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 class teacher. My assistant is Mr. Carroll. Mrs. Spacey and Miss Mallinson also teach Year 5 on Fridays.
We work extremely hard in Year 5, whilst having fun, and are becoming more and more independent in every way.
This term’s Stars!
Now that we are allowed to have assemblies together again, we have restarted our Star Award Assembly on Friday morning. This is a very special assembly where Mr. Knight tells us how amazing one of our friends has been this week – our parents are even allowed to come! 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 about 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 books are in everyday!
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.
Curriculum Newsletters
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Learning Logs
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More useful spelling lists
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Year 5’s Latest News
Year 5 Historical Space Autobiographies
We researched historical astronauts and cosmonauts and wrote a short autobiography for them. Then we had some fun with Talkr.
Year 5 – Artwork based on Chris Ofili
We have started our textured art pieces based on the work on Chris Ofili.
Year 5 – Finished cam toys
Here are some of our amazing cam toys. We created a strong frame by measuring and cutting lengths of wood and added triangle corners to give it even more strength. Then we added the cam mechanism and decorated them to match the themes in our designs.
Festive Reading Challenge – The Entries
Well done to all of our children who entered the Festive Reading Challenge. It has been so lovely seeing so many children enjoying reading and thinking outside the box in where you can enjoy reading a story. Staff have been blown away by the creative, original photo...
Festive Reading Challenge
At The Willows, we strive to provide opportunities for our children to engage in reading activities and actively read for pleasure. During this festive season, we would like to set you a reading challenge that shows how fun and creative reading can be. You need to...
Brass, String & Woodwind Christmas Concert
Tuesday 14th December saw all of our musicians join their families in the school hall to celebrate their musical talents and progress. Throughout the pandemic we have been incredibly keen to continue our music lessons in one way or another. Our peripetetic music...
Inter-House Dodgeball Competition Results
A big well done to all of our pupils across school who participated in our first inter-house competition of the year, playing dodgeball. Pupils from each year group competed against their peers from the other house teams in our dodgeball tournament. Each classes...
Spring Term Golden Mile Challenge
After the success of our first term's Golden Mile whole-school competition, I am excited to announce the start of a new competition for the Spring Term. At The Willows, we are passionate about encouraging children to live a healthy, active lifestyle and our Golden...
RE Inspection
Mrs Johnson (our Chair of Governors) was delighted today to be able to share the report from our recent Diocesan RE Inspection in which we achieved 'Outstanding' in all areas. This Section 48 Inspection, as it is known, covers all aspects of the Catholic Life of the...
Year 5 Gymnastics
Look at our amazing Gymnastics skills!
