Welcome to Deer - 5M

Welcome to Year 5 - Deer Class

Our 'meet the teacher' session for parents will take place at 9am on Wednesday 16th September.

Our topic this term is The Victorians. We will look at the life of Queen Victoria and how important she is in British History. We will find out about inventions and how they have changed over time. We will also look at the Industrial Revolution and the place of women in this time, children’s rights and the rules, law and values that were important as well as crime and punishment.

In English we will explore and write poems based on The Kraken by Alfred Lord Tennyson. We will use our class text as a basis for writing diaries, news reports and letters.

In Maths we will explore place value in numbers beyond 10,000. We will look at ordering, comparing and rounding numbers, including negative numbers. We will use formal written methods for addition and subtraction and then explore methods of multiplication and division. Next we will move on to fractions.

In Science we will investigate Earth and space in relation to the solar system. We will look and learn the size and order of planets. We will also look at how the planets orbit the sun and how many hours of daylight we have. We will learn about the Moon’s orbit and phases of the moon and also consider key people and theories associated with Space.

PE

Outdoor PE day is Thursday and will be taught by Mr Radley (from the week beginning 7th September). Please come into school in school PE kit. As a reminder, this is a school logo (or plain) blue t shirt and blue shorts. For the colder days, plain black leggings or joggers and a blue hoodie will be needed. Please make sure all kit is labelled with your child’s name. Children will also need plimsoles for indoor PE which should be brought in, in a named bag and left in school. Indoor PE is on a Monday (week beginning 7th September).

Pencil cases and stationary.

If children are bringing pencil cases to school, it is important that they can fit into their trays in the classroom so please keep them small! They should have blue pens and a glue stick if possible.

Homework

Homework will be set on Wednesday and should be completed by the following Wednesday. This will be Maths Shed and Spelling Shed. Children are also expected to read to an adult at least three times a week, varying the texts and genres that they choose. This should be recorded in their Reading Record books. Please continue to revise times tables using Times Tables Rockstars. It is important that children try to  complete their set homework and seek help or guidance if they are unsure. 

Walking home and Mobile Phones.

Some parents in Year 5 like their children to start leaving school on their own, this includes if you are meeting your child at the park. This is NOT compulsory and completely up to you as parents to make that decision. If your child is leaving school without an adult, they must have signed permission. Letters will be given to children at the beginning of the school year. Similarly, some children are given mobile phones if they are leaving school on their own. They will also need a permission letter for this. Please do not send phones in unless completely necessary and with permission as the school takes no responsibility if they are lost or broken.

Contact

Please contact Mrs Manning via Class Dojo.