YEAR 5
SUMMER 1
We hope you had a wonderful Easter break and are now
looking forward to the Summer Term.
English
History
Children will be looking at persuasive writing
focusing on posters and letter writing.
Children will also be completing work around the
story ‘Great Expectations’ and will complete a
range of writing outcomes related to the story.
In History Children will learn about the Ancient
Egyptians; who they were, what life was like back
then, mummies, Tutankhamun and Egyptian
Gods. We will also be encouraging the children to
create artefacts at home for our very own
Egyptian Museum.
Science
Maths
Our Science topic for the term is Earth and Space.
This will include learning about the planets, night
and day and the movement of the Earth and
Moon.
In Maths we will be continuing to build upon the
children’s skills in multiplication and division. Later
on in the term, we will be focusing on fractions
and decimals. Please support your child with
regular practise of their tables and mental maths
skills.
Art/DT
In Art lessons, children will use clay to create
artefacts related to the Ancient Egyptian topic.
Music
Within music lessons pupils will begin to compose
songs for the Year 5 and 6 production.
Computing
RE
In RE children will explore forgiveness learning
about stories from the Bible and how these relate
to life today.
In ICT children will use the program Audacity to
create jingles and begin to plan and produce
podcasts. They will also be given the opportunity
to create a radio advertisement which links to our
English topic.
PE
Reminders
Please ensure your child has the correct PE kit in
school as we will be having both indoor and
outdoor sessions this term. Please ensure your
child’s kit is in school Monday through to Friday.
Pupils are expected to remove their own studs for
PE lessons. If your child is unable to do this, please
ensure that earrings and all jewellery is removed
before coming to school. It is important that all
pupils take part in PE lessons. Both children and
parents will be promptly informed of sporting
events and competitions in the Summer term.
We encourage children to bring a healthy snack of
fruit, vegetables or yoghurt to school.
Foreign Languages
Children will continue to learn French in Modern
Foreign Languages.
Homework
Homework will be given out on a Friday and
should be returned on a Tuesday. Please remind
children to complete their homework.
Regular home reading is essential to assist your
child to progress, therefore reading
comprehension tasks, differentiated to your child’s
needs will be sent home on a fortnightly basis.
This will be set as part of the weekly English
homework.
Unless accompanied by an adult, children should
not arrive at school before 8:45am, as teacher
supervision in the KS2 playground does not begin
until this time.