Welcome to Foxes Class
Mrs B Owens
Year 5 Class Teacher |
Mr C Williams
Support Staff |
Mrs D Thompson
Support Staff |
Our Team
Our Class Teacher is Mrs Owens, and Mrs Thompson and Mr Williams are our Teaching Assistants.
English
Our English this term, will be linked with our History Topic of The Anglo-Saxons. We will begin with looking at the legend of Beowulf. Within this topic, we will be creating newspaper reports, a biography for Beowulf, comparing the book with a film and creating our own Beowulf inspired myth. During October, we will use Black History Month to focus on key historical people such has Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. We will write historical recounts, newspaper reports and biographies.
Maths
In maths, we will be starting with place value. We will read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000; count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000; interpret negative numbers in context; round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000; and read Roman numerals to 1,000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals. We will also cover our addition and subtraction strands by adding and subtracting whole numbers with more than 4 digits using formal written methods; adding and subtracting numbers mentally; and solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts.
Science, History and Geography
In Year 5, we focus on either Science or history and geography every half term. This ensures we can ‘dig deeper’ into our lessons and allows time to develop different skills. This term we are looking at the Anglo-Saxons and their involvement with the Scots and Vikings. We will understand British History timeline, know that the Anglo-Saxons were made up of three tribes, look into their justice system and explore the Battle of Hastings through the Bayeux Tapestry.
R.E.
‘What does it mean if God is Holy and Loving?’ is our Key question for R.E. We will explore the characteristics of God; understand what is meant by omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent; and explore reasons for Church architecture and design. Mrs Brown will be teaching the RE for this half term.
P.E.
On PE days, the children will need to come to school dressed in their PE Kit. PE will be on a Monday and on a Wednesday.
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 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 do let me know. 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 Class Teacher is Mrs Owens, and Mrs Thompson and Mr Williams are our Teaching Assistants.
English
Our English this term, will be linked with our History Topic of The Anglo-Saxons. We will begin with looking at the legend of Beowulf. Within this topic, we will be creating newspaper reports, a biography for Beowulf, comparing the book with a film and creating our own Beowulf inspired myth. During October, we will use Black History Month to focus on key historical people such has Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. We will write historical recounts, newspaper reports and biographies.
Maths
In maths, we will be starting with place value. We will read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000; count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000; interpret negative numbers in context; round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000; and read Roman numerals to 1,000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals. We will also cover our addition and subtraction strands by adding and subtracting whole numbers with more than 4 digits using formal written methods; adding and subtracting numbers mentally; and solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts.
Science, History and Geography
In Year 5, we focus on either Science or history and geography every half term. This ensures we can ‘dig deeper’ into our lessons and allows time to develop different skills. This term we are looking at the Anglo-Saxons and their involvement with the Scots and Vikings. We will understand British History timeline, know that the Anglo-Saxons were made up of three tribes, look into their justice system and explore the Battle of Hastings through the Bayeux Tapestry.
R.E.
‘What does it mean if God is Holy and Loving?’ is our Key question for R.E. We will explore the characteristics of God; understand what is meant by omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent; and explore reasons for Church architecture and design. Mrs Brown will be teaching the RE for this half term.
P.E.
On PE days, the children will need to come to school dressed in their PE Kit. PE will be on a Monday and on a Wednesday.
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 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 do let me know. 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
