Orange Class (Year 5)
What are we doing in Term 3?
Maths: short multiplication and division and more fractions! We will multiply fractions and find fractions of an amount.
English: Biographies and third person stories set in other cultures
Reading: The Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen
Computing: Online safety and game creator
Art: Textiles and collage focusing on the artist Lesley Richmond
History: The Maya
Music: South and West Africa
PSHE: Coming home on time and online bullying
RE: What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?
PE: Gym and tag rugby
What can you do at home?
Daily practice of timetables and daily reading. Times tables are going to underpin everything we learn in the first few weeks - we need the children to be confident in recall and remainders.
Practise spellings for the weekly spelling test.
Complete any of the optional tasks on the class page.
Contact information
If you have any questions, please do come and see us, send us a Dojo message or email us.
The year 5 team
Pupil Offer
Homework is optional and the tasks to complete are below.
A list of spellings will be sent home to practise. In KS2 they will have a written test the following Friday. There will also be an optional spelling sheet for KS2.
We will also expect the children to log onto Numbots and/or TT Rockstars to complete some maths fluency practice.
Daily reading is also a very important part in your child’s learning journey. This can be reading their school reading book and/or enjoying a reading for pleasure book of their choice.
This will be sent out on Class Dojo by your class teacher on Fridays.
Many thanks for your support,
Mrs Rose, Mrs Oehl, Miss Moore and Miss Wood
The Year 5 Team.
KS2 Optional extra home - learning tasks
1) Design a fact file or poster about The Maya civilisation. Include:
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Where they lived
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What they believed
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One interesting fact about Maya achievements (e.g. writing, maths or buildings)
Extra challenge: Compare one Maya achievement with life today.
2) Carry out a light investigation at home:
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Observe shadows at different times of day
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Draw or photograph what you see
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Write a short explanation about how shadows change and why
Extra challenge: Use scientific vocabulary such as light source, opaque, or reflect.
3) Create a poster or digital slide about online safety. Include:
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How to stay safe online
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Who to talk to if something worries you
These can be added to our vocabulary wall for reference.
Extra challenge: Add a clear slogan or rule to help others remember how to stay safe online like our SMART rules.
4) Create a collage or textile-inspired artwork at home inspired by Lesley Richmond. You could use:
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Paper, fabric, magazines or recycled materials
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Bold colours, shapes and textures
5) Create a planets knowledge note!
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Write the names of the planets in French
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Add pictures or symbols to help you remember them
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Practise saying them aloud so you are ready when we learn them!
