Year 5
Welcome to our Year 5 class page!
Class Teacher - Mr Platt
Teaching Assistant - Miss Johnson
Year 5 is such a wonderful year!
Year 5 is the start of upper key stage two and there will be lots of new learning introduced this year as we get prepared for Year 6. The children will be stretched and challenged to achieve what they are capable of and will always be pushed to do their best. We will cover topics that range from Earth and Space, the Vikings, the Amazon Rainforest, to preparing healthy meal; there is a real variety of different learning opportunities available to the children this year. We are really looking forward to tackling each new challenge and doing our best.
Keep checking in to catch up with what the children are doing throughout the year as we will be updating our page regularly.
You can check out what we are learning this year by downloading our Curriculum Overview (the link is below).
Year 5 Meet the Teacher information session with parents and carers
Click on the PowerPoint below to read through important information about Year 5:
Year 5- Meet the Teacher PowerPoint
Year 5 Curriculum
Homework
Homework is sent home on a Monday each week. This will consist of a short maths activity and ten spellings, which should both be returned to school on a Friday. Spellings will be tested on the Friday and there may be a retest on the following Monday if more practise is required. Please help your child to practise their spellings at home.
Don't forget to access Reading Plus/Lexia and TTRS. Please ask if you experience any issues logging into these programmes or require your child's logon information. Click on the below to see our Year 5 homework expectations; there are also links to Reading Plus, Lexia and TTRS.
Year 5 Gallery
We're so proud of our Published Pieces in #English.
Oracy Workshop
We enjoyed our oracy workshop, based on poetry, with AsCreatives. #English
Reading
In Year 5, we are Reading Plus superstars! #Reading
We've been learning about Roman Numerals in Maths, using practical equipment - it was so much fun! #PlaceValue
In our Science topic, Earth and Space, we have researched the planets and produced some fantastic planet posters! #Science
In our Science topic, properties of materials, we enjoyed predicting and testing materials to see if they were magnetic, permeable, hard and/or flexible. #Science
We have been investigating reproduction in plants in #Science
In our Art topic, this half term, we will be looking at typography. We have researched and explored our artist, Louise Fili, and expressed our thoughts and feelings about her art. We have learnt what typography is and 'played' with cut out typography (which we loved!). We were really creative when designing our own typography and we made powerful visual imagery on maps. We then went on to create our own visual maps, incorporating our previous learning, which were fantastic! #Art
In PE we are learning about Hockey and dodgeball. #PE
We're learning to play tennis; having good control over the racket and ball, and following in-game rules.
We enjoyed a morning with As Creatives, learning about our Humanities topic, The Vikings - it was so much fun! #Humanities
In DT, we have been learning about where food comes from, as part of our Cooking & Nutrition topic. We created posters outlining the process that brings beef to our supermarket shelves!
We enjoyed taste-testing different Bolognese sauces this and finding out which was the healthiest. We looked at the nutritional information, before adapting a sauce recipe to create a healthy sauce for our Spaghetti Bolognese.
We designed labels and packaging for our healthy sauces - this included a name, nutritional information, use by dates, a slogan and an appealing feature, like low salt.
We loved making Spaghetti Bolognese in DT. We were chopping vegetables and ensuring our meal was healthy and nutritious!
We all enjoyed reading with our buddies and listening to them read to us too!
Prayer and Liturgy
Prayer and Liturgy with our Year 2 buddies - reminding us how we can serve each other this year and shine our lights the brightest!
In Music, we've been working hard to learn Bon Jovi's 'Livin' on a prayer'. We've been learning about the genre, who Bon Jovi were, musical composition and the chorus, bridge and verse sections of a song. #Music
We've been learning to play the glockenspiel alongside the music.
PSHE - Picture News
Each week, we look at what's in the news and we respond to a 'big question', which supports our PSHE curriculum. #PSHE #PictureNews
PSHE - Carbon Monoxide session
Year 5 welcomed Bonanza Creative to learn about Carbon Monoxide and the dangers of it, with the CO Crew. We learnt the effects CO has on the body and where it can be found in the house - it's now our mission to tell everyone how to stay safe! #PSHE
PSHE - British Sign Language
We welcomed 'Hands' to Year 5 to teach us British Sign Language. We understand that deaf people rely on what they see and feel to communicate as well as BSL. We learnt colours and how to say good morning. #PSHE #ProtectedCharacteristics #BSL
PAThS
As part of our daily practice, we celebrate all the wonderful things about each other with our PAThS Pupil of the Day!
We give our POTD compliments - this could be something they're good at, something we like about their appearance or something about their character.
Our POTD is encouraged to give their self a compliment and this is taken home for a compliment to be given at home too. #PAThS #PSHE
Breathe buddies - Asthma
Years 3,4 and 5 enjoyed an asthma friendly assembly with St Helens Wellbeing & the Breathe Buddies, focusing on breathing better together.
Anti-Bullying Week
We enjoyed going to our wonderful school library to share the story, No is a big-little word, about boundaries, healthy communication & respect as part of Anti-Bullying Week. We linked this to our #PSHE learning about respecting each other. #ChooseRespect
Choose Respect Drama Workshop
We had an amazing time with Altru Drama during our Anti-Bullying workshop, learning to #ChooseRespect through drama.
Road Safety Week
We took part in Road Safety Week! W e explored what it means to be a Road Safety Hero through discussion & debate. We discussed a set of statements & decided whether or not we thought the statement described a Road Safety Hero. #PSHE #RoadSafety #KeepingSafe
P.S.H.E.
Protected Characteristics
As part of our Protected Characteristics learning in PSHE, we have shared the story, In You I see, which is a story that celebrates the beauty within. It is a book that gently teaches us that we are all special and always more than meets the eye. Matthew 17:20 tells us 'Faith can move mountains' - we explored and discussed our beliefs, demonstrating an understanding of when to be assertive. #PSHE #ProtectedCharacteristics #BeingMeInMyWorld
We shared ‘The little person inside’ in our Protected Characteristics lesson. Romans 12:16 says ‘Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them’ - we explored what disability means and what schools can do to include pupils with a disability.
We shared the story ‘Hope on the horizon’ in our Protected Characteristics lesson. Romans 71:14 says ‘As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more’ - we explored our dreams & how we can make a difference to the world #PSHE #DreamsAndGoals
PSHE - Aspirations
We can be whatever we want to be! #PSHE #CareersAndAspirations
PSHE - First Aid
We have been learning what is meant by first aid and how to respond and react in an emergency situation. We've been learning basic life support, how to contact the emergency services and what to say to them. #FirstAid #KeepingSafe #PSHE
We have been learning about allergies, asthma & bleeding. #FirstAid #KeepingSafe #PSHE
We learnt about choking and head injuries. #FirstAid #KeepingSafe #PSHE
We welcomed Dave & Kayleigh from the Royal Navy. We explored what the Navy does & the individual jobs they each do. We learnt new vocabulary & worked together to make rockets, which we launched on the playground. We enjoyed doing activities that the Royal Navy would do on their ships/submarines. Through games, we were tested on parts of the ship - we developed our listening & teamwork skills as we had to follow basic commands. #RoyalNavy #PSHE #Aspire #Achieve #STEM
NSPCC - Speak out! Stay safe!
Year 5 have been learning about Speak out! Stay safe! with the NSPCC. We have learnt about children's rights and we know that a safe, trusted adult will always listen to us if we feel upset or worried. #SpeakOutStaySafe #PSHE #NSPCC
Bikeability
Well done to our Year 5 children who took part in Bikeability level 2 cycle training.
Keeping safe
We had a knife crime talk with Emily Daniels (Community Support Officer) today - full of facts and information to keep us safe. #PSHE #KeepingSafe #CommunityLinks
