Mrs Wong’s Year 5 Class
Year 5 Class – Mrs Wong
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Teacher: Mrs Wong
Teaching Assistant: Miss McBain
Email: vwong@discovery.victoriousmat.org
Twitter: @DiscoveryVWong
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Term: Autumn 1
Our Learning this term:
Maths: This half term we are looking at place value and partitioning numbers up to1,000,000. We will start to add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits whilst also beginning to look at multiples, factors and prime numbers.
English: This half term we will work on three text types: a persuasive letter, a narrative and a haiku poem. We will start by looking at one of our house authors, Onjali Q. Rauf and the narrative ‘ The Great Food Bank Heist’. Followed by a narrative book called Gorilla.
Science: We will be learning about forces. We will be working scientifically to explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object. Then we will identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction before working on recognising that some mechanisms allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.
History: We will be learning and discovering all about the British rule over India by discussing the events that took place during that period. We will be working to answer the key question of ‘What mistakes were made during the British Rule over India?’ We will also be learning about Gandhi and the influence he had.
Art: Year 5 will look at typography and maps. We will be introduced to typography design and explore how we can create our own fonts and designs. We will explore how we can use visual letters and other elements to help convey ideas and emotions before going on to create our own visual maps.
RE: Our focus this term will be on the key question ‘What does it mean if Christians believe God is loving and holy?’ We will learn about what Christians believe God is like by exploring key texts from the Bible. We will learn how touse key vocabulary such as ‘omnipotent, omniscient and eternal’ to describe the Christian view of God. We will recognise that for most Christians, getting to know God is like getting to know a person.
Computing: We will be developing our understanding of computer systems and how information is transferred between systems and devices. We will explain the input, output, and process aspects of a variety of different real-world systems and discover how information is found on the World Wide Web.
Music: In music we will be looking at Hip-Hop and focusing on ‘DJ Kool Herc’ who helped create this genre of music. We will be looking at how the creation of turntables to help with the break in music allows MCing and break dancing. We will be exploring how we can bring different cultures and music together to create new pieces.
Spanish: We are learning the days of the week and months of the year. The numbers 1-31 will be introduced, revised and consolidated so, by the end of this unit, we will have the knowledge and skills to say the date and when their birthday is in Spanish.
PSHE: This half term we will be focussing on the positive qualities of a team- TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More), learning how to disagree
respectfully and communicate effectively. We will be looking at the key
qualities and skills needed for a team to be successful – collaborative learning, how to compromise and how to ensure a group task is completed successfully. The unit ends by addressing the importance of caring for team members and the
shared responsibilities a team has.
General Class Information
Reading: Each week, the children read a range of texts through their learning. They also take part in whole class or small group Reading sessions where their decoding and comprehension skills are developed with a different reading skill being focused on each day.
Home reading is to practice and consolidate their fluency, expression and comprehension. Children still being taught phonics will take two books home – 1 decodable book and 1 reading for pleasure book. The decodable book is for the children to practice their fluency and expression as well as to show their understanding through questioning. The reading for pleasure book is for the children to share with an adult and to promote a love of reading. If they are past being taught phonics they will be sent home 1 colour banded book to practise decoding and comprehension as well as 1 reading for pleasure book. Your child has been asked to do a piece of work in their reading journals once a week to show what they have read. This will show how they have interpreted parts of the text and how it has sparked imagination.
One child per half term will be nominated for being the Reading Hero for their class based on their commitment to home reading. The child will be chosen based on the evidence seen in their reading record and in class. If your child is chosen to be the class Reading Hero they will be given a prize and a certificate and acknowledged in Friday’s good work celebration assembly.
Homework:
- Task due before Wednesday of each week.
- Read at home at least 3 times
- Go on TTRockstars twice for 10 min
PE:
PE is twice a week on a Tuesday and Thursday.
Your child will participate in sports lesson and dance/gymnastics lesson every week. It is normally expected for children to have a full PE kit kept in school at all times.
Children should not be wearing any jewellery including earrings for PE. If your child does wear earrings, please could you ensure they are taken out before school on Tuesday and Thursday please. Hair past chin length must be tied up.
Swimming
Your child will participate in swimming lessons at Copley baths every Friday.
Children should not be wearing any jewellery including earrings for PE. If your child does wear earrings, please could you ensure they are taken out before school on a Friday please. Hair past chin length must be tied up and a swimming cap worn.
The children will be later returning to school. They will return by approximately 3:45pm traffic dependant.
Snack:
Snack is to be a piece of fruit or a cereal bar. No chocolate, crisps or sweets are allowed