Welcome Back
Welcome to Year 5! I hope you all had a lovely summer break and are excited for the new school year. The children will be discovering a range of new and exciting topics.
I hope you find this page useful but as ever, if you have any questions or worries please do not hesitate to ring school or speak to me.
Spring topics
In English we will be exploring Henry's Freedom Box. We will be creating a diary and exploring biographies to make our own.
In Maths the children will be looking at Place Value and beginning to explore numbers up to 100,000.
In Science, we will be exploring the exciting workings of Earth and Space.
In DT the children will be designing a stuffed toy.
Useful Documents
Please click on the links below to see further information about Year 5. There is important information in our newsletter.
Reminders
Thursday and Friday are our P.E days.
Homework is due in every Friday
Reading books need to be in school everyday.
Spellings
Spellings are tested weekly.
Attached is a copy of all the spellings for children to learn in Year 5 and 6.
The Way The Truth and the Life
At St Clement's we follow 'The Way the Truth, The Life' scheme in RE. The children cover a different topic each term as shown below.
Autumn 1 - Gifts of God
The topic is designed to allow children to explore how God creatwed the world and us. It encourages to think about ways we ought to be looking after the Earth and each other.
Autumn 2 - The Commandments
This topic looks at the purpose of the ten commandments and their relevance in modern life. It also teaches us to reflect on promises we make and Jesus' role in our lives.
Spring 1 - Inspirational people
This topic looks at what it means to be a follower of Jesus. It is designed to allow the children to reflect on what it means for them and learn about the Beatitudes show us the way to live.