Valley Primary SchoolYear 5

Curriculum EveningWednesday 7th October

Welcome

Welcome to Year 5

Staff

Mr WoodMiss GriffinMiss Dean

Mrs Brookes

Timetable• Monday – am Spelling Maths pm ICT and Topic• Tuesday – am Maths English pm P.E. R.E. French• Wednesday – am Maths English pm Science• Thursday – am Maths English pm Topic• Friday - am Maths English pm P.E. P.S.H.E. Golden TimeGuided Reading pm daily. Music in Topic Time

Literacy and Numeracyhomework will beset on a Thursday and is due back on Monday.Spellings to learn are set on every 2nd Monday and tested on the Friday of the next week.

Half-term homework

Homework

TopicsThe MayaWalls and BarricadesRivers and CoastsLeisure and Entertainment

Angles, Scots and CeltsWorld War 1

Mexico and the Maya

English – Fiction - Traditional Tales from other countries - ‘The Purple Lady’

Science - Earth, Moon and Space

D&T - Mayan Masks

Visits - Morrisons Supermarket

Walls and Barricades

English - Non Fiction - Finding the Boy King

( Ancient Egypt – Tutankhamen)

Science - Mixtures and Reactions

Art - Scenic and symbolic

Wild Waters(Rivers and

Coasts)English – Modern Fiction – ‘White Dolphin’

Science - Life Cycles

D&T - Coastal Models

Britain at Play(Leisure and

Entertainment)English- Poetry with Attitude

Science - Human Development

D&T - Designing Games

Visits - Hippodrome Theatre Workshop

Invaders(Angles, Saxons and Scots)English - Legend – Beowulf

( Anglo-Saxon)

Science - Forces

Art - Period Art

Inspire Day

World War IEnglish - Classic Literature – The Lion, the Witch and the

Wardrobe.Science - Decay and Recycling

Art - Atmospheric Art

Keeping in touchTeachers are available at the endof each school day.

You can send messages via planner and homework books.

If there are any other issues please feelfree to ring the office and leave amessage or arrange an appointment.

ReadingAll children in Year 5 areexpected to read at home everynight and bring their books toschool everyday.

Reading Diary in planners

Times tablesPractice times tables weekly.

Focus on one or two that the children are struggling with.

As the children become moreconfident, encourage them toidentify the associated divisionfacts.

Thank you for your time.

Any other questions?