Dear Parents and Carers,
Year 5 - Autumn Curriculum Newsletter
Welcome back to the Autumn Term! We hope you find this
letter informative, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class
teacher if you have any questions relating to the curriculum.
Homework:
Our
expectation at Mead is that every child should do the following every night:
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15 minutes reading to themselves or an adult and
note in the reading record
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15 minutes practicing spellings
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15 minutes rehearsing times tables facts
(including multiplication and division)
If children would like to attempt an additional homework challenge, we
have a new Learning Challenge for children to attempt each half of the Summer
Term. All of the activities are based around a significant person, poem or
painting relating to our topics. Children do not have to attempt every activity
but instead select the activities that they are most interested in and compile
a project that reflects the extra time and effort that they have put into their
challenge. We hope that children will take their time with the challenge and be
proud of the work they produce they should hand this into their teacher at the
end of the Half Term.
Spellings:
Spellings will be given out on
Mondays. The children should practice their words every evening. In addition to
practicing their spellings, the children can find the definitions of the words
and use them in sentences. The test will take place on the following Monday.
Trips Parental help:
It is always extremely valuable
to have parents who are able to volunteer time to help hear the children read,
or support them with their times tables. If you think that you are able to give
some time to support the children then it would be warmly welcomed. Once again
you will need a current CRB in order to work inside the school.
Curriculum Information
We have included a summary of the topics which the children will be
covering this term. If you would like to make any suggestions of what you or
your child would like to learn in relation to the topics taught, please
complete the form attached and return it to your child’s class teacher. We
welcome any suggestions you may have.
Yours
Sincerely,
Miss Galpin
Miss Havelock Miss James Mr Frith
USA Class
Teacher Canada Class Teacher USA Class Teacher Mexico Class Teacher
Year 5 Lead
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Autumn
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1st Half Term
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2nd Half Term
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Literacy
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Spelling, grammar and punctuation
Myth Writing
Instructions writing
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Spelling, grammar and punctuation
Diary Writing
Balanced Argument Writing
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Please fill in the reading journal after hearing your child read.
For a good selection of children’s books visit your local library.
Useful web links-
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Numeracy
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Place
Value
Addition
Subtraction
Statistics
Maths
problems and investigations
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Statistics
Multiplication
Division
Maths
problems and investigations
Perimeter
Area
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Please practice the times tables with
your children. The school is really focusing on Mental maths this term and it
would be of great help if your children could learn them.
Useful websites:
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ICT
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We are
cryptographers: cracking codes
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We are
artists: Fusing geometry and art
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Science
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Biology-
Environment, Ecology and Evolution
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Biology-
Environment, Ecology and Evolution
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You could visit the Science Museum. Admission is free. Located at Exhibition Road in
South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD.
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Geography
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Visitor: Eden Falconry: birds of prey
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Trip: Kidzania
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R.E
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Peace and
harmony
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The true
meaning of christmas
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P.E
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Invasion
games: Tag rugby
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Gymnastics
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Please
ensure your child has their P.E kit for the correct day
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Music
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Music around the world
Rhythm and Pitch
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Music around the world
Rhythm and Pitch
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Art/
Design and Technology
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Painting
and wildlife photography
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Making
Bread
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French
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Classroom instructions and opinions
Sports, opinions and sports clothing
Revise ‘avoir’ with negative/
adjectival agreement
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Emperor’s new clothes. Masculine and feminine forms
Describing the weather
Revise hobbies
Pets
Christmas
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P.H.S.E
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Philosophy
4 Children topics:
Happiness,
Fairness, Beauty
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Philosophy
4 Children topics:
Laws/rules,
relationships, Truth
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If you have
any suggestions you would like to make in relation to the topics we are
covering please fill in the box below.
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Topic
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Suggestion
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Child’s
name: ___________________________
Date:________________________
