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Offham Primary School

Orange Class (Year 5)   

What are we doing in Term 2?

We can't wait to delve into some exciting learning with you.  In term 2 we will be learning:

Maths: multiplication and division and fractions

Writing: Non-chronological reports, poetry and speech about the Amazon!

Reading: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

Science: Living things and thier habitats

Geography: Locate world countries and biomes

French: What is the date?

DT: Digital world (monitoring devices)

Computing: quizzes

PE: Swimming and Gym unit 1

RE:  What would Jesus do?

PSHE: Well-being

Music: blues 

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

lrose@offham.kent.sch.uk   (Monday- Wednesday)

bseabrook@offham.kent.sch.uk  (Thursday and Friday)

 

Year 5 Pupil Offer

Homework

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 and Mrs Seabrook  

The Year 5 Team.

/Meet_the_teacher_-_Orange_2026-27.pptx

 

 

 

KS2 Optional extra home - learning tasks

Homework Tasks

1. Music - Blues Challenge

The blues is a style of music that often follows a repeating pattern called a 12-bar blues.

Task: Listen to a blues song and write down:

  • How it makes you feel.
  • What instruments you can hear.
  • Whether the music is fast or slow.

Then create your own four-line blues lyric about school, a hobby or a pet. Try repeating part of a line, just like many blues songs do.

Challenge: Perform your blues lyric to someone at home.

2. Computing - Quiz Creator

We have been learning how to create quizzes using digital tools.

Task: Create a quiz with 10 questions on a topic you enjoy (Ancient Greeks, football, animals, films, etc.).

Include:

  • Multiple-choice questions
  • A true/false question
  • A scoring system

You can make your quiz on paper or using a computer.

Challenge: Test your quiz on a family member and record their score.

 

3. Geography and Reading - The Explorer

In The Explorer, the children find themselves deep in the Amazon rainforest.

Task: Research one biome found in South America (such as the tropical rainforest, grasslands or desert).

Create a poster that includes:

  • The biome's location
  • Climate (temperature and rainfall)
  • Plants and animals that live there
  • Why it is important

Challenge: Compare your chosen biome with where we live in the UK.

 

 

4. French - Les Mois de l'Année

We have been learning the months of the year in French.

Task: Create a colourful French calendar showing all 12 months.

Include:

  • The French name for each month
  • A picture or symbol that represents that month

Challenge: Write two sentences in French about your birthday month and your favourite month. For example:

  • Mon anniversaire est en mai.
  • Mon mois préféré est décembre.

 


 

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