Welcome to Year 5

Year 5 Key Information

Teacher 5A: Mrs Poole    Email: spoole@inspire.victoriousmat.org

Teacher 5B: Mrs Cooper      Email: gcooper@inspire.victoriousmat.org

Who to follow on Twitter: @MrsPoole_   @Mrs_G_Cooper

Weekly Spelling Test: Monday

PE days:  

Autumn 1 – Monday and Friday

Autumn 2 – Monday and Wednesday (swimming)

Spring 1 – TBC

Spring 2 – TBC

Summer 1 – TBC

Summer 2 – TBC

Forest School:  Autumn – Wednesday 15th October & Wednesday 22nd October

Year 5 Long Term Plan

What’s happening in Autumn Term?

In Autumn 1, we will be going on our Year 5 fieldtrip to support our Geography topic of Mountains. I hope children have their walking boots ready and are raring to go as we prepare to set off on our hike up a local mountain. In this fabulous topic, we learn all about the mountains of the world and how mountains are formed. Human and physical geography are woven through this entire unit.

In addition to this, we will be inviting the Mountain Rescue into school to talk to us about the dangers of mountains and what exactly their job entails.

In Autumn 2, the children will travel back in time to the Maya Civilisation. Children will learn all about what it was like living like a Mayan: the foods they ate, how they dressed,

how they lived and what they did for fun. We will spend a full day immersed in the Mayan culture, stepping outside of the classroom environment and living like a true Mayan.

Class Reading Text

Autumn 1

Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce

The story of “Cosmic” centers around 12-year-old Liam Digby, who is mistaken for an adult due to his unusually tall stature. Liam’s father is an air traffic controller, and one day, Liam seizes the opportunity to use his father’s security pass to board a rocket ride at the National Space Museum. However, what was meant to be a fun escapade turns into a thrilling and unexpected journey to outer space.

Autumn 2

Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell

In a world where wizards and warriors clash, Cressida Cowell’s “The Wizards of Once” transports readers to an enchanted realm filled with adventure and magic. Follow the journey of a young wizard destined to prove himself against daunting challenges, as he navigates a landscape teeming with mythical creatures and fierce rivalries. With whimsical storytelling and captivating illustrations, this tale explores themes of bravery, friendship, and the power of believing in oneself.

What’s happening in Spring Term?

This term, we journey across the Atlantic Ocean towards the Amazon Rainforest ,where children will learn all about rainforest, the animals and their habitats, fair trade and the effects of deforestation to the rainforest and the wider world.

In Spring 2, we will travel down the Amazon River towards Brazil where we will learn all about Brazilian culture and focus on the human and physical geography of this country. The children will also compare Brazil to the UK.

In science, we will be focusing on life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects and birds and describing the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.

Class Reading Text

To be confirmed…

What’s happening in Summer Term?

We finish the year travelling back in time and learning all about ‘Crime and Punishment’.

We will explore how and what has changed from 1066 to the present day.
This topic will be linked in with lots of other subjects such as English, DT, maths and art. In art we will be exploring graffiti and discussing whether it’s art or just vandalism.
All being well, the children will hopefully visit Manchester Police Museum in Manchester. Here they will learn first-hand how crime and punishment has evolved over the years.

Class Reading Text

To be confirmed…

Reading

At Inspire we believe reading is the heart of our curriculum.

It opens doors, sparks your child’s imagination and stimulates curiosity. It is therefore crucial your child reads every night and brings their reading book back to school once a week.

Children will have the opportunity to change their reading book each week. Books from home and EPIC Reading can also be used as additional opportunities to read.

Homework

Homework

In preparation for Year 6 and high school, it is really important that the children take responsibility for their homework and their homework diary. Every Friday, the children will also receive additional worksheets which they must complete and return to school the following Friday.
Those children who have completed all of their times tables will receive arithmetic style questions instead to complete and embed those essential skills needed for their maths lessons.

PE Uniform

Please make sure children arrive in school with the correct PE kit on:
 Plain navy/black/grey joggers/leggings/shorts
 White t-shirt (long or short sleeved).
 School jumper or plain navy/black hoodie.
 Trainers or pumps