WELCOME!

Year 5 Information Evening

Next Week - Lorton Meadows Field Trip

Every child will need to wear warm, old clothes, waterproof jacket and wellies. They will need a disposable packed lunch and drink. We will be back by the normal end of school.

(separate letter giving more details)

Monday 14th September – 5CjTuesday 15th September – 5LmWednesday 16th September – 5CtThursday 17th September – 5WsFriday 18th September - 5Ae

Welcome Service for Year 5

St Mary’s Church, Edward Road Tuesday 22nd September at 1.30pm

A special service to celebrate the arrival of our new Year 5 pupils. Please join us.

Open Mornings 9.00am-12.05pm

Monday 5th October (parents of girls)

Wednesday 7th October (parents of boys)

This is an opportunity to join your child in their lessons and experience school as your child experiences it.

English

Poetry

“The Firework Maker’s Daughter”

Play scripts and Christmas pantomimes!

Please continue to read regularly with your child – at least 3 times a week and sign their reading journal

Grammar and spelling tasks will be set weekly

Stories from other cultures “The Highwayman”

“The Piano”

and lots more…

Maths

Continual development of mathematical skills and understanding in: number, fractions, measurement, properties of shape and statistics.

Please support your child in learning their times tables – aim for quick recall, out of order, with equivalent division facts

Independent learning will be set once a week

Year 5 Overview continued

Science

Reversible Changes

Sound and Light

Keeping Healthy

Properties of Materials

Humanities

The Rainforest

Ancient Egypt

The Vikings

Year 5 Overview continued

Design Technology3 x 3 week mini projectsWorkshop – plastic key ringTextiles – felt makingFood – Smoothie making

The pupils then start a 9 week project which could involve producing: key racks and racing cars; felt soft toys; sandwiches, salads and biscuits.

Art

Self-PortraitStill LifeKandinsky paintingFlanimalsKlimt Collage

French

Year 5 continue to study French focusing on learning through exposure to authentic songs, stories, poems and games, intended to nurture their second language learning skills.

Year 5 Overview continued

GamesThese sessions include: Tag rugby, Hi 5, basketball, football, hockey, cricket rounders and tennis.

PEThese sessions include: gym, dance, orienteering and athletics.

Please support your child by making sure they have the correct kit every week.See the Home link book for details.

Music

 PERFORMING TOGETHER Class singing and keyboard duets CHRISTMAS Christmas song competition THE ORCHESTRA Exploring instruments FOLK SONG and performance of a

Musical vocal performance STORIES IN MUSIC - using

expression in music to create their own Cinderella piece

WORLD BEAT - Music from Brazil and Indonesia 

Plus… Performance from Dorset Music

Service Trip to Bournemouth Symphony

Orchestra concert at Poole Lighthouse

(£5 approx ) 

Music Clubs

Monday - Bang On (Percussion Group) £2.50 per week paid termly

Tuesday – Harmony (vocal workshop) £2.50 per week, paid termly

Ossie Singers 5.30-7pm – By Audition only

Thursday – Concert Band

Friday – Kingdom Band

Year 5 Overview continued

REHow do we know we

are a church school? Who was St Osmund?

SikhismChristmasSikh StoriesParablesChurch

Computing Autumn 1: E-safety -

passwords and privacy Autumn 2: Graphical 2D

and 3D Modelling Spring 1: Spreadsheets Spring 2: Coding Summer 1: Databases -

Rightmove

PSHCE

Our PSHCE is arranged in five blocks throughout the year. Our topics include “It’s our World”, Race and Equality, Sex and Relationship Education and Safety in the Home and in the Community.

We have visits from the Life Van in March and we visit Safewise in May.

Trips and Activities

Making Day Thursday 3rd December

Cinema Trip Monday 14th December

Egyptian Day Wednesday 23rd March

Tutankhamun Exhibition February 2016

Project Week 23rd-27th May 2016

If you need further information about any of these events – please check the school website.

www.stosmunds.dorset.sch.uk

If you have any concerns, regarding your child – please phone/email their tutor or Mrs Johnston (Head of Year 5) at school.

office@stosmunds.dorset.sch.uk