North Borough Junior School
Welcome to the Year 5 Learning Page
Here you can find out useful information about what your child is learning throughout the year and when they will need certain things (such as PE kit) during the week.
Ash Class
Miss Brown
Miss Tay
Mrs Rose
Birch Class
Miss Watson
Ms Craita
Mr Gerrard
Hazel Class
Miss Conti
Miss Turner
Mr Howland
Mr Gadney
Homework
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Reading We expect you to listen to your child read a minimum of Five times a week but preferably every day. Aim to spend around 10 - 15mins listening to your child read and asking them questions about the text to check their understanding. Were there any words they didn't understand? How do they think the character's were feeling? Why did they act that way? What do they think might happen next? This reading needs to be recorded in your child's reading record book and signed each time. Please mention the pages read and if the book has been completed so that we can keep track of your child's reading. There are prizes that children can earn for reading, such as stationery, books and in-school treats. The more times you read each week, the better the prizes to be won! |
Maths
Maths homework is set using Times Tables Rock Stars. Using Garage Mode, this automatically chooses the times tables that are best suited to your child’s abilities. There are many other game modes to choose from. Click here to practice your times tables. Please speak with your child’s class teacher if you have any difficulties.
Aim to play 5 minutes every day.
Spelling
Spellings are now completed using Spelling Shed. Click here to find your child’s spellings. There are new spellings every week linked to the spelling patterns being studied in school. If you have any issues with accessing Spelling Shed, please speak with your child’s class teacher.
Aim to play 5 minutes every day.
Topic
Topic homework will be given out each term and will contain a choice of activities for your child to complete with you. Please choose at least three to complete each term. Topic homework can be brought in at any time throughout the term and will be shared with your child's class. House points will be given out as a reward for effort and quality. More information about this can be found here.
Top Tips for Successful Home Learning
With reading, spelling and times tables, the key is to practice little and often - every day if at all possible, but if not, certainly try on week days. This has far more impact on your child's progress than spending an hour or two once a week.
Find a time which works best for you and your family and try to establish a routine. Some find it best to do homework as soon as they get home, others just before bed or even first thing in the morning.
If you have any concerns, difficulties or questions around homework, please do not hesitate to talk to your child's class teacher.
PE
The children will need to come into school wearing their PE kits on a Monday and they should dress appropriately for outdoor weather. On their other PE day, they should come to school in their uniform as normal as they will be doing PE in the hall in bare foot.
Library
Year 5 will be going to the library to exchange books on a Thursday.
Curriculum
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Year 5 Curriculum Overview |
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Subject |
Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
Term 5 |
Term 6 |
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Maths |
Place Value Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division |
Multiplication and Division Fractions Consolidation |
Multiplication and Division Fractions Decimals and Percentages |
Decimals and percentages Perimeter and Area Statistics |
Shape Position and Direction Decimals
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Negative Numbers Converting Units Volume Consolidation |
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English – Text Focus |
Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit Non-Fiction Natural Disasters Personification Poetry The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll |
Bonfire Night Poetry Street Child by Berlie Doherty |
The Kid Who Came from Space by Ross Welford |
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
The City of Ember by Jeann DuPrau |
Flood By By Alvaro F. Villa Rivers Non-Fiction |
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Science |
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Computing |
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History and Geography |
Local Area |
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Art and DT |
Identity project |
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Music |
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine |
Shepherd's Pipe Carol Victorian carols |
Holst The Planets Suite |
Movie Music |
Ravi Shankar |
Folk songs and tunes |
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Understanding Faith |
If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship?
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PSHE |
Smoking First Aid |
Looking out for Others LGBTQ+ Month |
Anger Image Sharing |
Autism Awareness Month Enterprise |
Inclusion and Acceptance Puberty |
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PE |
Dance Tag Rugby |
Fitness Hockey |
Gymnastics Basketball |
Badminton Handball |
Rounders Volleyball |
Athletics Cricket |
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MFL |
(The Tudors) |
(Do you have a pet?) |
(The planets) |
(Clothes) |
(My home) |
(What is the weather like?) |
