Year 5 - Owls and Foxes

Autumn Term (2) 2023

 

We hope you have all enjoyed your half term and are raring to go.  Please note the following information needed to make this term as successful as possible:  

 

 Curriculum  

This half term our history topic is Britain on the Homefront. We will be focusing on aspects of life in Britain during World War 2, this will include what caused the war, evacuation, rationing, the role of women and the use of propaganda.  

 

For R.E., our topic is Forgiveness. We will be understanding what forgiveness is and comparing how Christians, Buddhists and Jewish individuals demonstrate forgiveness within their religions.  

 

In Science this half term, we will be focusing on Earth and Space. This will include learning the Solar System, how planets move/orbit and the moon’s movements.  

 

Finally, for PSHE, we will be concentrating on Living in the wider world. We will be learning about the importance of saving, what is value for money, keeping money safe and how many can affect people’s feelings.  

 

P.E. 

Year 5 P.E. days for Foxes are on Mondays & Thursdays and Owls are on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Your child must come to school in their P.E. kit on these days. Failure to have it is likely to result in them not being able to participate in the lesson. In addition, children will not be able to participate if they do not have the correct P.E. kit. Please see the school website for more information on the P.E. kit requirements. If your child has their ears pierced, they will be required to either take out the earrings or cover them with tape for the lesson. Please remember Cooks Spinney only allows small stud earrings in school.  

 

We will be continuing our swimming lessons on Monday 30^th October and Monday 6^th November. Please ensure children bring with them a swimming costume/swimming trunks, a towel, a change of underwear and a swimming cap if hair is shoulder length. 

 

Homework  

This year our homework will set via Class Dojo. This will involve weekly spellings, reading comprehension activities and maths homework, which will be set on a Monday. Children must bring in their homework books every Monday. An additional Homework Challenge will be set weekly for children who would like to complete it. If you require a paper copy of the homework, please ask your class teacher for one.

We recommended children to continue to practise their times tables using TTRS and reading at home, which must be recorded in their reading records. Please bring in reading records in every Monday.

Day	Home-learning	Due- recorded
Monday	English-based activity Set via Class Dojo Spellings (tested weekly on Wednesday) changed fortnightly. Reading comprehension / activity Compulsory	Following Monday. Questions completed in exercise book.
Monday	Maths-based activity Set via Class Dojo Linked to current topic. Compulsory	Following Monday. Questions completed in exercise book.
Recommended for extra practice	Reading for pleasure	Recorded in Reading Records. Reading Records due on a Monday.
	Times Table Rock Stars

Yours faithfully,  

Miss Kipps, Mr Mival and Mrs Goodge