Year 5 2023 - 2024
Mrs Buckley
Mrs Ashton
Mrs Veevers
Miss Donato
Welcome to Year 5
Mrs Buckley, Mrs Veevers, Mrs Ashton, Miss Donato
Spring 2 2024
Welcome back! We hope that you had a lovely rest over the half term and are ready for lots of new learning as we head towards the Easter holidays!
During this half-term, our English will once more be based on a high quality text. The topic of this will link closely with our science for this block and will be based on the earth in space. We won't give any more away just yet as we don't want to spoil the surprise - but we know you will love this one!
In Maths we will be focussing lots on fractions this half term, as well as the four number operations, angles and decimals.
For our geography focus we will be considering 'Is Fair Trade fair?' The geography Knowledge Organiser contains more details in the link below.
In Science our focus will be a physics-based one. We will be working on the theme of Earth and Space. The Science Knowledge Organiser contains more details in the link below.
In Art, we will continue tofocus on sculpture and 3D art. In music, we will explore a new unit of singing and composition. In Computing, our focus will be on creating games.
RE will focus on sacrifice as we journey through Lent towards Easter.
P.E. for Class 5 will be each Wednesday and Friday and the children should come into school wearing their P.E. kits on these days. We will continue to swim on a Wednesday afternoon. Our Friday PE session will be a dance lesson for this term.
A Homework Timetable is attached below..
Please check the class page regularly for updates and photographs of what we have been getting up to in class.
Purple Mash
St. Jerome's has access to a brilliant online software package called Purple Mash. The children's user names and passwords remain the same and this can still be accessed from home.
To log in simply click on this link: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stjeromesl37
Enter your details and you should be taken straight to the home page. Here the children can access all the content which covers the entire curriculum. The children are encouraged to use whatever activities they wish and save their work which on approval could be placed on our Class Five Display Board.
The software will be used for homework at different times throughout the year.
Maths web links
Here are a number of links which will be extremely useful for your child concerning Maths. Including websites that we currently use for homework throughout the year.
Topic Web Links
Here are some external website links that are full of information on the topic we are studying at the moment.
- Ancient Greece
- http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Greece.html
- https://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-meaning/
Music Links
Mental Health links:
- Children's Mental Health resources - for parents
- 5 minutes of fun
- Partnership for Children
- Family Togetherness
- Relax with Hollie
- BBC - Children's Mental Health activities
Please also visit the school's dedicated mental health and well-being page for more information on where to get support.
Welcome to the Class Five Learning Hub!
Click on the icons below which will take you straight to the website. The website will give you ideas and activities for your age related learning journey. We will add to this over time. Don't forget to look on Google Classroom for your latest activities!
Files to Download
Year 5: News items
Class 3 information 18.03.24, by Mrs Binns
Stars of the Week 15.03.24, by Mrs Binns
Stars of the Week 08.03.24, by Mrs Binns
Year 5: Calendar items
Class Five Swimming, by Mrs Monaghan
Class Five Swimming, by Mrs Monaghan