Bolsover Church of England Junior School

Our curriculum this term is titled...

Pharaoh and Mummies

Welcome back! We hope that you all managed to rest in one way or another and had a wonderful half term with loved ones. Our curriculum this half term in Year 5 is titled Pharaoh and Mummies and will have a

History and Geography driver. 

Please find below an overview of your child’s learning during this term. Any further learning at home to develop your child’s understanding of these subject areas would be wonderful.

Take a look at our curriculum newsletter and knowledge organisers for this term here:

Year 5 Term 1B  Curriculum Newsletter and Knowledge Organisers

For up-to-date information and photographs of your child's learning, please keep an eye on your child's Class Story on Class Dojo.

Each week, Year 5 will have the following homework tasks to complete:

• Spellings - key words that they have been learning in the week are sent home on a Monday to prepare for a spelling quiz on Friday.
• Reading - at least 5 times a week at home, this can be on MyOn or with a school reading book. Please record your reading using the Reading Record.
• Times Tables  - practice your times tables daily using Times Table Rockstars (see below). We also expect you to complete three soundchecks per week.

If there are any issues with the completion of the homework tasks set each week, please contact your child's class teacher.

It is very important that you are able to rapidly recall your times tables up to 12 x 12. We will be practising our times tables in school on a daily basis to improve our mental arithmetic.

Remember, we are always looking for our top TTRS scorer and there are extra rewards for those who earn the most coins each week! This is a fun and interactive way to help you learn your times tables! 

Here is a multiplication grid to help you learn your times tables:

We ask that Year 5 are reading for a minimum of 20 minutes each day - this can be your school ZPD reading book, a book from MyOn or any other time of text - a newspaper, magazine, website article or your own reading book.

This can be independent reading - without reading to an adult - although if possible, please read to an adult at least once a week and record this in your reading record. 

Once you have completed a school reading book with a ZPD sticker, then you can complete the Reading Quiz to gain points on the Accelerated Reader website here:

https://ukhosted60.renlearn.co.uk/2236284/

Wanting some inspiration about what to read?

Check out this website with suggested books for Key Stage 2:

http://www.suecowley.co.uk/100-books-for-ks2.html

Click the link below to access the Year 5/6 word list. 

It is expected that the children can spell the majority of the words on this list by the time they reach the end of Key Stage 2. 

Year 5/6 Word List

It is expected that pupils come to school wearing their PE kit.

This should consist of the following;

• A plain white t-shirt
• Navy shorts (or during the colder months, children can wear tracksuit bottoms)
• Trainers
• Navy/grey tracksuit or joggers for the colder months.

*Children can also wear a hoodie for outdoor lessons during the colder months.

Our PE days in Year 5 are Tuesday (outdoor) and Thursday (indoor), if this changes then you will be contacted by your child's class teacher. In Autumn Term 2 and Spring Term 1, Year 5 will be going swimming on Tuesday's.

All earrings need to be removed (due to Derbyshire County Council policy, we can no longer provide tape to cover them) plus a bobble must be provided to tie back long hair. 

We will keep you up to date with reminders via Class Dojo and Parent Hub throughout the year. 

If you have any questions or concern, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are more than happy to help wherever we can. 

You can contact us via phone (the school telephone number is 01246 822324) or Class Dojo.