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Year 5

                                                     AUTUMN 1 - 2025

Welcome back everyone!

We hope you all had a wonderful 6 weeks holiday and got a good rest.

It's back to school time and we've got some brilliant things planned, so make sure you are in every day so that you don't miss out!!

 

Just a few things to remember as you are Y5 now, and Y6 is only a year away!

 

Monday – Reading records to be handed in, then checked for home reading (3x a week).

 Also, PE is on Monday, so don't forget your kit!!

On Friday, you sit a weekly spelling test.

You will complete your spelling test and new spellings will be handed out.

 Overall, it is important to say that we are always here to help, so come and find us if you need anything at all!

Here’s to a happy and successful half term!

Miss Sheridan and Miss Bartlett

Here are some important websites you will need access to during the term:

Hit the Button 

TT Rock Stars

Language Angels

ENGLISH
 
This half term, we will be reading 'When we walked on the Moon', by David Long & Sam Kalda.
 
This beautifully illustrated children's book tells the story of the Apollo Missions, when incredible intelligence, engineering and bravery allowed humans to stand on the surface of something other than Earth for the very first time.

"When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the surface of the Moon, I cried."

From the 1969 first moon landing to the amazing rescue of Apollo 13, each chapter tells the story of a different mission. Humorous details bring the astronauts to life: discover how the astronauts of Apollo 12 were so over-excited when they stepped onto the Moon that Mission Control had to tell them to quieten down, and Shepard (Apollo 14) somehow managed to smuggle a golf club onto his spacecraft!

Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, this is the perfect book for any child who has ever looked up at the moon and wondered what it might be like to go there.
SHARED READING
 
In Shared Reading, we are using a range of books, as part of the 'Steps to Read' programme. This programme helps to move the children on from 'reading and understanding' to being able to predict, explain and infer from the the text, setting them up for success in their KS2 SATs. 
 
Children will use excerpts from these books, but there are copies in the class library for the children to read as a 'Read for Pleasure' book, should they want to.
CLASS READER
 

Our Class Reader, as voted for by the class children, will be ‘Cosmic’ by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

It's one giant leap for all boy-kind in Frank Cottrell Boyce's out-of-this-world story: Cosmic. Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the G-force-defying Cosmic rollercoaster - or to be offered the chance to drive a Porsche. Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for boy-kind by competing with a group of adults for the chance to go into space. Is Liam the best boy for the job? Sometimes being big isn't all about being a grown-up. 

MATHS
 
This half term, we will be developing our understanding of Place Value, then Addition & Subtraction strategies, building on from what you have done in previous years.
 
The table below shows what you will be learning and when. However, these timings are suggested and not set in stone. As children needs further development in some areas and may soar through others, some blocks may take longer than anticipated or less time than anticipated. Also, due to the children's assessment results from Y4, it may be decided to move blocks around to build on children's most recent learning.
 
 
HISTORY
 

 Year 6 will be focusing on History this half term, the focus being the Victorian era. We will explore the development of Victorian Britain and the British Empire, as well as how this affected Birkenhead. 

 

National Geographic - Victorians

BBC - The Victorians

Britannica Kids - The Victorians

Victorian Children

SCIENCE
 
To tie in with our Literacy Counts and class reader, we are learning about Earth & Space. We will be learning all about the planets in our Solar System and how they move around the Sun. How the Moon orbits the Sun and how we see things from our planet.
 
If you want to do any pre-learning or find the answer to any questions that are puzzling you, please use these links:
 
 

REMEMBER - PE is every Monday afternoon. This half term, we are covering Netball, so you will need the correct outdoor PE kit:

-White t-shirt 

- Black Shorts/tracksuit pants/leggings 

- Black trainers

Remember - No labels or insignias

Miss L Sheridan
Miss M Bartlett