Valley Primary SchoolYear 5

Curriculum EveningWednesday 21st September

Welcome

Welcome to Year 5

Staff

Mr WoodMiss Griffin

Miss WagstaffMrs Harrison

Timetable• Monday – am Spelling Handwriting Maths pm Computing and Topic• Tuesday – am Maths English pm P.E. Art French• Wednesday – am Maths or English PSHE pm Science• Thursday – am English RE Maths pm Topic• Friday - am Maths English pm P.E. Golden TimeGuided Reading pm daily. Music and D/T 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.

Homework

TopicsThe MayaWalls and Barricades

Wild WatersAngles, Scots and Celts

Mexico and the Maya

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

Non – Fiction – Finding the Boy King

Science - Earth, Moon and Space Mixtures and ReactionsD&T - Mayan MasksMusic - Music from Mexico

Wild Waters(Rivers and

Coasts)English – Modern Fiction – ‘White Dolphin’

Science - Life Cycles

D&T - Coastal Models

Walls and Barricades

English – Poetry - Poetry with Attitude

Science - Human Development

Art - Scenic and symbolic

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

( Anglo-Saxon)

Science - Forces

Art - Period Art

Summer Term 2

Topic TBCEnglish - 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

Handwriting• We are working, as a school, to promote

accurate, legible and fluent handwriting. Lesson time and guided reading sessions are specifically set aside for the children to learn and practise handwriting. We are in the process of using a character called ALF (accurate, legible and fluent) for all handwriting resources, to raise awareness of their handwriting.

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?