Welcome to your Year 5 class page!
This half term we will be learning about
Ancient Greeks
Looking for some Extra Practice?
Below are some links directly to some educational sites that children can use to practice their skills.
Hello and welcome to our Year 5 class page!
Here you can find out what we are doing in English, Maths, Science as well as find out more about our topic this term.
We also have some links available to use to help you continue your child's learning at home. In addition to this, please read regularly with your child and encourage them to read independently for at least ten minutes, nightly.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or queries.
Thank you,
Miss Butterworth and Mrs Malpass
English
In poetry, we will be writing to entertain by writing a narrative poem about Lake Superior, based on the Native American poem 'The Song of Hiawatha'. As well as this, we will be reading 'The Queen of the Falls'. Then writing a diary recount of Annie Edson Taylor's amazing daredevil feat.
How you can help your child?
Encourage your child to read their reading book and ask them questions about the text which they are reading. Also, please encourage your child to log on to Reading Plus to access a wide range of reading books and quizzes.
Maths
In maths, we will read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1 000 000 and determine the value of each digit, count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1 000 000, interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero, round any number up to 1 000 000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10 000 and 100 000, solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above, read Roman numerals to 1000 (M).
How you can help your child? Practice times tables and division facts regularly. Encourage your child to log on to Sumdog and TT Rock Stars to practice their multiplication facts and battle against their friends to become a Rock Star champion.
This terms newsletter...
This topic's Knowledge Organiser:
Homework
Monday - Grammar / spellings or Comprehension (due in Wednesday).
Wednesday - Maths (due in Friday).
Half termly learning logs will be set, linking to the next topic.
Year 5 Common Exception Words
Theme
As historians, we will learn how democracy was developed in Ancient Greece, we will explore what life was like for people in Ancient Athens and how religion effected their everyday lives. As well as this, we will explore how the Ancient Greeks felt about sport and drama, find out what happened during the battle of Marathon and learn about how the Roman Empire conquered the Ancient Greece.
How you can help your child?
Research what life was like in Ancient Greece. How does it compare to life now? What are the similarities and differences? How has it impacted on our lives today?
Science
As scientists, we will learn to compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets and give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic.
How you can help your child?
Can you explore the materials in and around your home. Do you think they are natural or human-made? How would you describe the properties of the materials you have collected?
Class Text this Term:
A contemporary classic, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls reinvents fairy tales, inspiring girls with the stories of 100 heroic women. Readers will rule ancient Egypt with Cleopatra, make groundbreaking discoveries with Marie Curie, fly through the sky with Amelia Earhart, and defy gravity with Simone Biles. Illustrated by 60 female artists from every corner of the globe.