term will start by investigating properties of 2D and 3D shapes. Children will later identify, compare and classify quadrilaterals. Later in the term, the children will look at cubed numbers and the notation used. They will investigate the volume of solids and later use this knowledge to think about the volumes of gases and liquids.

Writing

Our Writing will be linked to our class book, ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Rauf. We will start by writing a biography on the scientist Galileo Galilei which will link to our science topic of forces learnt in term 5. We will finish the term by writing a persuasive letter.

Reading

During Reading we will be working our way through our class book ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Rauf, and interrogate the text using a variety of skills. The children will be able to continue with their own reading and testing their understanding using Accelerated Reader.

PSHE       

Our PSHE topic this term is called ‘Changing me’. In this unit, children will learn about the changes which boys and girls go through during puberty as well as understanding scientifically how babies are conceived.

Science

In Science, we will be recapping areas of science which the children have found more challenging throughout the year.

DT

In DT, the children will be looking at Food and Nutrition. The children will be designing, making and evaluating a chick pea curry. Parent mails will be sent detailing ingredients children will be needing to use and be brought into school.

History

 In History, we will be continuing to examine “Who had the power throughout the centuries?”

Computing 

In Computing, we are looking at databases. The children will be able to search as well as create databases on their own topics

Physical Education   

In PE, we will be focussing on the sport of Athletics. We will be developing the skills of throwing, jumping and running in preparation for Sports Day. The children will also have lessons in dance.

 RE

• We will be drawing on previous learning, pupils explicitly explore what influences their personal worldview.

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