Meet the teachers

11th September 2019

Welcome

To Year 5

Sparrowhawks & Red Kites

Meet the Year 5 team:

Mrs Dunn-Christensenand Mrs Walch

With

Mrs Hookings and Mrs Joseph

PPA Cover – Mr JonesMrs Hawkins

Ethos of the Year Group

Positive choices

Motivated to work

Independence

Self evaluation

Team work

Take responsibility

Set an example

Fun

Every child should have a named bottle of water in the classroom.

Additionally, they require a separate drink in their lunch box.

We recommend that your child has a healthy morning snack. It should be fruit or vegetable and be kept in the class snack tray.

Drinks and Snacks

Topic Ancient Greece The Americas The Vikings

Maths Place value

Addition/subtraction

Application of skills

Number properties X ÷

Fractions

Properties of Shape

Interpreting data

Measures

English The Quest by Aaron Becker

Story - QuestNon fiction – Explanationtext

The Inventions of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickStory – RebirthNon-fiction – Recount (Biography)

The Man who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai GersteinStory – Retelling from another person’s point of view.Non-fiction – Discussion

The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

Story – Voyage and Return

Non-fiction – Non-chronological report

The Saga of Erik the VikingStory – Over coming the monsterNon-fiction – Explanationtext

Focused around the Youlbury residential:

- Instructions- Diary entries

Science Forces

Earth and Space

Properties and changes of materials

Living plants and their habitatsLiving animals and their habitats

Computing I am safe

I am an architect

I am a web developer I am a programmer

RE God:

What does it mean if God is holy and loving?

Incarnation: Was Jesus the Messiah?

Islam

What does it mean to be a Muslim today?

Salvation:

What did Jesus do to save human beings?

History Ancient Greece The Americas The Vikings

PE Netball

Dance- Theseus and the Minotaur

TAG rugby

Gymnastics

Outdoor Games & adventurous activities (Youlbury)

Athletics

Rounders

French Revision – Numbers, parts of

the body,

basic conversation.

Les planètes

Enroute pour l’école

Bon appetit!

Les quatres saisons

Sur la plage

PSHE Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

Dreams and goals

Healthy me

Changing me

Relationships

Geography Greece and Europe

Locational Knowledge

Understanding and using a variety of maps

Physical layout of Greece -Key cities/states.

North AmericaPlaces - Similarities & differences North AmericaLand usesClimate variationHurricanes

UK & Scandinavia

Atlas and mapsUK Settlements

Places - Similarities & differences (Scandinavia)

Art / DT Greek Pottery – Clay

Make a toy using wheels, cogs and cams

Cook and prepare savoury dishes related to topics.

Artist Study – Andy Warhol & Edward Hopper

Construct a bridge , under design constraints, to support a given weight.

Artist study – Paul Klee

Cook and prepare savoury dishes related to topics.

Music Study of the Romantic

Period.

Study of South American

drumming.

Study of Rhythm and

Blues.

PEChildren will participate in indoor and outdoor lessons of physical education.

Therefore, it is expected that a PE kit is in school at all times.

This should include:

• Trainers• A St Francis T. Shirt in the colour of your child’s house

group• A pair of shorts• A pair of tracksuit bottoms or leggings• A spare pair of socks• A zip-up jumper or hoodie.

Homework

Throughout the year Learn spellings weekly, according to children will be spelling rules and the year group lists. expected to: Monday – Friday.

Learn times tables up to 12 x 12. Practise 15 times per month.

Read – Hear your child at least four times a week and sign the reading record.Reading records are checked every Friday.

Complete a weekly Maths task.Homework is sent home on Monday and returned on Thursday

Complete a weekly topic based task. Homework is sent home on a Thursday and due in on a Monday.

In Year 5, our challenge is for everychild to achieve 200 reads at home.

Trips and Activities

Autumn Greek day – Parents invited Virtual reality space sessionYear 5 Christingle Concert Wyvern Panto *Able writers workshop

Spring Trip to The American Museum - BathTrip to Bradon Forest Science WOW show*Able maths workshop*Inter-school Debate Competition*The Spelling Bee inter-school competition

Summer Youlbury residential and assemblyViking day workshop*The French Spelling Bee inter-school competition*Inter-school maths competitionYear 5 Bikeability

• Coming to school and into class• Going home• Playing out• Gaming• Phones• Bikes and helmets

Increased independence

Seesaw• St Francis will be using Seesaw as a means

of communicating between school and home regarding your child’s progress.

• This was successfully trialled in several classes last year.

• A letter will be given to all parents and carers explaining all about the online app and how to sign up.

In preparation for your child’s application for secondary school, you may wish to visit secondary schools in the local area.We have issued a schedule for all open evenings and mornings in 2019.Additional open mornings will occur in the summer term, 2020.Should you wish to remove your child from school to attend these session, please email attendance@stfrancis.swindon.sch.uk and let your class teacher know.

Secondary school visits