Welcome back! We trust that you and your children had a fantastic half term break and are now rejuvenated and eager to continue their exciting year at Foxfield. We are thrilled to present the Year 5 curriculum newsletter for the second half of the spring term, where you can explore the incredible learning opportunities that await your children during this upcoming period. Please also take a look at the spelling words for this half term below.
In English, the children will be reading the book Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll. Set during World War II, the story follows Olive and her brother Cliff as they are evacuated to the Devon coast after their sister goes missing during an air raid. As they settle into their new surroundings, they uncover a mystery involving coded letters, spies, and a lighthouse that holds important secrets.
In Maths, the children will be recapping their knowledge from the first half of the spring term and also looking at fractions, decimals, area and perimeter.
In Science, the children will looking at the life cycles of plants and how this compares to the previous topic of life cyles of animals.
In History, the children will be continuing their topic of World War II with a particular focus at the commonwealth and the hidden figures of World War II and how they helped the local and wider community
In Computing, the children will looking at programming robot behaviours and how the use of selection and if statements supports the use of a robot.
In RE, the children will be looking at Hinduism and more specifically the story of Krishna and Sudama and the importance of rituals in Hindu culture.
In PE, the children will be learning how to adapt a basic movement motif to fit a given theme. The children will respond to different stimuli using different speeds.
In Art the children will be looking at Basil Watson, a sculpturist. The children will begin to practice and experiment with clay and design their own sculptures.
In French, the children will be recapping their knowledge of the colours and learning about how to name the elements of the solar system.
In Music, the children will be answering the question "How does music teach us about our community?" and improvising over a simple groove.
In RHE, the children will be looking at how sleep contributes to a healthy lifestyle and the impact of the lack of this can have on us.
Reading for pleasure daily for a minimum of 15 minutes daily.
Practice weekly spelling list
All multiplication tables up to 12 x 12
Here are the spelling lists for the half term. Children will receive a paper copy of the week's spelling list for them to practice at home.
We use Letter-Join as our new whole-school handwriting scheme. Children can log in to the Letter-Join website at home on iPads, tablets and computers.
In order to support children's learning in school, we have a few non-negotiables that we ask all children to complete weekly. You can read our expectations by clicking on the home learning offer tab. Beyond these core homework activities, Foxfield provides access to several engaging online platforms for optional additional tasks, for which your child has been given a login. These platforms include Letter-Join for handwriting practice, spag.com for spelling and grammar practice, and Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) for multiplication practice. Class teachers will assign specific activities on these platforms, and children are able to regularly participate in fun activities.
These platforms are used to reinforce skills taught in the classroom. Class teachers will assign specific activities weekly: children should be encouraged to log into Letter-Join on a weekly basis to complete the handwriting activity, and they will be set one spelling and grammar activity a week on spag.com. For multiplication practice, children will take part in a 'timestable battle' on Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) that runs for three weeks; daily engagement, with a recommended minimum of 10 minutes a day, adds significantly to their final score. To further support your child’s learning and provide cross-curricular enrichment, we will also be setting a selection of creative tasks on Purple Mash once every half term. Your child will be expected to work their way through these assigned activities, which cover a variety of subjects including reading, maths, science, history, and computing, at their own pace over the course of the half term.