Welcome back, we hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year. We have a very busy half term ahead of us with lots to pack in! 

In English, we will be writing a non- chronological report about the Earth, Sun and Moon. Through these Literacy units we will also further improve our sentence structure, grammar and punctuation and their use of semi colons and commas. In the second part of the term, we will be writing a setting description where we will be using metaphors and personification 

In Mathematics, we will be looking at fractions where we will be finding fractions of amounts and use a fraction as an operator and decimals and percentages which will involve converting between fractions, decimals and percentages up to 3 decimal places. In Spring 2, we will be focussing on area and perimeter, statistics and negative numbers. The children need to continue to work on their times tables including the ones that they have already focussed on. We ask that they carry on practising them at home by playing TTRS. There will be a TTRS battle set every Monday for ALL children to participate in- we will be battling year 6! 

Our Wider Curriculum learning will focus upon the following topics. Children will have daily lessons for that week or fortnight in these curriculum areas.  

Geography – Biomes (2 weeks)
History- The Trafficking of Enslaved Africans (2 weeks)
Science – Forces (2 weeks)
	Geography- Fair Trade (2 weeks)
History- Medieval Britain (2 weeks)

 

Our areas of learning for this half term are shown on the grid below. 

R.E.	What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?
Computing	Video production
P.E.	Cricket (Leicestershire County Cricket Club), dodgeball, Gymnastics and Hockey
French	Numbers and money.
Music	Rhythm
PSHE	Keeping Safe

PE kits  

These lessons will be on a Tuesday (outdoor) and a Wednesday (indoor) 

Children will need:  plain black shorts/ joggers and a plain white T shirt. A black hoodie if cold.  They will also need suitable active footwear such as trainers or plimsoles for indoor PE. 

• PE kits should be in school on a Monday and taken home on a Friday (or leave in school until it needs washing).  

If possible, earrings should be removed on P.E. days – if you are unable to take the earrings out, please provide tape for your child’s ears. 

Homework  

There is a slight change to homework this year so that we focus on the fundamental skills. 

1. Your child MUST read either to an adult or independently if they are a level 30/ free reader at least three times a week for at least 20 minutes.  At the end of the week they will write a short summary of what they have read.  

2. They will need to practise the times tables by logging on to TTRS at least three times a week and their progress will be monitored and rewarded. 

3.  They will need to learn and practise weekly spellings that we have focused upon in class. They will have a weekly worksheet to embed the spelling pattern and log in to Spelling Shed, where we will set spelling work for them to practise at least three times a week for our weekly spelling test on a Monday. 

Please ensure that all homework is completed and logged in their reading logs which are to be brought into school on Monday where progress and effort will be celebrated and rewarded. 

Water Bottles & snacks 

Please provide water in a bottle each day for your child to drink in the classroom and after play times to ensure they are well hydrated. Please provide a snack for your child to have at break time each day. These should be completely nut free. 

Medical  

 If your child has asthma, can you please ensure that they bring their inhaler into school so we can keep it in our class medical box.  

 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us through our year 5 email. Year5@ccsp.risemat.co.uk 

 

Thank you for your continued support. 

 

Year 5 Team, 

Miss Hincks and Mr Patel