Mrs. Green - Class Teacher juliette.green@dunholme.lincs.sch.uk
Mrs. Guy - Teaching Assistant laura.guy@dunholme.lincs.sch.uk
Year 5 Recommended Reading List
Year 5 Reading Questions Bookmark
Homework Diaries - Expectations and Model Examples
Teaching About Safeguarding:
As a school, we are committed to safeguarding children from harm. We want to ensure children are aware of behaviour towards them that is not acceptable and how they can keep themselves safe. Specific examples of this in the Year 5 curriculum are:
- Novel Studies addressing concepts of domestic abuse, discrimination and prejudices in 'Goodnight Mister Tom' and 'Wonder'.
- Discussions regarding treatments of others, discrimination and stereotypes during History-based Themes: Fight for your Right and World War II.
- PSHE Curriculum - exploring identity, drug awareness and relationships.
- Class discussions on the Code of Conduct, Behaviour Policy and school and British Values.
- Ensure each child knows they must talk to an adult if they are worried about themselves or another person
- Encourage each child to identify a named adult(s) to talk to if they are worried or somebody is causing them to be upset or harm them
- Remind the class that Mrs. Ruff, Miss Bradshaw and Mrs. Tipping have a special job in school to make sure everyone is safe.
Term 6: Counties of the UK - What makes the United Kingdom, ‘United’?
Golden Thread: Ambition and Aspiration
Big Ideas: Sustainability, Similarities and Differences
French Going to the Seaside Knowledge Organiser
Class Novel: Wonder by R. J. Palacio
This term, Year 5 will be researching and exploring the geography and counties of the United Kingdom. They will have the opportunity to produce an independent project based on their research of their chosen county; looking into its major cities, famous landmarks, agriculture and history. The children will also use the intricate map skills gained in our geography learning this term to explore maps of the United Kingdom and their chosen county. Alongside this, we will focus on the agriculture and wildlife of the United Kingdom to support our learning of Living Things and their Habitats in Science.
PE Days this term: WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS
Key Dates this term:
Term 5: What are the wonders of the universe?
Golden Thread: Ambition and Aspiration
Big Idea: Beauty
French: Space Knowledge Organiser
Class Novel: Phoenix by S. F. Said
This term, the children will be exploring the many fascinating elements of our planet, the 8 planets of solar system (Pluto was reclassified as a ‘Dwarf Planet’ in 2006) and our moon. They will be introduced to why we have day and night, how the planets orbit the sun and how moons orbit their planets. The children will also explore how the ideas about the solar system have developed through history, understanding how the geocentric model gave way to the heliocentric model by considering the work of scientists: Ptolemy and Copernicus.
PE Days this term: TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS
Key Dates this term:
Term 4: What are the causes and consequences of earthquakes?
Golden Thread: Change and Continuity
Big Idea: Consequences, Similarities and Differences
French: Clothes Knowledge Organiser
Class Novel: Phoenix by S. F. Said
This term, Year 5 will explore the science and geography behind… EARTHQUAKES! We will look at the significance of the Earth’s structure in causing the movement of tectonic plates and seismic waves. This theme of learning will expand across the curriculum, and we will be writing non-fiction and narrative texts relating to earthquakes in English and exploring Richter scales through our learning of decimals in Maths.
Key Dates this term:
Term 3: What is the legacy of the Tudors?
Golden Thread: Change and Continuity
Big Idea: Legacy, Power, Consequences
History: The Tudors Knowledge Organiser
Science: Forces Knowledge Organiser
French: Healthy Eating Knowledge Organiser
Class Novel: The Diver's Daughter
This term, Year 5 will be immersed in the significant historical events of Tudor England. We will be exploring the breadth of Tudor history, starting with how the period began with the unification of the Houses of York and Lancaster in 1485, right up until the death of Elizabeth I in 1603.
We will discover all there is to know about the renowned King Henry VIII and what really happened to all of those wives of his!
Looking through the lens of our Golden Thread and Big Idea this term, we will discuss and evaluate the significance of the Tudor period in relation to the impact it has had on the England of today.
If any ruling family could argue their legacy - there’s no dispute; the Tudors certainly left one behind…
PE Days this term: TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS
Term 2: What can we learn from a World at War?
Golden Thread: Equality and Diversity
Big Idea: Protest, Prejudice, Discrimination
History: World At War Knowledge Organiser
Science: Properties of Materials Knowledge Organiser
French: Time in the City Knowledge Organiser
Class Novel: Goodnight, Mister Tom, by Michelle Magorian
This term, Year 5 will explore the historical significance of World War I and World War II. They will immerse themselves in understanding what it was like to be a solider during wartime, as well as understand what life was like for those on the Home Front. Through their analysis and exploration of numerous historical sources, the children will have a greater understanding what it was like to be evacuated, to ‘Dig for Victory’, to ‘Make do and Mend’ and to fight for King and country.
PE Days this term: WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS
Term 1: What does it mean to 'Fight for your Right'?
Golden Thread: Equality and Diversity
Big Idea: Protest, Prejudice, Discrimination
History: Fight for your Right Knowledge Organiser
Science: Properties of Materials Knowledge Organiser
French: Talking about Us Knowledge Organiser
Class Novel: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
This term, the children will be immersed in the British and American protest history. They will learn about the Suffrage movement of the early 20th century, as well as the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century and how both of these movements have had an everlasting impact on the world we live in today. The children will also have the opportunity to consider and discuss how these movements echo in today’s society and how the themes of these social histories can be seen in modern day protest movements.
PE Days this term: WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS
Year 5 at Dunholme is full of fun and excitement! Take a look...
P.E. Kits
Please can you ensure PE kits are WORN into school on our allocated P.E. Days. This kit should be appropriate for outdoor P.E. and should include appropriate outdoor footwear.
An outdoor PE Kit of school colours, including an appropriate sweatshirt, t-shirt and either shorts or jogging/tracksuit bottoms should be worn into school during PE days.
Reading
Reading is an integral part of the primary curriculum so please ensure you are reading every day and recording it in your Homework Diaries.
Take a look at the Year 5 Recommended Reading List for ideas on age appropriate texts!
Spelling
Spellings will be given on the Friday of each week and will be tested on the following Friday.
Alongside this, we will also be focusing on our statutory spelling list for Years 5 and 6 this year, so each child will be given 20 spellings from this list per term and 5 extra from the Year 3/4 list and will then be tested at the end of that term. Please ensure that the weekly spelling rule, the 6 weekly spellings and the 25 termly spellings are being practised regularly.
It is also important that children know the meaning of the words they are learning to spell... as we might ask you to put one into a sentence!
YEAR 5/6 STATUTORY SPELLING LIST
Homework
HOMEWORK THIS YEAR WILL BE SET ELECTRONICALLY VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Everyone will be given homework on the Friday of each week, which will be due on the following Thursday. Children will be given:
- a Maths task, which links to their learning from that week.
- a Grammar task linking to the skills we have focused on in that week.
Please make sure that if you are struggling with your homework, you come and see Mrs. Bamford or Mrs. Guy as soon as you can!
Key Documents and Helpful Websites
Here are some handy websites for you to look at at home to help you with your learning. If you find any others, let me know!
