Year 5 Sheppard
Year 5
Welcome to Year 5!
Hopefully this page will help you with any information, which you require. Any questions then please feel free to see us in the morning or afternoon on the gate or message on Class Dojo. Thank you.
Teacher: Mrs Sheppard
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Sweet
Mrs Sheppard teaches everyday with Mrs Rose teaching on a Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Sweet will be supporting the class in the afternoons by working with children, who may need some 1:1 support or extra assistance in certain lessons.
Summer
Summer Timetable
Summer Spellings - Children should know if they are STAR group
This half term, we will be learning about:
Maths
Each day during the week, we will concentrate on a different aspect of maths. Over this term, we will cover:
Monday - Number - Multiples of numbers through zero, negative and positive numbers.
Tuesday - Fractions - Addition and subtraction of decimals.
Wednesday - Big Maths
Thursday - Calculation - Multiply by 2 digits, short division (bus stop method).
Friday - Measurement - Regular and irregular shapes, 3D shapes, graphs.
Writing
This term our writing is focussing on writing descriptions of characters and settings. To help with this, we will be reading and studying the text 'The Gate in the Wall' by Ellen Howard.
Reading
Our reading novel this term is 'Varjak Paw' by S F Said.
Each week, we will read one or two chapters of the book and look at the vocabulary, summarising ideas, predicting events and answering questions related to the text.
Science
Our topic this half term is Animals and Humans .
Our learning will look at the biology and changes in animals and humans over time.
Geography
In Geography this half term our topic is Temperate Forests where we will be learning about animals and plants found in temperate areas. We will be looking at graphing temperature and rainfall of these areas and how change throughout the seasons.
History
In History this half term our topic is Historical Events and we are learning about different wars over time. We will be creating a timeline and looking at how the wars compare in length, impact and legacy.
Art
We are going to be creating lino printing blocks, which we will design and cut using tools. We will then create prints from our block using inks.
Extra Year Group Information
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ACCELERATED READER AT HOME
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