Annesley
Primary School
& Nursery

Welcome to Year 5! We’ve had an exciting and productive start to the year. The children have already shown enthusiasm and curiosity across a wide range of subjects. I’m really looking forward to the learning journey ahead, and all the achievements we will celebrate along the way. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Towndrow.

Year 5 – Falcons WC 9.2.26
Science – Year 5 enjoyed learning about pollination and dissected a flower, labelling the parts, as part of our investigation about pollination.
Maths – We will be learning about decimals and converting fractions into decimals and vice versa.
English – We will edit our stories in the style of ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’ and publish our edited version. We will share our stories then give each other feedback.
RE- We will be learning about the Pillar of Islam – Zakat (Almsgiving).
PE – we continue to competitively develop our hockey skills, putting them into action in a game situation.
Reading – Our reading lessons this week will focus on responding to inferential style questions, drawing on more than one piece of inferred evidence, then developing a logical evidence-based response.
 
Week commencing 2.2.26.
In Year 5 we will particularly focus:
English-investigating the story structure of ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’, then planning our story that includes an unlikely hero like the central character, Arthur. We will create our first draft and include accurately punctuated dialogue.
Spelling – homophones. We will master spelling there/their; by/buy; two/to/too; and the often confused, were/where.
Computing- we will research Viking gods and format a document.
Maths- completing our learning with Fractions, then moving onto Percentages and Decimals.
Science- Life cycles. This week we will investigate the life cycle of insects and begin to delve into the idea of ‘invertibrates’.
History – investigating life as a Viking.
French – we will be discussing pets and asking each other whether we have a pet, then responding.
PE – hockey: we continue to develop our stick control and passing skills.

What we've been learning about:This week: 19.1.26This week we have been dividing 4 digits by 1-digit; we all made amazing progress.In English we have been practising writing sentences with a relative clauses.In Science we are learning about life-cycles.
This week 15.12.25:

The children have enjoyed making peppermint creams in class!  
 
This week - 1.12.25 - we have been learning:​​

• T​o find equivalent fractions

• ​Add and subtract fractions, including fractions with different denominators

• ​We have begun to design our lunar rovers in DT

• ​In history, w researched where the Benin People (900-1897), from West Africa, lived

• ​Practised using complex and compound sentences then used these sentence styles independently in a continuous paragraph of writing
  
  Important Dates This Term

• PE Days: Mondays and Thursdays– Children must bring appropriate PE kit and footwear. Earrings must be removed or covered with tape from home.
  Homework: Given out on Fridays, alternating between literacy and numeracy. Due back the following Thursday.
  
  Useful Links and Information

• BBC Bitesize – Literacy, Numeracy and Science fun activities

• Dance Mat Typing

• Place Value Pirates
  
  What We’re Learning This Year

• Autumn Term

• Science: Solar System and Space; Day and Night

• English: Sci-fi narratives, Non-chronological reports, Planet descriptions

• Geography: The Americas, climate comparison, Florida & space launches

• History: The Benin Kingdom and historic life comparisons

• Computing: E-safety, spam awareness, password safety
  Spring Term

• History: Vikings and Anglo-Saxons

• Geography: Settlements and rivers

• English: Sagas and myths

• Science: Life cycles, comparison across species
  Summer Term

• History: The Tudors, significant figures and societal impact

• Science: Forces and materials; reversible and irreversible changes

• Geography: Climate zones and environmental change
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• Reading
  Reading records are checked weekly. Every read earns a raffle ticket, with books as prizes at term’s end. Children should read at least four times per week. Each child has a guided reading book and a personal choice book.
  
  Homework
  Homework is issued on Fridays and alternates between Maths and English. It is due back the following Friday. Children may hand it in earlier if complete.
  
  Spellings
  Spelling lists are drawn from the Year 5 and 6 statutory word list. Support your child by practising these regularly.
  
  P.E.
  PE is every Monday and Tuesday. Children must bring kit and a change of footwear. Earrings must be removed or covered with tape. Staff cannot remove earrings.
   
  Snack
  Please send a healthy snack for break time. 

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