Support Staff - Ms Castle and Mrs Bullingham 

Welcome back Year 5

We hope you have all had a great break. As the months continue to be cold, please can you make sure that your child has a coat and maybe even a change of shoes in the cold weather.  Could you also make sure that your child has their name on everything so that they are easy to find. 

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.  Handed out on the first Monday of term. We will not be testing weekly but instead every 4 weeks. Spellings can also be found on the school website.

Continue to read at home.

Continue practicing for times table challenges on Times Table Rock Stars.

Complete any homework set on purple mash

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/ Netball

Friday- Netball

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.

Boy Giant by Michael Murpurgo

Learning this Term

Maths     

In Maths, we will be continuing our topic on area and perimeter. Children will be comparing and calculating the area and perimeter of rectilinear shapes. Following this the children will move onto fractions and decimals. They will understand equivalent fractions, converting mixed and improper fractions and compare and order fractions. Later, the children will read, write and order fractions as well as round decimals. 

Writing

Our writing will be linked to our class book, ‘Boy Giant’ by Michael Morpurgo as well as our previous science topic of space.  We will start by writing a balanced argument on whether money should be spent going into space. We will then focus our skills on writing a formal letter using knowledge recalled from year 4.

Reading

During reading we will be working our way through our class book ‘Boy Giant’ by Michael Morpurgo, 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 ‘Dreams and Goals’. In this unit, children will identify their own dreams and goals, how to help achieve these as well as what impact having a positive attitude can have.

Science

 In Science, we will be looking at Properties and Changes of Materials. The children will compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets. They will use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating

Art

In Art this term, we will be looking at the skill of print making. We will be creating prints based on local landscapes.

Geography

We will be learning about North America and water. They will learn about the water cycle, building on their science knowledge from year 4. They will learn about the journey a river takes starting at the source and flowing to                      the mouth of the river. The unit will end with the children using scales on maps to                          measure the lengths of rivers.

Computing 

In computers, we will be looking at document information technology.

Physical Education   

In PE, we will be focussing on the sport of Netball. The children will build on their netball skills learnt in term 1, applying techniques to help defend the ball while passing it up the court. The children will also                         participate in dance sessions. Those unable to swim 25m will swim on Friday afternoons               whilst the rest of the class continues with Netball.

 RE

This term,  we will be studying Buddhism. We will be discussing the question ‘How do Buddhists explain suffering in the world?’

Music

We will be learning about popular music, focusing on an 80s song called Small Town Boy by Bronski Beat. We will be improvising over a simple groove responding to the beat as well as playing melodies on tuned                           percussion. 

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