Year 5

Welcome to Year 5

Hello from Mrs Rawle, Miss Hadley, Mrs Cooper, Miss Dyson and Miss Young.

PE days in Year 5 will be as follows...

5HR: Tuesday and Thursday

5C: Tuesday and Friday

Children will need their PE kits in school on these days and should come to school with earrings removed and hair tied back. If your child has had their ears pierced in the last 6 weeks, please fill in a form from the office. If your child has had their ears pierced for over 6 weeks but cannot independently remove them, please make sure that they wear plastic retainers to school on PE days. The children are not allowed to take part in PE if wearing plasters over their earrings.

In PE this term, Year 5 will be practising their skills in Gymnastics, Dance, Tag Rugby and Volleyball.

Homework and Home Learning

This year, your child will be doing online homework using 'SATs Companion'. Your child/children has received their login and has been shown how to use the website and access their homework.

Spelling tests take place every Friday. Weekly spellings will be supported by a given task; this may be a homework sheet or it may be a written task.

We encourage daily reading practice at home and also regular practise of basic maths skills, including times tables.

Below you can find some useful links to help you to support your child's learning at home:

Newsletter and Dates

Harry Potter Studios!

Last Tuesday, the children had a fabulous day at Harry Potter Studios. They explored many of the movie sets, including: The Great Hall (decorated beautifully for Christmas), Hogwarts Express, Hagrid's hut, Privet Drive and the Gryffindor common room. For the staff, it was so lovely to hear the chorus of, 'Wow', as the children discovered the enormous model of Hogwarts Castle for the first time, as well as seeing their excitement as they spotted costumes and props that they have seen in the films. Many of the children also really enjoyed their Butterbeer and ice-creams that they had treated themselves too!

The children were a credit to both yourselves and the school, and we were extremely proud of their behaviour throughout the day. Enjoy looking through the many photos that were taken!

Year 5 had a visitor!

This week, Year 5 have been visited by a member of the Waste Management team from Dudley Council. We learnt about the different ways we can reduce waste, including the 3 R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We were also introduced to the new bins that are being slowly introduced over the next year to reduce food waste, and had a go at putting everyday items into the correct bins.

World War II Day

The children have thoroughly enjoyed our topic this term of, 'The Battle of Britain'- also enjoying a day immersed in World War 2. The day consisted of a variety of activities linked to life during the war, such as creating an Anderson Shelter and 'joining the Army'. We hope that the children have enjoyed sharing their new learning with you, as we have definitely enjoyed seeing their many artefacts brought in from home - thank you!

A special request

Year 5 had an exciting announcement from Mr Freear. We were surprised after break time by Mr Freear, who explained that artefacts from WW2 had been found in the local area. An email to Mr Freear rumoured that there were some items in our school grounds! Year 5 were set the task to answer clues, in hopes of recovering any artefacts. The children were full of excitement - we had a lot of fun! We will leave it to the children to tell you what they discovered!