Welcome to our Year 5 webpage!
Welcome back to school! We hope you all had a lovely break and all had a fantastic Christmas! We are looking forward to another fun and busy term with lots of fantastic learning and our residential trip! We look forward to an exciting term!
Mrs Chapman, Miss Beebe and Miss Yussuf.
Meet the year five team...
Please do not hesitate to contact your child's class teacher via the email addresses below if you have any questions or worries:
Mother Teresa Class - Mrs Chapman and Miss Vano & Mrs. May
hampton@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Martin Luther King Class - Miss Yussuf and Miss Ruglys
Yussuf@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Darwin Class - Miss Beebe and Mrs. Penny
sophie.beebe-austin@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
We are very lucky to also have Mrs Thomas, Mrs. Graham & Miss Hammond working with us in Year 5 too!
General
- The class doors will be open from 8.40-8:50am. If your child arrives after this time, please take them to the school office. (School telephone number 01322 663792)
- The school day ends at 3.20pm. If you are unable to collect your child, please telephone the school office.
- In year 5, many children begin to walk home from school alone or with friends, we are happy for them to do so (as long as you are!). Please write us a note if you would like this to happen.
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In addition, please notify the relevant adults if you have made arrangements for your child to be picked up by somebody else or walk home/to the infants independently. Please note that we are not always able to pick up Class Dojo messages during the school day.
- A note on phones- We have decided that even those children walking a short distance do not need a phone. It is safer for children to be concentrating on walking rather than being on their phone. We also feel this will support our online safety policy. If you feel there is an exceptional reason, such as travelling alone on a bus to Swanley then please make an appointment to see Mrs Hall/ Mrs Hammond.
Equipment
Please ensure at the beginning of each new term that your child has:
- Pencils
- Sharpeners
- Ruler
- Handwriting pen
- Erasers
- Whiteboard pen
- Glue stick
- Purple pen/biro
- Named water bottle
Home Learning & Spellings
Home Learning will continue to be sent home at the beginning of each half term. Homework is set on a Thursday and is due in on Tuesday (we will also upload a copy of the home learning tasks onto the class page of the website). It is an expectation that all children complete the tasks set within this time. We will be completing weekly spelling tests following the spellings set on the homework grid.
Children are expected to be reading regularly and we ask them to record it independently in their reading records. In addition, they need to ensure that they are practising their spellings each week and using TTRockstars to practise their times tables.
If you have any concerns with home learning, please don’t hesitate to contact your class teacher.
Home Learning for Term 1 coming soon...
Term Three
Dates for the diary
English
This term, we will be exploring Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan in our English curriculum. This exciting novel immerses students in the world of Greek mythology, following the adventures of Percy Jackson, a young demigod, as he embarks on a quest filled with gods, monsters, and ancient mysteries.
Maths
Please see the below links to support your child with these concepts:
year 5 number and place value word mat.pdf
year 5 addition and subtraction word mat.pdf
Theme- Ancient Greece
Our theme this term is Ancient Greece. We will be studying all aspects of ancient Greek history and daily life in detail, and will be making comparisons between modern day and ancient civilisations. If you have any resources which are relevant to this topic, including books and artefacts that you wouldn’t mind lending to the class for this term, it would be greatly appreciated. However, please ensure that any resources are clearly named.
Science
Our science topic this term is Earth and Space, focusing on the movement of the Earth and the Solar System. During this unit, we will be investigating the wonders of the universe, whilst also exploring different methods and strategies to develop our ability to work scientifically.
PE
Tuesdays and Fridays
Please ensure that children come into school wearing their P.E. kits on these days. Long hair is tied back and all jewellery is removed, including earrings (Please note that only one earring should be worn in each ear which should only be a small stud.)
Year 5 Curriculum Overview 2024-2025
year 5 curriculum overview 24 25.pdf
Other Supporting Resources
t2 e 2599 statutory spellings year 5 and 6 word mat ver 7.pdf
t2 e 1878 uks2 spag word mat ver 13.pdf
t2 e 3902 year 5 questions for reading bookmark question cards ver 2.pdf
t2 m 5780 multiplication square 12 by 12 blank number square ver 1.pdf