Year 5 - Ash & Walnut

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Welcome to the Year 5 class page.

On this page, you will be able to access information about the Year 5 class and what will be taught during the year.

Staff:

Mr J. Baker-Howell- Class Teacher of Walnut

Miss P. Pattinson - Class Teacher of Ash

Mr Ellis - 1:1 TA support

Mrs Norris - 1:1 TA support

Mrs Conoways - 1:1 TA support

Mr S. Paul - HLTA & PPA Cover

Spring term 2023/24

Welcome to the Spring Term! This term, we are reading Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd-Stanton. The Brownstones have been adventurers for generations, the artefacts from their exploits housed in a family vault; this tale, Todd-Stanton’s debut, is about the first of their clan: an Icelandic boy named Arthur. When the giant wolf Fenrir destroys his village’s great fire, Arthur is chosen to seek help from the Norse gods!

We will then be reading Race to the Frozen North by Catherine Johnson.

Our enquiries this term are ‘How did the Vikings affect Britain?’ and ‘How diverse is the

continent of North America?’

During the first half term, our enquiry question is ‘How did the Vikings affect Britain?’. We will investigate where the Vikings came from, why they settled in Britain, how they travelled and why they were successful! We will then explore the diverse continent of North America, looking at the countries, physical and human features that make up each place.

Homework

Homework is given via Century - an app that uses artificial intelligence to enhance learning for each child, individually. Spellings will be given termly via Google Classroom.

https://app.century.tech/

Your child will have come home with a love of reading book and a learning to read book, they should be recording in their reading log frequently. Children should be encouraged to read at home daily and to log this. You can add comments to their reading log so that we can see what they have been reading, and how they have been getting on with reading at home.

Your child also has a TT Rockstars login and should be practising their times tables little and often.

PE (Spring 1)

Tuesday - Outdoor P.E (Swimming OR Sports from around the world)

Wednesday - Outdoor P.E (Basketball)