Year 5
Welcome to Year 5!
Mr Allison (5A), Miss Wright (5W) and Mrs Barac and Mrs Sutaria-Cassidy (5BSC)
Year 5, like every school year, is busy, action-packed and rewarding. We have exciting topics, lessons, activities and trips planned. We continue to develop our independence as learners, our growth mindsets and our resilience through making and learning from mistakes. We look forward to seeing what the year has to offer and we want the children to have an exciting and fulfilling year.
Please keep an eye on this page for updates of things coming up!
Key Dates for Year 5 Autumn 2
- Monday 30th October - Return to school
- Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd November - Parents evening
- Monday 6th November - Inset Day
- Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th - SEND Parents evening
- Thursday 9th November - Afternoon Basketball event @ The Misbourne
- Friday 17th November - Children in Need Mufti Day
- Thursday 30th November - Natural History Museum Trip
- Tuesday 19th December - Christmas jumper day and break up @ 2:15
Key dates for Year 5 Spring 1
- Thursday 4th January- Back to school
- Tuesday 16th January – Year 5 Swimming begins
- Wednesday 31st January – Young Voices
- Friday 2nd February – School Disco
- Tuesday 6th February – Book look after school
- Wednesday 7th February – Book look before school
- Friday 9th February – Planetarium visit and break up for half term
Key dates for Year 5 Spring 2
- Monday 19th February – INSET Day
- Tuesday 5th March – Parents Evening
- Wednesday 6th March – Parents evening
- Thursday 28th March – Break up for Easter @ 2:15
Please check back regularly for updates
Kit days
As per last year, the children are welcome to come into school dressed in their PE kit on the days they have PE, Swimming and Games. Children should have full school PE kit, earrings need to be taken out or taped up and watches should be removed.
PE (not applicable spring term):
5A- Thursday
5W- Thursday
5BSC- Wednesday
PE Lessons will usually take place in the hall.
In spring term, swimming will take place of PE. This will happen on Tuesdays.
Games:
All three classes- Tuesdays (Thursday spring term). Games will normally be outside so please ensure your children have coats or equivalent in colder weather.
Meet the Teacher Slides (2023-24)
PGL Caythorpe Information
Home Learning Tasks
These will be set after October half term. Please use this page to keep up to date with what your child is being set. The children will all have log ins in their reading record.
Reading however will start from the first day of the first day of the year!
SPaG homework help
Reading at home
Reading is so important! In Year 5, we would like the children to be reading every day for at least 10 minutes. The children should record their reading sessions in their online reading record (link above). Children can read to someone or to themselves or a mixture of both. Please do discuss what your child is reading with them, for instance what they think of particular characters, what they predict might happen next and why, their likes, dislikes, puzzles and questions about what they are reading. Encourage them to use VIPERS when discussing what they have read.
Vocabulary
Inference
Prediction
Explanation
Retrieval
Summarise
It is also important that children read a variety of texts. They do not just have to read stories. They could read newspaper articles, poems, plays as well as many others. This will allow children to see different language styles and vocabulary. Each child will bring home a banded book (unless they are free reader) and they should read and discuss this book before changing it at school. They can of course read a range of other books as well as this school reading book.