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Year 5 - Sparrowhawks
Year 5 - Sparrowhawks
Welcome to Sparrowhawks class page!
Class teacher - Mrs Cole rcole@inspiream.org.uk
Teaching Assistant - Mr Witton
Forest School is on a Tuesday morning with Mr Butler. Children should bring in their Forest School kit every Tuesday.
PE is on a Friday afternoon. Children should come into school dressed in their PE kit on this day.
Main Experiences
- Shake it off: Writing a newspaper report linked to our geographical study of South America
- Exploring Democracy: Exploring the concept of democracy, comparing the UK to Ancient Athens in a non-chronological report.
Discrete Experiences
English – We will begin with 2 weeks of narrative writing, followed by 2 weeks of non-chronological reports focused on the study of democracy, comparing democracy in the UK with that of Ancient Athens. After that, we will spend 4 weeks writing newspaper reports linked to our study of South America. Our class text is The Orchard Collection of Greek Myths.
In Reading – We are focusing on Greek myths, specifically from The Orchard Collection of Greek Myths, to build vocabulary, comprehension, and narrative structure. We will look at key skills including summarising, prediction, inference and retrieval.
Maths – This term, we are covering place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, following the White Rose Maths Year 5 scheme.
PE – Our focus is hockey, where we will practice dribbling, passing, and learn the rules of a game. Once we have developed these skills, we will hold a match with Kingfishers class to showcase our skills!
RE – We are studying the question, "What does it mean if God is loving and holy?" and thinking about the qualities of a god and how God is represented within Christianity in the Bible.
Wellbeing – We will start this term by recapping our friendship unit to ensure we are equipped to take on friendship challenges during Year 5. We will then move on to look at an introduction to CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and work on understanding what core beliefs are and how to challenge negative beliefs and assumptions.
How can you support at home?
- Ensure homework is completed weekly and on time.
- Read with your child on a daily basis, listening to their fluency, expression and intonation and engaging in conversation about the text.
- Practice times tables and related facts to ensure fluency.
Recommended book list - Year 5
Wolf Brother – Michelle Paver
Who Let the Gods out – Max Evans
Beatle Boy – MG Leonard
Boy in the Tower – Polly Ho-Yen
The Wolf Wilder – Katherine Rundell
Heidi – Johanna Spyri
Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer
The Wonder Garden – Jenny Bloom and Kristjana Willimas
The Breadwinner – Deborah Ellis
The Butterfly Lion – Michael Morpurgo
Charlotte’s Web – E.B White
Clockwork – Phillip Pullman
Danny the Champion of the World – Roald Dahl
The What on Earth? Wallbook Timeline of Big History – Christopher Lloyd
Dial a Ghost – Eva Ibbotson
Dragon Rider – Cornelia Funke
Emil and the Detectives – Erich Kastner
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm – Norman Hunter
I Know what you did last Wednesday – Anthony Horowitz
Peter in Peril – Helen Bate
The Ghost of Thomas Kemp – Penelope Lively
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J.K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J.K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K Rowling
Heard it in the Playground – Allan Ahlberg
The Ultimate Alphabet – Mike Wilks
The Hundred and One Dalmations – Dodie Smith
The Iron Man – Ted Hughes
Krindlekrax – Philip Ridley
Scribbleboy – Philip Ridley
Stig of the Dump – Clive King
Hacker – Malorie Blackman
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit – Judith Kerr
Moondial – Helen Cresswell
The Deamon Headmaster – Gilliam Cross
The Witches – Roald Dahl
Bill’s New Frock – Anne Fine
The Mouse and his Child – Russell Hoban
The Clocktower Ghost – Gene Kemp
The Sheep-Pig – Dick King-Smith
King of the Cloud Forests – Michael Morpurgo
The Phoenix and the Carpet – E. Nesbit
The Scarecrow and his Servant – Philip Pullman
A Series of Unfortunate Events – Lemony Snicket
Woof – Allan Ahlberg
Laughter is and Egg – John Agard
The Factory Made Boy – Christine Nostlinger
Aquila – Andrew Norriss
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo
Spelling Word List - Year 5
Spelling word list for Year 5 and Year 6.
100 words that children in England are expected to be able to spell by the end of Year 6.
Learning Experiences 2023-2024
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