WELCOME TO YEAR 5

Each week we will be keeping you up to date with a "Wow of the Week". In addition to this, please read our half termly curriculum map to find out what will be happening in Year 5.

Important information

PE - Wednesday and Friday. Please come to school in your PE kit on these days. 

Books - You will come home with new reading books during the week. Please make sure you have read at home at least three times a week. Record any reading you have done in your reading diary. Reading diaries must always be in your book bag so that we can read with you in school. 

Spellings - New spellings given every Friday. Please see our spelling page where you can easily access the spellings every week. Spelling tests will happen every Friday.

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Wow of the Week

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Week 3

In Science, we became hands-on biologists as we explored the fascinating world of plant reproduction. We carefully dissected real flowers to inspect their internal anatomy up close, carefully identifying and labelling parts like the stamen, stigma, and ovary. Along the way, we discovered the different ways plants reproduce—comparing sexual and asexual reproduction—and investigated which plant species rely on each method to thrive.

In English, we’ve been sharpening our writing toolkits to prepare for our upcoming diary entries. Our main focus has been mastering parenthesis! We practised weaving extra detail into our sentences using brackets, dashes and commas, ensuring our punctuation is accurate while making our writing much more expressive and engaging.

Our learning also took us on a journey across Europe as we explored the dramatic landscapes of the Alps! We investigated iconic locations like Mont Blanc—Western Europe's highest peak—and the bustling mountain hub of Chamonix nestled right at its base. To top it off, we travelled further east to admire the shimmering turquoise waters of Lake Wörthersee in Austria, comparing how life and geography differ between steep alpine summits and serene mountain lakes.

Week 2

It's been another great week in Year 5!

In geography, we have begun learning about the Alps. We used maps and atlases to locate the Alps and went on to learn about lines of latitude and longitude to help us further explain how to locate the Alps.

This week we held our school council elections. There were lots of children who wanted to be class councillors and each one wrote and presented a speech about why they would be the best candidate. Every speech had been carefully thought out and the standards were exceptionally high, but after the votes were counted, Alfie and Jaxon were announced as the Year 5 school council representatives.

We had our first ukulele lesson and loved it! We were working on holding the ukuleles correctly and playing some notes. We also played some musical games and had a great time.

All homework is now available. Spelling Shed assignments are set each Friday to help learn the spellings given that week and MathsWatch assignments are set every Thursday to support current maths learning.

Logins are in the front of reading diaries and the MathsWatch link is:

https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/

Week 1

It's been a fantastic start to Year 5 with all children settling in well and showing great positivity.

We began our new text, which we will be using in both reading and writing lessons - Malamander. We enjoyed reading the first couple of chapters, which definitely left us wanting to read more! We role played the different characters in the story and found some budding actors amongst us!

On Thursday, we recapped our British values and discussed how this related to us in school. This led to how democracy works and the role of the school council. Anyone who would like to be considered for Year 5 school council now has a week to prepare their manifesto ready for a vote next Thursday.