Year 5

We have 2 classes in Year 5: Pine and Poplar

Pine                                                                                 Poplar

Class Teacher: Miss Jones                                       Class Teacher: Mr Freakley

Teaching Assistant: Mr Coulter                              Teaching Assistant: Mrs Arora

Additional Adults: Miss Maguire                            Additional Adults: Miss Davidson

 

To find out more about us, you can read our ‘All About Us’ sheets below. These are also displayed in the classroom and shared with children during transition.

Daily Timetable

Please see our timetable below.

Pine

Poplar

Curriculum Overview of the Year

The table below gives an overview of the topics we will be studying across the course of the year.

Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Maths Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

 Multiplication and Division A

Fractions A

 Multiplication and Division B

Fractions B

 Decimals and Percentages

Perimeter and Area

Statistics

 Shape

Position and Direction

Decimals

 Negative Numbers

Converting Units

Volume
English When we walked on the moon:Exploration Narrative

Formal Mission Log

 FArTHER:Setting Narrative Letter Hound of the Baskervilles: Cliffhanger Narrative

Formal Report

 The Promise:Character DescriptionBargain Letter The Lost Book of Adventure:Survival Narrative

Survival Guide

 King Kong:Dilemma Narrative

Balanced Argument
Art/DT Art: Interactive Installation DT: Mechanisms Art: I need space DT: Electrical circuits Art: Portraits DT: Structures
History/Geography Geography: What is life like in the Alps? History: What was life like in Tudor England? Geography: Why do oceans matter? History: What did the Greeks ever do for us? Geography: Would you like to live in the desert? History: How did the achievements of the ancient Maya impact their society and beyond?
Science & Sustainability Mixtures and separations Properties and changes Earth and Space Life cycles and reproduction Unbalanced forces The Human Timeline
PSHE Being me in world Celebrating Difference Dreams and Goals Healthy Me Relationships Changing Me
PE Tag RugbyDance HockeyGymnastics Bench Ball/ DodgeballHockey FootballTennis CricketRounders Athletics/ Sports Day prepRounder
Computing Online safety CodingMicro:bit Spreadsheets3D Modelling Game CreatorDatabases
RE Who is Jesus? (2) Who is Jesus? (2) Why might ancient stories still be so important for religion and worldviews today? Why might ancient stories still be so important for religion and worldviews today? Do religions change or do they stay the same? Do religions change or do they stay the same?

 

We have a music specialist who will provide classes with a 45-minute music lesson each week, focusing on singing; playing instruments (including steel pans, ukuleles, keyboards and glockenspiels); and creating music through composition and improvisation. Children will also learn to listen to music critically, read music notation, explore different styles and traditions, and understand how music has changed over time. Year 5 will have music on Thursdays.

 

Home Learning Menus and Reading Expectations

At Lower Farm, we expect children to read a minimum of 3 times a week with an adult who can question children and help further develop the skills taught in school.

By Year 5, all children should have mastery of all times tables up to 12 x 12. Please continue to work on these with children as it is important to their mathematical fluency.

 

In addition to reading and times tables, your class teacher will send home a half termly ‘Home Learning Menu’. Your children can choose activities that interest and engage whilst furthering the learning taking place in school.

Autumn 1 Overview and Homework Menu

Autumn 2 Overview and Homework Menu

Spring 1 Overview and Homework Menu

Spring 2 Overview and Homework Menu

 

Summer 1 Overview and Homework Menu

Summer 2 Overview and Homework Menu

 

11 Before 11 Promises

“11 Before 11” is an initiative by the REAch2 Academy Trust, designed to ensure that every child experiences a rich and memorable primary education beyond the core curriculum. It’s a set of 11 promises – unique, character-building experiences – that every child in a REAch2 school is entitled to complete before they leave primary school at age 11. These experiences are designed to:

  • Inspire ambition
  • Build confidence
  • Encourage curiosity
  • Foster resilience
  • Create lifelong memories

In Year 5, we will ‘Sleep Under the Stars’ and the children will get to camp at school during Space Camp.

Trips, Visits and Experiences

Along with our 11 before 11 offer, we will be going on a number of trips, welcoming experts into our school and supporting our learning with a variety of fantastic experiences. This year, we will be using VR headsets to visit the Alps and deserts around the world. We will have Professor McGinty visiting us to learn about the Greeks and Tudors. Year 5 will also get to visit the Big Bang Fair at NEC this year.

The table below gives further details, including the cost of futures trips to allow better planning.

 

When Where About the trip/visitor Approximate Cost Breakdown
Autumn  Term Lower Farm Academy The children will get to use of VR headsets to visit the Alps and explore the area. Free
Spring Term

25th February

 Lower Farm Academy Visitor: The children will be visited by Professor McGinty to learn about the Tudors. He combines storytelling, costumes, artefacts, slides, smells, music and sounds of the Tudors He brings a ‘mobile museum’ to the workshop, giving the children a chance to examine, touch and experience objects that would normally be found out of reach in a glass case. Approximate cost is £7.50 per child.

 
Summer Term

14th April

 Lower Farm Academy

 

 The children will get to use of VR headsets to visit the deserts of the world. Free
Summer Term

2nd June

 Lower Farm Academy Visitor: The children will be visited by Professor McGinty to learn about the Ancient Greeks. This will be part of a Greek day. He combines storytelling, costumes, artefacts, slides, smells, music and sounds of the Ancient Greeks. He brings a ‘mobile museum’ to the workshop, giving the children a chance to examine, touch and experience objects that would normally be found out of reach in a glass case. Approximate cost is £7.50 per child.
Summer Term

17-19th June

 

 Big Bang Fair, NEC Trip: The children will visit the Big Bang fair at Birmingham NEC. They will discover hands-on workshops, activities and exciting live shows. Approximate total cost is £11 per child.
Summer Term

 

3rd July

 Lower Farm Academy 11 before 11: Space Camp: the children will get to sleep under the stars by camping at school. They will also get to star gaze, create rockets and complete a lunar launch challenge. Free
Approximate total cost of trips for the year £26

 

PE Days for Each Class

Our PE days in Year 5 are Mondays and Thursdays. On these days, children will need to wear appropriate PE kit:

  • Purple T-shirt/polo shirt
  • Black shorts/leggings/tracksuit bottoms
  • Purple sweatshirt/cardigan/fleece
  • Plain practical trainers.

Jewellery (other than stud earrings) is not to be worn in school as per our uniform policy.