Welcome to Kestrel Class!
Your Year 5 Team
Mr Coulam (Class teacher)
Mrs Sargent (Teaching assistant)
Routines:
P.E.
On a Tuesday and Wednesday, we have our PE lessons. Tuesday’s PE will be delivered by CTO Coaching, and Mr Coulam will deliver PE on Wednesday’s. On these days we expect the children to come to school in their P.E kit, ensuring they are adhering to the school’s PE kit expectations.
Homework
Homework will mainly consist of Maths and Reading tasks. Homework will aim to secure their learning from a particular skill the children have been learning the previous week. When given, homework will be set and given to the children on a Friday. It is expected that the children hand their homework in on Thursday.
Reading
Reading is a continuously asked of task of all children in Year 4 and 5. Children in Kestrel class are expected to read at home every day for up to 20 minutes, either independently or with an adult. It is important that the children read a variety of material, such as fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you discuss the book after your child has finished, this will help you to check his/her understanding of what has been read. We encourage this to be a whole family event to help boost the children’s confidence when reading. Please sign and date your child’s reading record and number each session, to ensure your child receives the appropriate certificate or reward. The children are then responsible for changing their books, as necessary, during break times and allocated library sessions.
In Kestrel Class, we promote a love of reading! Reading strategies are taught in Reading and English lessons in line with our VIPERS approach.
"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away.
And in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall."
- Roald Dahl
Spelling
the children will be given a spelling grid at the start of each half term. This details the spellings that the children are expected to learn each week, as well as the spelling rule that is the focus. Spellings should be practised in accordance with their weekly spelling home learning guide, at the front of their home learning book. Spelling tests will be conducted every Friday morning; please ensure your child practises the spellings for the correct test date.
Free maths resources:
https://blog.reallygoodstuff.com/11-free-math-sites-for-kids/
https://nrich.maths.org/
https://mathsbot.com/manipulativeMenu
The above websites give free access for children to access maths activities from their devices! Give them a try!
Class Reading Book
This term, Mr Coulam will be reading Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
Oliver grew up in a family of explorers – but his biggest adventure is about to begin. With his new friends – a grumpy old albatross, a short-sighted mermaid and a friendly island called Cliff – Olver goes off in search of his missing parents. But before he can put his rescue plan into action, there’s an army of pesky sea monkeys to contend with…
Autumn Term Overview
Throughout the autumn term, Kestrel class will learning about our own region and the South Aegean, Greece.
Our class book and English focus book is called Oliver and the Seawigs.
In maths, pupils will be studying number and place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and fractions.
In PE, pupils will be improving their skills in TAG rugby and tennis skills during Autumn Term 1. Yoga and Indoor Athletics will be the focus in Autumn Term 2
In Autumn Term 1, the children will be studying Art and Languages, and in Autumn term 2, the children will be learning DT and music.
Autumn Term 1 MTP
Kestrel Class Autumn Term 1
Autumn Term 2 MTP
Kestrel Class Autumn Term 2
Spring Term 1
During this half term, Kestrel Class will be studying 'Earth and Space' in their Science lessons. The class book and English work will link to the science work the children complete. The class book we will study is 'Cosmic' by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
In maths, children will be studying fractions and multiplication and division.
We will be focussing on Italy in our geography lessons, looking specifically at land formation, plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, comparing this to our own region.
Other key learning this half term includes: vegetables in French (MFL), gymnastics and fitness in PE, monotypes in art, Christian community in RE, algorithms and debugging in computing and communication in personal development.
Kestrel Class Spring Term 1
Spring Term 2
During this half term, Kestrel Class will be studying a short video called 'Lighthouse' in their English lessons.
In maths, children will be continuing their work on fractions, before moving on to decimals and percentages.
Kestrel Class will be studying 'Animals including Humans' in their Science lessons. This will include learning about the digestive system, the function of our teeth and constructing and interpretening food chains.
Other key learning this half term includes: outdoor athletics and dance in PE, making a healthy meal in DT, Christian communities in RE, coding in computing and keeping safe in PSHE.
Kestrel Class Spring Term 2
Summer Term 1
During this half term, Kestrel Class will be studying the book 'Oh Maya Gods!' by Maz Evans, linking to our history topic on Ancient Maya. We will produce writing such as a setting description, an explanation text and a persuasive letter.
In maths, children will study length, perimeter and area in Week 1, 2 and 3. In week 4, children will move onto statistics, before focussing on shape in Week 5 and 6.
In science, children will focus on the Animals including Humans unit, learning how humans change throughout their lifetime.
We will be focussing on Ancient Maya in our history lessons, looking specifically at who the Maya people were, when are where in the world they lived, and the reason they were so successful.
Other key learning this half term includes: Chez Moi (my home) in French, animation and website creation in computing, how drugs, common to everyday life, affect health in PSHE, pilgrimage in RE, set design in art and cricket and athletics in PE.
Kestrel Class Summer Term 1
Summer Term 2
During this half term, Kestrel Class will be studying the books 'Malamander' by Thomas Taylor and a selection of poems from 'Midnight Feasts' by A. F. Harrold. We will produce writing such as a diary entry, biography and nonsense poem.
In maths, children will study decimals in Week 1, 2 and 3. We will move onto money in Week 4 and time in Week 5. Children will then study negative numbers in week 5 and volume in week 6. Consolidation of learning will be our focus for the remaining weeks.
In science, children will focus on famous scientists and why their discoveries are so important in today's world.
We will be focussing on biomes and ecosystems in our geography lessons, looking specifically at the UK. We will complete a case study, discovering the diversity of trees, plants and animals. We will then plan fieldwork to be conducted.
Other key learning this half term includes: composing and chords in music, basketball and rounders in PE, computer science and coding in computing, set design in art, creating a book cover in DT and what jobs we would like in PSHE.
We will also be spending some lessons learning about the different sporting events taking place this summer as part of our personal development lessons.
Kestrel Class Summer Term 2
Kestrel Class Chat - Year 5
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