Year 5
Welcome to Year 5 with Miss Purcell.
Welcome to Year 5!
Teaching Assistant: Miss Osborne
Spring Term:
Welcome to Year Five! We have had a very exciting year so far and have lots of interesting and fascinating things planned for the rest of the year ahead.
In Topic, we will be exploring The Ancient Greeks during Spring 1, where we will be finding out all about the features of ancient Greece as well as be able to identify the key periods in ancient Greek civilisation. We will discover the Greek gods, as well as make comparisons between Athens and Sparta, and understand how Greek democracy, philosophy and legacy has an impact on British society today.
In Spring 2, we will look at oceans and how the ocean is used for human activity and the consequences of this. We will complete a study of the Great Barrier Reef and its benefits as well as ways in which we can help to support healthy oceans.
In Science, we will be focussing on Properties and Changes of Materials. This will involve looking at the uses and properties of different materials as well as dissolving, separating mixtures and irreversible changes. We will get the opportunity to conduct lots of wonderful experiments, including sorting and classifying objects according to their properties, working scientifically and collaboratively to investigate the best thermal insulator to make a lunch box as well as finding out about different ways to separate mixtures of materials using filtering, sieving and evaporating. Finally, we will learn about irreversible changes, and complete two exciting investigations to create new materials, including casein plastic and carbon dioxide.
The children will continue to study French on a weekly basis in Year 5. This term, we will be looking at animals - this will involve talking about our favourite animals as well as being able to write sentences about them.
In Spring 1, Year 5 will have P.E on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. You will need to come into school in your P.E kit – black tracksuit bottoms or shorts, your house P.E shirt and either your school hoodie or jumper.
Homework:
Homework is set weekly on a Friday. As per the homework policy, homework consists of spellings, 1 reading comprehension from the CGP book and 1 piece of Maths homework, which is set on My Maths. Spellings are tested in school every Friday, so please ensure spelling books are returned to school ready for the spelling test.
I look forward to another extremely productive and happy term!
Thank you for your continued support.
Miss Purcell.
