Hello everyone and welcome to Year 5D

Our teacher  is Mrs Devitt and Miss Clayton works in our class as well. 

Autumn Term Topics.

We are really excited about returning to learning and finding out more about the different topics we are studying. 

In History we will be learning about World War 2  and  in Geography we will be looking at renewable energy sources.  Our art and music links to History and we will be studying the artist Edward Ardizzone and listening to music fromt the War years.   In Science we are finding out about electricity and using this to power some fairground rides which we will  make in design technology.   Our RE question this term is "What kind of a King was Jesus?" and we will also be finding out about the Hindu faith through Diwali. .  During our PE lessons we will be creating a dance based on superheroes, linking to our worship theme. W e are also very lucky that Mr Haydock is teaching us some netball skills.  We will be looking at systems during our Computing lessons and thinking about living in the wider world in PSHE.  Our English lessons will be focussed on a narrative (Rose Blanche) and a non chronological report about renewable energies. In Maths we are starting off learning all about place value before moving on to addition and subtraction.

PE and outdoor learning

Indoor PE is on a Tuesday and Outdoor PE is on Wednesdays.  All children need a PE kit ( black shorts, white t shirt, trainers and warm out door clothes), hair should be tied back and no earings worn.  Some children will also be swimming on a Tuesday at Hutton pool. ( swimming costume/trunks, towel, swimming hat, plastic bag for wet clothes)

Homework

Each day, children are expected to read for at least 20 minutes, practice their spellings and spend 5 minutes on TT Rockstars. 

Weekly - 1 piece of English and Maths plus a topic piece termly. 

Homework will usually be set on a Thursday and should be returned by the following Tuesday. Longer topic type tasks may be set from time to time. 

Class Dojo

The school is continuing to use the Class Dojo software as a reward system. Most parents are already signed up from last year but for those who aren't, a letter detailing how to sign up and access the app will be sent home with your child. Once downloaded, you will then be able to see how your child is getting on in class and have access to the message facility where I will post updates about the class.

Useful links to websites

Splashlearn

Mirodo

TT Rockstars

Read Theory