Red - Year 5
Please note our PE days are Monday and Friday, please come to school in PE Kit.
Welcome To Red Class!
Happy New Year!
During the Spring Term we will be trying to solve two important questions.
Why did William the Conqueror build castles in England?
Why is farming important ?
By answering these questions we are hoping to develop a better understanding of why England is the country it is today.
We will also be thinking about what the future may look like by designing and making our own models of environmentally friendly houses.
For more information about our learning this term please look at the curriculum map below.
Spring Curriculum Web
DT- Making felt Christmas tree decorations.
Children in Need- Invasion of the Teddies!
A Day At The Races! Our visit to Wincanton Racecourse.
Visiting the Ancient Technology Center- Discovering what life was like in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
Gillingham Science Day- Sustainable Clothing
Spellings
We give out an overview of our spellings once a half term with all of our spellings for the half term on it. Every week we will set a spelling quiz as a 'To Do' on Purple Mash. All children have their own logins. We would like them to submit a quiz once a week but they can use it to practise their spellings as many times as they want to.
On a Friday we will select a few of their spellings to give in a dictation exercise.
Below you will find a copy of the spelling letters and some more ideas for how to practise spellings at home.
Spellings
Timetable and Homework
Below there is a timetable showing what we will be doing. Some weeks may vary. Maths homework is due in and given out on a Monday and English homework is due in and given out on a Thursday. We will do a spelling dictation on a Friday. Children are expected to read daily for about 15 minutes. Their Home/School books should be used to record when they do this.