Year 5 Mr Tumilty | The Firs Primary School

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Year 5 Mr Tumilty

Welcome all to Year 5 - Autumn.

I know that starting a new school year, in a new class, with a new teacher after being off school for so long can seem daunting. Be assured that you are in safe hands and I have many exciting, fun and challenging activities that will keep you engaged this term. Thank you to all those children who have introduced their parents/ guardians to me. Everyone feels better when they can put a face to a name. If I haven't managed to see you yet, I am on the playground every evening; wave and say hello!

I will attach our newsletter with full details below, but curriculum highlights this term include:

- Maths-

Place Value and Written methods

Read, write, order and compare numbers determining the value of each digit
Count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10
Recognise and use thousandths and relate them to tenths, hundredths and decimal equivalents
Round decimals with two decimal places to the nearest whole number and to one decimal place

Written addition and subtraction

Add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits and decimals with two decimal places
Choose an appropriate strategy to solve a calculation based upon the numbers involve
Solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why

- English-

Fiction

Writing a character description of the Viking god Thor based on the saga of Thor and the Giants.

Non Fiction

Writing a formal report to describe and explain different aspects of Viking daily life

Poetry

Writing Kenning poetry, riddle-like phrases used by Vikings and Anglo-Saxons

- Topic-

Our topic this term is The Vikings. We will be doing all manner of exciting things including learning about:

Geography and History:

Recognising and describing key features of the Icelandic landscape
Making connections between the Icelandic landscape and the legacy of Viking settlers
Investigating and mapping the routes of Viking invaders and settlers

We expect children to read at home on a regular basis in year 5 and keep practising the rapid recall of their times tables up to 12x12. Each week, children will receive a piece of literacy homelearning, a piece of maths homelearning and fifteen spellings to learn.

PE Kits - Children should arrive in school in full P.E. kits (yellow t-shirts, black shorts or tracksuit bottoms during the Winter months and trainers or black pumps). Regular school uniform is not required on this day.

Reading Records - Reading records will be checked and book changing will take place each Friday if needed. We encourage the children to also read on BugClub which can also be accessed at home on any device.

Home Learning - Home Learning will be handed out on Friday and should be returned to school no later than following Wednesday (you can return it to school on Monday or Tuesday).

Don't forget you can track our progress throughout the term on Twitter @firsprimarysale #Year5DT. I have also included a picture of our classroom so you can see what it will look like when you return. I am excited to see you all.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mr Tumilty, Mr Liddell & Mrs Reynolds-Smith