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Welcome to Year 5

Autumn 1

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back after the summer break.  We hope you are well and have had a restful break.  Myself and the staff in Year 5 are looking forward to sharing the children’s learning that will take place inside and outside of the classroom.  In Year 5, we will continue to remind the children about the Brookhouse school values of Respect, Good Manners, Patience, Perseverance and Honesty.  We will use our reward system ‘Brookhouse Monster’s University’ to acknowledge positive behaviour and attitudes that are consistent with our values.  Pupils are aiming to achieve silver, gold or platinum awards.  If your child is in the winning University team, they will celebrate with a reward at the end of the term.

Homework

Please encourage your child to complete their homework each week.  Homework will be collected in on a Wednesday to be marked and returned by Friday.  There will also be online tasks to complete on PurpleMash, Learn by Question, SPAG.com and Times Tables Rockstars.  All children are familiar with using the online learning platforms, therefore your child should be able to login and complete assigned tasks independently.  Furthermore, your child will be given a list of vocabulary to explore on a weekly basis for our Whole Class Reading sessions.  It is important that your child completes this work so they are able to access the text that we will be reading.

At the top of this page you will find Year 5’s previous and current homework grids, which heavily focuses on reading, spelling and times table practice.  You will also find Year 5’s previous and current knowledge organisers, which will prepare your child for topic quizzes and will take place every week.  We will have a quiz of quizzes at the end of the term to celebrate all the learning taken place across the whole curriculum so far.

Attendance

At Brookhouse, attendance and punctuality are paramount.  Thank you for your support in ensuring that your child attends school every day.  The higher a pupil’s attendance, the more they are likely to learn, and the better they are likely to perform as they progress through school. 

Our topic for this term is ‘A Kingdom United’.

English

Our main focus for English this term is Legends and Persuasion.  Our class novel will be Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo.  There will be multiple opportunities to read a range of texts and short stories that are linked to our English units this term.  By the end of each unit, your child will have written a chapter, play script or a poem based on what we have studied in class.  All units will utilise the 'Talk for Writing' strategy of Imitate, Innovate and Invent. In addition, pupils will complete daily handwriting and spelling to improve foundational knowledge and increase fluency in writing.

Reading is a priority of ours at Brookhouse therefore Whole Class Reading sessions take place every day, where pupils are expected to read a range of texts and answer questions by predicting, summarising, retrieving, making inference and explaining.  We also have a specific focus on vocabulary.  It is imperative for you to support your child with reading, please use the question stems to check for understanding.  Also, ensure your child is learning their spellings for ten minutes daily.

Mathematics

In Maths, our aim is to develop fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills through the use of concrete, pictorial and abstract models.  In Autumn 1, we will begin the year by focusing on number and place value, including numbers up to 1,000,000, followed by addition and subtraction calculations.  Children will then learn to apply their mathematical knowledge and skills to a range of reasoning and problem-solving activities using the QUACK method.  Please ask your child to explain what QUACK means and how they use it in their Maths lessons! We would also encourage children to practise their times tables regularly at home, as multiplication fluency is an important foundation for their mathematical learning. 

In addition to the daily maths lessons, every pupil will participate in a 15 minute mastering number lesson that occurs four times a week. Each Mastering Number lesson uses a range of practical resources and visual aids to help develop understanding of number.  To support this, children can use Times Tables Rock Stars and the Maths area on Purple Mash.  All website links can be found on the Website Star above.

Science

To begin this year, we will be focusing on chemistry: Properties and Changes of Materials, specifically Reversible and Irreversible changes.  By the end of this unit, children will be able to categorise material changes into reversible and irreversible.  Please encourage your child to learn their knowledge organiser which will assist them with their weekly quizzes.

History

Through their topic this half term, Class 5 will be focusing on Anglo-Saxon Britain.  This topic will seek to inspire curiosity and encourage investigations into this period of British history.

Physical Education

P.E sessions will take place on a Wednesday afternoon, pupils will be learning key aspects of gymnastics.  They will create a sequence with a partner of eight elements including counter balances and counter tension balances.  As well as mirrored and matches shapes, whilst using apparatus.  Please ensure that your child comes into school wearing their full P.E kit.  The kit should include a yellow P.E top with the school's logo matched with black shorts, jogging bottoms or leggings and black pumps or trainers.  Over the top, children will wear their school jumper or cardigan.  All jewellery must be removed, ensure earrings are taken out before the session or covered with plasters. 

Computing

In computing, pupils will independently create a quiz on a chosen topic.  They must include a title screen and a variety of quiz questions.  Online safety will be delivered using the 2BeSafe resources throughout the year. 

Music

Music will take place on a Wednesday morning and taught by Bolton music.  The children will continue to learn how to play their instrument, the recorder.  Their music teacher, Emily will continue to develop their skills in preparation for their performance in December, which you will be informed about closer to the time.

PSHE

In PSHE, we will be learning about mental health, focusing on knowing what mental health means and how we can take care of it.  Pupils will understand how to manage feelings and emotions at changing, challenging and difficult times.  Furthermore, well-being will be a main focus throughout the year, pupils will have the opportunity to share and discuss any concerns or worries openly.  In addition, we will develop attributes within character education. During this term, the attributes we teach are caring, helpfulness and cooperation. We give meaningful praise when we see pupils showing the attribute and celebrate during the golden assembly.

Oracy - Voice 21

As a school we are developing our oracy, learning to talk and learning through talk.  In class, we will create discussion guidelines to aid meaningful discussions.  We will encourage pupils to fully participate by taking on a range of roles and utilising sentence stems to articulate their ideas.  We will provide opportunities for discussion in all areas of the curriculum. 

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to discuss these with us at the beginning or end of the school day.  Alternatively, you can arrange an appointment through the school office.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Miss Martin (Class Teacher)

Mrs Momoniat (Teaching Assistant)

Mrs Matadar (Special Support Assistant)

Mrs Patel (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)

Mrs Esmail (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)