Welcome Back!
We hope you had a lovely half term break!
We have a final, busy and exciting half term ahead and as always, below is some information and links to the things we will be doing below.
Summer Term 2
As always, we will be completing some interesting topics and working hard to gain lots more knowledge.
As the weather gets warmer, please remember to bring a water bottle each day.
Read on to find out more about what we are going to be doing..
Homework:
Monday – Reading records to be handed in, then checked for home reading (3x a week). Homework is given out.
Friday – Homework is due in, you will be given two pieces, plus spellings. You will complete your spelling test.
Also, PE is on Monday, so don't forget your kit!!
Overall, it is important to say that we are always here to help, so come and find us if you need anything at all!
We are looking forward to a happy and successful half term!
Learning:
ENGLISH
During this half term, the children will be developing their writing through reading and exploring the following book: King Kong by Anthony Browne
SHARED READING
In Shared Reading, we are using a range of books, as part of the 'Steps to Read' programme.
We are going to be reading about the Geography through the following books: North America, My Side of the Mountain, Amazon (Eyewitness), My Name is River, Poetry
CLASS READER
Our Class Reader, as voted for by the children, will be 'The Infinite Lives of Maisy Day' by Christopher Edge
MATHS
During this half term we will be learning about Decimals, Negative Numbers, Converting Units and Volume.
If you would like to learn more about these areas, please follow these links:
https://www.teacherled.com/2015/04/01/compare-decimals/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjbg87h/articles/zcrxtyc#znv4p9q
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjbg87h/articles/z3jrxfr#zm3h46fhttps://ictgames.com/mobilePage/capacity/index.html
https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/capacity/index.html
GEOGRAPHY
Year 5 will be focusing on Geography this half term, the focus being South America. We will be comparing the Geography of the UK to South America and Europe.
To learn more about South America, please follow the links below:
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/South-America/353792
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhpdjsg
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zp9sydm
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/brazil
SCIENCE
Our Science theme this term is Life Cycles. Children will be learning how life cycles differ in humans, animals and plants
Here are some great websites where you can do some home research:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy24xg8
https://www.ecosystemforkids.com/life-cycle-diagrams-of-animals.html
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/life-cycle/399525
Miss Hebden
Year 5 Class Teacher
Mrs Alderson
Year 5 Teaching Assistant