Mrs. Bamford - Class Teacher joanna.bamford@dunholme.lincs.sch.uk
Mrs. Guy - Teaching Assistant laura.guy@dunholme.lincs.sch.uk
Year 5 Recommended Reading List
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 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
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!
