Welcome to Year 5

Here you will find all the information you need to know about the goings-on in Year 6.

We hope you all had a wonderful summer break and are looking forward to starting Year 6.  

Our topic this term is called 'The World at War', where we will study the two World Wars. Our learning will include:

• Understanding how both wars started.
• Identifying the changes to Europe during these times.
• Investigating the impact the wars had on different people.
• Understanding the different roles people had during the wars.

Within our topic, we will also be using different art techniques, including watercolour, to depict important events from the wars as well as understanding the importance of 'Make do and Mend'. 

Throughout our topic, we will be considering the following key questions and using our research and knowledge to answer them at the end of the term:

•  Why were the Home Front and Land Army so significant during the World Wars?

 

•  How were the two wars different, e.g. how they started, the equipment used etc? 

 

• How did different groups of people contribute to the ending of the two wars?

• What was the impact on Europe after each war had ended?

Additional details about our topic can be found using the link below:

The World at War

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Our English units of work this term will be based around the following books:

• Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly
• Firebird - Saviour Pirotta and Catherine Hyde

• Cosmic - Frank Cottrell Boyce

For details about curriculum coverage of our English units, please click here.

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We continue to follow White Rose curriculum in Maths and the Year 5 yearly topic overview can be found on the Maths Curriculum page by clicking here.

For a more detailed breakdown of curriculum coverage during the Autumn term, please click here. 

 

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PE days will be on Tuesday and Friday. Please come to school wearing your PE kit on these days, but bring your school uniform in a separate bag for you to change into if you get wet during your PE lesson. 

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Please ensure you bring your reading record, reading book and water bottle to school every day.  

Miss Farrelly, Mrs Boese and Mrs Everitt

 

 

Communicating with school:

For general things e.g. lost jumper, wearing trainers etc, please contact Miss Farrelly using the messaging function on Seesaw.

For more significant concerns or worries, please email secretary@nshprimary.co.uk with FAO Miss Farrelly Class teacher in the subject.

Any changes to school pick up should go through the school office

 

 

Year 5 Photo Gallery