Welcome to Fox Class
Our class philosophy is “Education is too important to be taken seriously.”In Year 5, we work hard to ensure that everyone enjoys coming to school and develops a love of learning.
Our Team
Your Class Teacher is Mr Owens and Mrs Thripland is our Teaching Assistant.
English
In English, we will be basing all of our work this term around the book Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Through this, we will work on objectives for reading, writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Reading
Our reading focus will be a combination of retrieval, reasoning and inference skill focus with reading at speed.
In Upper Key Stage 2, we focus mainly on comprehension, deduction and reasoning as opposed to decoding. For the majority of children, this is where the greater need is in reading. Where personalised provision is required, we will also support in word level reading.
We recommend that you try to read with your child as often as possible, ideally at least three times per week. Whilst reading, you can focus on word reading alone, ask retrieval questions (where the answer is obvious in the text) or ask inference questions (where the answer is implied in the text).
We aim to check their reading records weekly, and if they have finished their book and read at least three times in the week, they will be moved to the next book in the reading scheme. Remember, school reading books are important for progressing in the reading levels, but the best practice for a developing reader is to read as many different genres and text types as possible.
Reading is, of course, a vital skill for your child’s development and a skill which provides access to other areas of learning.
Maths
This term, we will be learning about place value; addition and subtraction; statistics; multiplication and division; and perimeter and area. We are following the White Rose Hub approach to maths, meaning that topics will be covered in blocks at depth.
History and Geography
We will be learning about World War 1 and Remembrance. Through this, we will look at international events in the early twentieth century and the roles of different people in the war. As we approach Remembrance Sunday, we will also look at the meaning of Remembrance, both in relation to the World Wars and in the present day.
R.E.
In R.E. will be focusing on the Key Question "What Does it Mean in God is Holy and Loving?" This will cover why Christians believe this about God and look at the different ways that this is expressed. We will also investigate the meaning of love, forgiveness and holiness in the context of Christianity.
P.E.
We have P.E. twice a week: on Tuesday and Friday. The timetable is not set in stone, so try to keep PE kits in school as much as possible. As children start to hit puberty during Upper Key Stage 2, it is also important that PE kits are taken home to be washed after PE lessons.
PSHE and Citizenship
In PSHE this half term, we will be learning about money and finance. In the second half of the term, we will learn about rights and responsibilities.
Homework
Homework will be communicated through Google Classroom. This will include weekly spellings, comprehension, times tables practice and maths work. The times tables practice will be through Times Table Rockstars and the maths homework will either be through Mathletics or MyMaths.
Parent Workshops
We aim to offer a variety of parent workshops through the year in order to offer help and advice in supporting your children. The purpose of these sessions will be decided through the year in order to ensure that they best match the needs of the class.
Dates for any organised sessions will be posted on the school website.
Parent Partnership
I am always happy to discuss anything with parents and carers to help to support children in learning or to provide pastoral support. I aim to be on the door most days after school to provide an easy point of access, and ClassDojo is available as an additional means of communication if a face-to-face meeting is not possible or appropriate.
If you are interested in supporting the class, either regularly or for a standalone session, with your time for reading or a particular skill you have please contact Mr Owens to see when would be a suitable time for you to visit the class. We are very grateful for any assistance.
Supporting Your Child at Home
Our experience has shown us that the support children get from home has a positive impact on their learning. Here are some websites which parents and carers may find useful:
www.topmarks.co.uk
www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html
www.timestables.co.uk
www.bbc.com/education/levels/zbr9wmn - Key Stage 2 BBC Bitesize
Our Team
Your Class Teacher is Mr Owens and Mrs Thripland is our Teaching Assistant.
English
In English, we will be basing all of our work this term around the book Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Through this, we will work on objectives for reading, writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Reading
Our reading focus will be a combination of retrieval, reasoning and inference skill focus with reading at speed.
In Upper Key Stage 2, we focus mainly on comprehension, deduction and reasoning as opposed to decoding. For the majority of children, this is where the greater need is in reading. Where personalised provision is required, we will also support in word level reading.
We recommend that you try to read with your child as often as possible, ideally at least three times per week. Whilst reading, you can focus on word reading alone, ask retrieval questions (where the answer is obvious in the text) or ask inference questions (where the answer is implied in the text).
We aim to check their reading records weekly, and if they have finished their book and read at least three times in the week, they will be moved to the next book in the reading scheme. Remember, school reading books are important for progressing in the reading levels, but the best practice for a developing reader is to read as many different genres and text types as possible.
Reading is, of course, a vital skill for your child’s development and a skill which provides access to other areas of learning.
Maths
This term, we will be learning about place value; addition and subtraction; statistics; multiplication and division; and perimeter and area. We are following the White Rose Hub approach to maths, meaning that topics will be covered in blocks at depth.
History and Geography
We will be learning about World War 1 and Remembrance. Through this, we will look at international events in the early twentieth century and the roles of different people in the war. As we approach Remembrance Sunday, we will also look at the meaning of Remembrance, both in relation to the World Wars and in the present day.
R.E.
In R.E. will be focusing on the Key Question "What Does it Mean in God is Holy and Loving?" This will cover why Christians believe this about God and look at the different ways that this is expressed. We will also investigate the meaning of love, forgiveness and holiness in the context of Christianity.
P.E.
We have P.E. twice a week: on Tuesday and Friday. The timetable is not set in stone, so try to keep PE kits in school as much as possible. As children start to hit puberty during Upper Key Stage 2, it is also important that PE kits are taken home to be washed after PE lessons.
PSHE and Citizenship
In PSHE this half term, we will be learning about money and finance. In the second half of the term, we will learn about rights and responsibilities.
Homework
Homework will be communicated through Google Classroom. This will include weekly spellings, comprehension, times tables practice and maths work. The times tables practice will be through Times Table Rockstars and the maths homework will either be through Mathletics or MyMaths.
Parent Workshops
We aim to offer a variety of parent workshops through the year in order to offer help and advice in supporting your children. The purpose of these sessions will be decided through the year in order to ensure that they best match the needs of the class.
Dates for any organised sessions will be posted on the school website.
Parent Partnership
I am always happy to discuss anything with parents and carers to help to support children in learning or to provide pastoral support. I aim to be on the door most days after school to provide an easy point of access, and ClassDojo is available as an additional means of communication if a face-to-face meeting is not possible or appropriate.
If you are interested in supporting the class, either regularly or for a standalone session, with your time for reading or a particular skill you have please contact Mr Owens to see when would be a suitable time for you to visit the class. We are very grateful for any assistance.
Supporting Your Child at Home
Our experience has shown us that the support children get from home has a positive impact on their learning. Here are some websites which parents and carers may find useful:
www.topmarks.co.uk
www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html
www.timestables.co.uk
www.bbc.com/education/levels/zbr9wmn - Key Stage 2 BBC Bitesize
