Year 5

Class Teacher – Mrs Baxter (am)

LSA – Mrs Balmer

Class Teacher – Miss Precott

LSA – Mrs Nghiem

Class Teacher – Mrs Balmer (pm)

Meet the Teachers

Curriculum Information 

During the Autumn term, the children will develop their skills across the curriculum and learn many new facts. In Geography the children will be learning about different climate zones. In History, the children will learn about the events linked to the ‘Mad Maya’. In Science, the children will be exploring Animals including Humans and Living Things developing the knowledge further.. 

Homework

The children will be given a half-termly spelling list (separated into weeks) linked to specific spelling rules/patterns. Each Friday the children will complete a spelling test, a sample of the weekly focus words will be tested (not every single word listed from that week) as well as words from prior weeks. You can also find the statutory spellings for each year group on the School Website for the children to access and practise at home along with accessing Spelling Shed. Homework will be online TT Rock Stars for Maths.

School Uniform

All children are required to wear their full school uniform (including black school shoes) each day please, washed as much as possible. PE kits are necessary on your child’s set PE day. The children should come to school on their PE day wearing their full PE kit. 

Key Information  

• Your child will need their own filled water bottle in school each day which needs to be taken home every day, to be cleaned (water filters will not be used).
• No pencils cases – your child will have their own equipment pack in school.
• A warm coat.
• Fruit will be provided in school (do not bring your own in).  
• Pocket tissues and an individual hand gel will be allowed. 

Packed Lunches – FSM (Free School Meals)

A Free School Meal (FSM) will be provided to those children who are entitled to one. Pupils in Reception and Key Stage One will receive a school meal, free of charge, under the Universal Infant Free School Meal (UIFSM) policy. All meals provided in school will be a choice of a healthy packed lunch or a hot meal.  At this time, we will not be accepting any cash payments to provide your child with a school meal. As always, we remain a healthy school and would ask that you please do not send in fizzy drinks or sweets in your child’s lunch bag.

Our current reading scheme is Rising Stars.