Year 5 parents meeting
Welcome
The Team
Teachers
Teaching assistants
Mr Leonard
Ms Edmonds
Ms Remice
Miss Dowson
Assessment
Assessments like last year will be based on the end
of year expectations.
I have included the Maths and English ‘Key
Performance Indicators’ (KPI’s). These are the main
targets for the children to achieve during the year.
You will receive this as a handout at the end of the
meeting.
English
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English will be blocked into 2-3 week learning journeys,
which will lead up to a short assessment at the end of the
learning journey.
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Taught in class
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Text based focus
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Reading for writing
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Reading for pleasure
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Performance poetry (by heart)
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Writing for fun
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Reading writing aloud to edit
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Grammar and spelling focus
Maths
Read, write and compare numbers to 1 000 000
Interpret negative numbers count forward and backwards including through 0
Add subtract 4 digit numbers using formal written methods.
Use rounding to check answers
Solve multi-step addition and subtraction problems.
Identify multiples and factors including all factor pairs of a number
Multiply and divide 4 digit numbers by 1 and 2 digit numbers.
Compare and order fractions whose denominators are the same.
Convert between different metric measurements (kilometre – meter)
Use all 4 operations to solve problems involving measure (for example, length, mass ,
volumes , money)
Complete, read and interpret information in tables.
Problem solving
The children will be participating in:
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Many problem solving exercises this year!
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activities will be linked to the
current teaching and learning.
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gives children the opportunity to apply
their mathematical knowledge and skills.
 Develops
mastery and deepens their
understanding of the mathematical
concepts.
Science
We are having a higher focus on science this year.
We will be encouraging the children to work scientifically this
year.
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Planning different types of scientific enquiries
Taking measurements with increasing accuracy
Recording data and results using scientific diagrams and
tables
Using test results to make predictions
Reporting and presenting findings from enquiries
Investigating scientific evidence that has been used to
support to refute ideas
Science
What we will be studying :
Living things and their habitats
Animals and humans
Electricity
Forces
Living Healthily and
Puberty
Educational Trips
Cuckmere Haven 6th October
Oxted School Trips
Oxted School runs and organises various trips and educational activities
for year 5 children.
Science Fair
English Morning
Geography Workshop
Art Workshop
Maths Sessions
Most of these sessions take place at Oxted school and transport is
supplied by the school. Your permission is required for your child to
travel on the Oxted school minibuses – see letter.
Topic Autumn Term
The topic as you probably already know is
Raging rivers
DT:
Water cycle diagram
We will be learning about
English
Geography:
Locating rivers in the UK
Locating Major rivers in the World
Explain how rivers erode, transport and
deposit materials
Features of a river
The water Cycle.
Floodland
Other Topics…
Ancient Egypt Autumn Term 2
Anglo Saxons Summer Term
History
History
Use dates to order and place events on a
timeline
Make comparisons between periods in time
Give reasons to explain different historical
events
Vikings Spring Term
History
Evaluate usefulness of sources
Geography
Know about the wider context of places
Know and describe where a variety of places
are in relation to physical and human
geography
Describe settlements by Anglo-Saxons
PE
PE will be on a Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon.
After receiving feedback from the parents last year, we are
now going to be teaching PE in 4 week blocks which will lead
up to sports competitions with the local schools.
On Mondays the PE lesson will have a skills focus and
Thursdays lesson will be more games focused.
Our first PE block will be Quick Sticks.
Homework
Each Friday the children will be sent home with their homework.
From this week onwards spellings will be sent home as well these will
be tested on a Thursday.
Building Learning Power
After Introducing the children to
Building Learning Power last year,
this year we will be embedding it
to all aspects of learning.
The children will be made aware
of where and when they are using
these learning powers.
Over time the children will
become better learners as they
will understand the skills
involved in learning.
Developing growth mind-set
Linking on to the BLP, I will be trying to
develop a growth mindset within the
children.
This growth mindset is all about changing
negative thoughts into positive thoughts.
I can’t do this
I can’t do this yet
School Values
Compassion
Respect
Pride
Responsibility
Ambition
How you can help your child.
Ensure children are completing their homework.
 Practise Times Tables
 Work on the 100 words children should know by the end of year
6 (in handout)
 Mathletics – passwords to be given out.
 Read with children – Books – Fiction / Non-fiction,
Newspapers, magazines, etc….
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Games at home, Yahtzee, Cards, Cribbage, Boggle, Scrabble,
Rummikub, Monopoly (if you have the time) Connect 4 ,
Ticket to ride. Dominos.
Communication: Encourage your child to come and talk to one
of the Year 5 team if there is a problem. Giving them
ownership when solving a situation is incredibly empowering.
Communication
The quickest and best way to get in touch is through the
children’s homelink book as these are checked daily and will
be responded to in writing or in person the same day.
If there is something you would like to speak to me in
person. I am nearly always available in my classroom from
8.40am everyday and after school.
[email protected]
Thank you
for coming