Our Lady's

Year 5

Mrs Williams and Mrs Harding and  would like to welcome you to the Year 5 page.

Link to the Year 5 Gallery page:

https://www.ourladysca.org.uk/children/gallery/year-5-1

Topic - Off with Her Head!                                                                              

 In the Off with Her Head topic, the children will travel back in time to the 1500s and meet the Tudors, a family that changed our way of life today. We will explore the daily life of a Tudor in the Royal household and we will examine whether Anne Boleyn deserved to be beheaded, with the evidence we have from that time period. We will explore what life was really like for the wives of King Henry VIII and we will look at the impact that his marriages had on our life today. In Science, they will learn about the human life cycle and their developmental stages and we will look at the work of David Attenborough, including the impact he has had on our world today.  They will explore how animals have different gestation periods and they will explore how humans change throughout their life. 

Science - Animals including humans

This 'Animals including humans’ unit will primarily explore the changes in humans as they develop to old age. The children will research and develop their understanding of Sir David Attenborough and his impact on our understanding of the world today. They will be able to establish the different stages of human development and the changes we experience as we age.  During this unit, the children will know the gestation period of different animals and why these might differ depending on the animal. The children will carry out an experiment where they will be able to answer the question: Are the oldest children in the school always the tallest?

PE 

PE is every Monday and Thursday during this half term.  Children can wear their PE kits on PE days to reduce congestion and close proximity in the areas used for changing.  If possible, please don't let children wear earrings on PE days.

Home Learning

Reading

We ask that children read at home regularly at home. Children can read independently, to an adult, or to a sibling. Please ensure reading diaries are signed at least two times a week. 

Maths/English

Children need to be practising times tables regularly at home, they can use TT Rockstars to help. Children also need to be using Bedrock at home to help with their grammar. Additional homework may also be set on Seesaw.

Spellings

Children will be given spellings every Tuesday for a spelling test on Friday.  The weekly spellings are also posted on Seesaw. Please ensure children are practising their spellings at home during the week. 

Useful links:

TTR

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school

Accelerated Reader  (Quizzing)

https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/2248093

Purple Mash

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/ourlady-st4

Bedrock

https://app.bedrocklearning.org/