Welcome to Year 5!
Our theme this term is...
Ancient Mayans
Our theme:
During this term, Year 5 will be learning all about the Ancient Mayans. We will be using history as our driver to help us understand all about the Mayan civilization. We will also be discovering all about life during the Mayan period and what was important to them.
Key texts:
In English, we will be using ‘Rain Player’ and 'Oh Maya Gods' to inspire our writing, where we will write our own myths, non-chronological reports and poems. During this term, we will also be continuing to develop our grammatical understanding of sentence and paragraph structure.
Key information:
PE
Year 5 have two PE lessons each week (weather permitting), these will take place on Monday and Wednesday. Please ensure that your child's PE kit is named and in school at all times. We suggest the children bring in a sunhat for the warmer months.
Reading
Children are expected to be reading at home at least 3 times per week to support their learning. Please update their reading record regularly as reading scores will be collated every Thursday. If your child has finished their reading book, they need to tell the class teacher who will allow them to go to the library to select a new one.
Times tables
Children are encouraged to continue using Times Table Rockstars to practice their times tables three times per week. In school, they will complete weekly times table tests and their daily 21 facts to support them with their times tables.
Purple Mash
Purple Mash is a great tool to support children with their learning. The children could complete their homework on this software, or just explore the site's resources for fun! If there happens to be a school closure, work will be set in this platform. There is no expectation for the children to use Purple Mash on a weekly basis.
If you are having trouble with any of the above apps, please let your child's class teacher know.
