Our Values: Ambition, Compassion and Resilience
Our Vision: Let Your Light Shine - Matthew 5:16
Year 5: Atlantis
Staff: Mrs Baber (Mon-Weds), Mr Calvey (Thurs, Fri)
Key information:
PE Days: Monday and Tuesday (both sports coach sessions)
Reading records will be monitored on Mondays; the expectation is that children read for a minimum of 3 times a week at home. Each term, the 5 children who have read the most will have the chance to win a trip to Warmley Tea rooms! The class with the most reads will also win a hot chocolate treat!
Welcome back to Term 6! We have an exciting term ahead of us to end the school year…
In writing, we will be taking inspiration from the picture book The Arrival by Armin Greder to produce a range of writing outcomes including a narrative and a persuasive letter. We will continue to develop our confidence in using a range of sentence structures by refining how to write sentences with subordinate clauses at the beginning, middle and end of a sentence.
In reading, we will continue reading Street Childby Berlie Doherty, which follows the life of Jim Jarvis after he is sent to the Victorian workhouse.
In history, we will be learning about the Maya civilisation, particularly where they lived and how they became so successful. We will also look at the hierarchy within Mayan society and compare how the Maya people ruled to what society was like during Anglo-Saxon Britain.
In design and technology, we will continue to analyse printed designs by William Morris before we create our own pattern using symmetry and repetition. We will then use block printing with polystyrene tiles to create colourful prints.
In PSHE lessons, we will begin by learning how we can stay safe when participating in online communities and when playing games online.
In religion and worldviews sessions, we will be discussing this question: How and why should religious communities do more to care for the Earth? Which links perfectly with our science topic on Earth and space, where we will develop our understanding of the solar system.
In maths, we are starting the term by learning about area and perimeter. We will continue to have a weekly arithmetic test so that children have the opportunity to practise answering these types of questions. Each week, we will collect the children’s scores and we have noticed that they enjoy challenging themselves to beat their previous scores!
What can you do to support your child at home?
We ask that children read at least 3 times a week at home so that they develop confidence with their reading fluency, which will help them understand the texts that they read in all areas of the curriculum. The best thing you can do to support your child is to read to them, even as they grow older, because they will hear you model reading fluently. You can also ask them questions about what they have read like the ones below as this will support them to think about what they are reading and develop their comprehension skills.
Example comprehension questions you could ask at home:
- What has happened in the book so far/ in the pages you have just read?
- Who is the main character? What are they like? What made you think this?
- What do you predict will happen next? Why do you think this?
If you would like help choosing a book for your child, we recommend using this website:
