Year 5 - Autumn 1 - Newsletter

Welcome back 

WELCOME BACK! 

We hope you have had a lovely Summer break and are ready to tackle the new year.

This half term our topic is 'Is anybody out there?', this science focussed unit is aimed at allowing our children to gain an understanding of our solar system. The children will revisit some key facts like 'space and amazing scientists', 'environment including climate change', and 'forces'. The children will explore the solar system and how the position of the Earth & Sun link to time zones around the world. The children will link their scientific & geographical work with their English as well over the term. 

If you haven't already, please do read through the knowledge organiser with your child – this will help them to understand some of the key information for this term, acknowledge their future learning, build upon prior learning, whilst developing new knowledge and skills. 

Our English focus is a visual literacy unit which uses the video clip called 'Space Monkey: Trailblazer in Space'. This is a fabulous digital literacy piece which allows the children to engage with alternative forms of literacy, and allow for creativity within their writing. We will also link other texts called; Space Pirates by Tony Bradman and The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield.  

In Maths, we will be developing our knowledge of number, place value & addition & subtraction skills. 

Weekly reminders:

• This half term, P.E. takes place on Wednesday. Please ensure the children have a kit in school on this day although it is helpful if they remain in school throughout the week in case we need to reschedule and for after school clubs.
• English and Maths homework will be set via Century on Mondays to be handed in by Thursday.
• Spellings are tested on Friday.
• Quick Maths test is on Friday.
• Each day, your child should come to school and come home with their reading book and a library book. They can change these in school as soon as they have been read. Please do encourage them to read regularly and listen to them to read out loud wherever possible.
• Children should also be maintaining their speed and accuracy with their times tables knowledge - Times Tables Rockstars is available for this purpose.

We are looking forward to our first half-term together.  As always, if you have any questions or concerns at any time, please do not hesitate to contact myself or Mrs Abbass.

Mrs Whitehurst & Mrs Abbass