Year 5 Meet the Teacher
Mrs Keene Mrs Gale
Lathrope
Ms MrsMatysiak
Our Mission statement Joy Excellence Service
With joy in our hearts, we aspire to excellence and offer ourselves in service to God and neighbour.
Maths
O All content from previous years will be built upon.
O Focus on mental arithmetic, including times table knowledge. In Year 5 we will work through the following topics:
O Place Value
O Addition & Subtraction
O Multiplication & Division
O Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
O Perimeter & Area
O Statistics
O Shape, Position & Direction
O Negative Numbers
O Converting Units
O Measurement & Volume
English
Reading – Increased understanding of the books the children read, inferring information and evaluating language choices. We will continue with the Power of Reading. Writing – Extended writing, joined handwriting essential, focussing on planning, drafting and editing.
SPaG – Spellings from Year 5/6 list & spelling rules. Focus on using increased range of punctuation, including brackets. Grammar from previous years will be recapped and new content will include adverbials and modal verbs.
o Forces
Science
o Earth & Space
o Properties & Changes of Materials
o Living Things & Their Habitats
o Human development
Our Topics
O History:
o Maya Civilization*
o Britain's settlement by Anglo- Saxons and Scots
o The Viking and Anglo-Saxons to Edward the Confessor
O Geography:
o Comparing a country in the UK, Europe and North America.
PE
O PE will be taught on a Wednesday and a Friday. Wednesday sessions will be inside and Friday sessions will be outside
O Earrings to be removed for all PE lessons
O If your child is in school, they are expected to take part in PE and swimming unless they have a doctor’s note
O Swimming for year 5 will take place in the Autumn term starting on the 12th of September.
How will you know what your child is learning in school?
O Curriculum Newsletters on school website
O Friday message on Google Classroom.
O Letters about trips or special events
O Parents’ evenings
O Share my work afternoon
O E-Safety/Online Safety is taught across the school explicitly each half term.
O As technology and the internet are being used more so now than ever by children, it is very important to know what your child is using technology for and to monitor this closely and carefully at home.
O For any concerns regarding online safety please see Ms McNicholas (E-Safety coordinator & Safeguarding Lead)
Homework
Each week, Year 5 are set:
O RE
O Maths - Mirodo
O English - Mirodo
O Mental maths
O Spellings
O Reading Homework will be set on Google Classroom on a Thursday and is due in on Tuesday morning.
What can you do at home to support your child?
O Read as much as possible.
O Practise times tables.
O Practise telling the time using both analogue and digital clocks.
O Chat to children about the topics covered in RE & special times of year in the Church.
O Discuss the topics we cover in school, find books about those topics.
O Regularly check they have the right stationery.
O Communicate with the school if there is anything we need to know.
Uniform
O Children should take pride in their uniform and are expected to be dressed smartly at all times, including on PE days.
O Names! Names! Names!
O Girls: white socks with summer dresses and grey socks or tights with winter uniform Boys: grey socks
O Waterproof navy coat (preferably the school coat)
O Wellies
O The link below will take you to the school website section on uniform: https://www.olrs.co.uk/uniforminformation/
Opal Play Reminders
We live in a country with variable weather. It should not stop the children from playing outside.
O Appropriate clothing
O Coats/Wellies etc… The children will be playing outside in MOST weather.
Roles & Responsibilities
O Ms McNicholas – Headteacher
O Mrs McCarthy – Deputy Headteacher
O Mrs Morris – Head of KS2
O Mrs Evans – Head of KS1 & EYFS
O Mrs Keene/Mrs Gale – Class Teacher
Governors’ Fund
The Governors School Development Fund is in place because the school Governors are responsible for a proportion of the maintenance cost of the school buildings, for example governors over the last years have contributed to the cost of the new fencing, windows, and drainage issues. Without your contributions, we would not have been able to undertake such projects. This is an annual donation for the school year 2025/26.
We have uploaded the amount £100 per family on to your individual SCOPAY accounts and it will be attached to your youngest/only child. We will continue to claim Gift Aid on the amounts that you donate.
If you have any queries relating to this change, please speak to Mrs Gray, our school business manager.
Thank You
O We are looking forward to a wonderful year with your children!