Diss Church of England
Welcome to our Year 5 page!
The Year 5 teaching team
Miss White Miss Soong Mrs Gillman
Elder Teacher Hazel Teacher Teaching Assistant
Summer Newsletter
What we are Learning this half term
Click on the links to see our learning objectives for each week:
What learning looks like in Year 5
Reading:
Reading is promoted and modelled to all our children throughout their time at school. Children will have a daily reading lesson where they will learn how to read fluently as well as make inference, predictions and retrieve key words or phrases to answer comprehension questions. As children encounter new vocabulary we will explore the definitions of these words within the context of the book and the effect this has on the meaning. Alongside daily reading lessons, we have a story after lunch every day to continue fostering a love of reading.
English:
In English we will be using a range of books linked to the topic to inspire our writing. Each half term, we will focus on one fiction, one non-fiction and one poetry unit. At the end of each unit, the children will produce a piece of writing to go into their best writing file.
Maths:
We use the Power Maths scheme which follows a mastery approach to Maths. All children have access to a range of manipulatives to promote their concrete understanding of abstract concepts. Alongside this we promote fluency within the 4 operations through an additional arithmetic lesson each week.
Topic:
We have a thematic approach to our learning and link our topic to the other subjects where possible. We are using our ARK Curriculum books, this term our topics are Baghdad and Middle East and Victorians and the Industrial Revolution.
Baghdad and the Middle East
y5 h u4 knowledge organiser 1 .pdf
Victorians and the Industrial Revolution
y5 h u5 knowledge organiser 1 .pdf
Science:
In science, children are expected to ask questions, perform tests, identify and classify and gather and record data. They will also have the opportunity to learn about key scientists. We are using our ARK Curriculum books, this term our topics are Life Cycles and Getting Older.
Life Cycles
y5 s u4 knowledge organiser.pdf
Getting Older
y5 s u5 knowledge organiser.pdf
PE
Year 5 PE days will be on Wednesdays. All children must come to school in their school PE kit. This consists of:
- White t-shirt
- Plain black, grey or navy sweatshirt
- Plain black, grey or navy jogging bottoms
- Plain black, grey or navy shorts
- Black or white trainers
Please note that large logos and slogans are not permitted nor are leggings.
Long hair must be tied up and jewellery must be removed.
Homework
Homework will be posted on Google Classroom for the half term.
Spellings will be handed out each Monday followed by a quiz on Friday.
All children have access to TTRockstars (an online Maths APP). Children should try to complete this as much as possible.
Reading books are being sent home and need to be brought into school everyday. Children should be reading every day.
Google Classroom code: qutg6j4
You should have a copy of your logins, contact the school if you are unsure.
We will be using a Google Classroom to post details of any other homework.
Google Classroom Instructions.
To access the Classroom, you will need to use your school email.
Go to:
This will take you to the Google Classroom page, Year 5 2022/2023. You will need to log in using your child's school email. Your child will know their email, the format of the email will be:
name.surname@diss.stbenets.org
Once this is entered, you will need to use their password. This is the same as the password they use to log in to school computers.
Once the password is entered, you should see the Year 5 folder icon. If not, click on the three lines in the top left corner, this will give you a drop down list of available classrooms. To join the Year 5 classroom, press + and you will need to enter the code:
qutg6j4