Year 5
Welcome to Year 5’s class page…
Welcome to the Year 5 page of our website! Below you will find lots of useful information about our class as well as what we have been up to.
My name is Mr Knight and I am the Year 5 class teacher. Mr McKeown comes in every day to help us with our learning and we have a daily visit from Mrs Smith to help us improve our maths work. On Friday mornings, Mrs Spacey teaches maths and French and Miss Mallinson teaches music.
We work extremely hard in Year 5, whilst having fun, and are becoming more and more independent in every way.
This term’s Stars!
We have our Star Award Assembly on Friday afternoons where we celebrate the hard work carried out by one of our Year 5 children. Well done to all of our recent Star Award winners:
Things to know about…
Reading (everyday) – Your child should read at home every day (independently or to an adult), record it in their Reading Diary and get it signed or initialled by an adult at home. It is really helpful if you can chat to your child and show an interest in what they are reading, what their opinion about the book is and get them to make predictions about what will happen next based on what they have read.
Please make sure your child’s Reading Diary and reading book are in everyday!
Once they have finished their book, they will complete a test on our Accelerated Reader system to allow us to monitor their progress.
Learn spellings (everyday) – New lists are given on Friday for your child to learn for a test on the following Friday.
Maths times tables (everyday) – Each week, the children are given a times table to focus on learning ready for a test on the following Friday. If your child knows their times tables very well, they will be tested on decimal numbers. For example, 0.6 x 3=   23.5 x 4 =  After Christmas, we look at problem solving and reasoning questions using our times tables knowledge.
English and Maths Homework – English and Maths homework will be given on a Friday to be in the following Friday. The homework will be based on work done in class that week and you should not spend more than 20-30 minutes on each piece. We will work through any misunderstandings in class.
PE – We have our PE sessions on Monday afternoon and Thursday morning. Please make sure that full PE kit is in every day and has your child’s name written on the label. Kits will be sent home at the end of the term so that they can be washed.
More useful spelling lists
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Year 5’s Latest News
Year 5 Science Flowers
Year 5 are learning about the parts of a flower and their role in pollination. We made a cardboard replica to help us get our head around it all. We also dissected a daffodil to identify each of the parts.
Year 5 Weaving
Linked to their Anglo Saxon topic, Year 5 had a go at some weaving. We experimented with different weaves and colours to try and create some interesting effects.
Year 5 Outdoor Day
Year 5 had a fabulous day outdoors. The sun was glorious in the morning when we went on a walk around Church grounds to create our journey sticks and then had a marshmallow round the fire. We made our Anglo-Saxon brooches and had a go at creating a wattle and daub...
Year 5 Anglo-Saxon Brooches
As part of our Anglo-Saxon topic, Year five create a brooch. We made indentations in foil then painted them to look like they were made with gemstones and enamel.
Year 5 Hockey
Year 5 have been working extremely hard at learning the sport of hockey. It is fast paced and really tricky to control and aim the ball with such a small stick. Everyone made excellent progress which allowed us to play some heated competitions in our final lessons....
Year 3 – World Book Day!
On Thursday 7th March, Year 3 celebrated World Book Day. We dressed as our favourite book characters for the day and took part in lots of fun activities linked to reading to try to raise the profile of reading and the children's love of reading. Children across school...
Year 5 Art inspired by capital cities
After looking at the capital cities of the UK, year 5 used a piece of cardboard to create their own piece of art.
Year 5 Minecraft Anglo-Saxon villages
Year 5 learnt about Anglo-Saxon houses and villages then made their own using Minecraft. They had to find a perfect spot with lots of wood and fresh water and had to build it in an authentic Anglo-Saxon style. Some have included Roman ruins as well as thanes and churls.
Year 5 Dragons spotted over Kirkham!
Year 5 created news flashes about outbreaks of dragons terrorising Kirkham and the surrounding areas. Church’s roof has been damaged, Fox’s biscuits is in crumbs and AFC Fylde’s pitch has been torn to shreds. You are advised to stay inside and keep your doors and...
Year 5 Gymnastics
Year 5 did some amazing gymnastics showing strength, control and flexibility. We had to create paired sequences using canon and unison and worked incredibly hard. There was some fabulous creativity.
School Reading Stars Spring 1
To continue promoting a love of reading and celebrate reading success stories, we are selecting one child from each class, each half term, to be our Reading Stars. As well as being applauded in assembly for their efforts and enthusiasm towards reading both at school...
Year 5 Dance
Year 5 worked extremely hard to create some fabulous dances around the theme of space. We did solo, paired and group dances, then finished with a whole class dance.Â
Year 5 Space Art
Year 5 did some amazing art work during their space topic. We used Modroc to create texture for our lunar landscapes then mixed grey tones to paint it. We create mixed media (paint, chalk, pastel, crayon) for our galaxies piece and had a go at a digital piece inspired...
Year 5 Safer Internet Day
Year 5 had lots of discussions and worked extremely hard on Safer Internet Day. We explored what personal information is and what is ok to reveal to people online. We created strong passwords and used a password checker to see how long they would take to get hacked....
Year 5 in the snow
Year 5 had some fun in the snow while it lasted.
KS2 Christmas Disco
One of our final Christmas events was the PTFA Christmas Disco. Open to all children from KS2, the children enjoyed lots of Christmas classics and danced to their hearts content.Â
Year 5 Christmas Gifs
Year 5 created some Christmas Gifs on the iPads. We hope you like them.
Year 5 Christmas Lunch
Year 5 Advent Art
Year 5 created some beautiful Advent art to tie-in with our learning about the Advent Wreath in RE.
Year 5 Separating
Year 5 had to undo Mr Knight's mistake. He put sand, salt, staples and beads together for Mr McKeown who actually wanted them all in separate pots. So, Year 5 had to come up with a way of separating them all out again.
Year 5 Visit to Morrisons
Year 5 went for a visit to Morrisons. As part of their Science, Geography and DT, Year 5 have been learning all about healthy eating as well as where our food comes from. We collected lots of information about where fruit and vegetables are grown as well as...
Year 5 DT Cooking
Year 5 made their own scrambled egg including ham, cheese, tomato and spring onion. It was yummy!
Year 5 Mechanical Toys
Year 5 created mechanical toys with a cam mechanism that are animal themed to be sold at a zoo shop.
Year 5 Made Cheese
Year 5 explored reversible and irreversible changes in Science. We added milk to vinegar so that it would separate into the curds and whey. Then, when it had dried, we painted it.
Year 5 and 6 Dodgeball
Year 5 and 6 took part in some heated Dodgeball games for our whole school competition. There were balls flying everywhere as the children did some amazing ducking and weaving to avoid being hit.
Year 5 Science
Year 5 explored reversible and irreversible changes. We dissolved salt in hot and cold water and found that we could dissolve more in the hot water. We created a saturated solution and evaporated the water to form salt crystals.
Autumn 1 Star Readers
To continue promoting a love of reading at The Willows, each half term teachers from each class will be awarding a Star Reader. This is an award to celebrate enthusiasm and commitment towards reading both in school and at home. Each child was awarded with a bookmark...
Year 5 class Prayer and Liturgies
Each week, children plan and deliver a Prayer and Liturgy based around a theme. Everyone is prayerful and reflective and they always bring us closer to God.
Year 5 Cricket
Year 5 managed to get their hands on a bat and even had a go at bowling. There were some amazing batters. Check out their batting stances.
Year 5 Tag Rugby
Year 5 have been learning all about Tag Rugby. There are lots of new rules that are making it hard work, such as keeping two hands on the ball at all times and only being allowed to pass backwards. This last rule is really messing with our heads, but we are trying so...
Year 5 Cricket
Year 5 managed to dodge the rain and had their first day of Cricket. We developed our catching skills and had to dribble the ball with a stump. It felt more like Hockey than Cricket, but it helped us improve at holding the bat correctly.
Year 5 Portraits
Year 5 used watercolours to paint their portraits to go around the hall. Do you think that they managed to capture a good likeness?
Year 5 Tennis
Year 5 are working on our Tennis skills. We have been trying to aim and direct the ball with more accuracy, but it is quite tricky. Maybe one day we will be ready for Wimbledon!
Year 5 DT Embroidery
Year 5 have completed their embroidery artwork. We took inspiration from the art of Victoria Poltovitza whose embroidery artwork is based on maps. We explored different maps for one of the capital cities of the UK and created our own design. Then we used running...
Year 5 Parts of a Flower
Year 5 studied pollination and the parts of a flower. We made and labelled a 3D model to help us remember how it all works.
