Croeso i Blwyddyn 5!

 Important things to remember in Year 5:

We have P.E. every week. Our P.E. day is a Wednesday. Pupils need to wear their P.E. kit to school on this day. Blue or white t-shirt, black shorts and trainers. If pupils forget their kit, there is spare available in school to ensure they participate.

We are often asked how parents can help their children at home. Here are some ideas for you:

* Pupils will have a homework menu each term, with activities linked to their project work. They can complete them as little or often as they like but should aim to complete all the tasks by the end of the term.

* Basic addition and multiplication skills are at the heart of most of our maths work. Helping your child practise these skills will really help them to progress. There are many websites with worksheets you can print or games you can load. We suggest that 5 minutes a day on the Hit the Button website will have a positive impact on your child's learning. If they have mastered Hit the Answer on a particular times table, move on to the Hit the Question. After that, have a go at division facts.

* Reading- Your child has many opportunities to read in school with groups of other children and adults. Encourage your child to read at home too! If your child wants to borrow a book from school then we have a selection they are welcome to borrow from. Also, Bug Club is a fantastic online platform for your child to practise reading books at their level.

* Active Learn- Your child has an online account with their reading books (as well as some maths games). They need to read the books and answer the questions. This helps us to assess their comprehension skills, which are as important as their ability to read fluently. Listening to your child read means that you can pick up on their mistakes. Reading to your child helps them to understand what good, fluent reading with expression sounds like.

Autumn Term's Enquiry

What could Tomorrow's World hold for us?

This term we explored space and our solar system, the history and possible future of space travel and human impact on Earth. We held debates, wrote persuasively and shared our learning with parents in our Class Assemblies. 

In addition to our class learning we also participated in Riverside Cricket Challenge, competing against other primary schools in the local area.

Spring Term’s Enquiry

Is change the same as progress?
 

This term all our learning will be linked to this question, and hopefully by comparing different periods of history we will be able to examine various changes over the ages and evaluate the impact these changes have had on our country, our society and our culture.