Welcome to Year 5A

Welcome to Year 5A. 

We are a hardworking group of thirty Year 5  pupils led by Ms Smith and  Miss Monk  and we are ready for any challenge that comes our way. 

English

We are really enjoying our class reader this term. It is called His Dark Materials - Northern Lights ', written by Philip Pullman. As well as a stimulus for our English this  is also the book we are using for our 'Love of Reading' time during each day, which takes part after dinner.

Throughout this term, we will be developing our writing through writing to entertain and discuss ; this includes a writing a character and setting description; a newspaper report and debate.

Maths

Within maths, we will be focusing on properties of shape; data handling and measures.

Arithmetic will be developing formal ways for all 4 operations including decimals and adding , subtracting and multiplying decimals..

P.E.

This will be on Tuesday mornings , and will focus on football  in Summer 1  and then athletic skills in Summer 2.

History

In Summer  2, our History topic will be World War 2.

Geography 

Year 5 will be investigating the United Kingdom in Summer 1. 

R.E. 

Summer  1 and 2 will investigate " Why do believers see life a s a journey?"

PSHCE

This term will be focused on  Relationships and next term Changing Me.