St Michaels

Ofsted

Pupils are well prepared for their future lives

It's a friendly school

One pupil observed, 'This is a friendly school in which we feel safe'

Full Ofsted Report

Information for parents and children           

Year Five Newsletter

January 2010

Happy New Year!

We are really pleased with how everyone has settled back down to work after the Christmas break. It’s great to see the enthusiasm and commitment to learn in both classes continuing into the Spring Term.

Home Learning

Well done for all your hard work last term – particularly your work on the ‘gadgets’. Keep up the good work this term.

Homework will follow the same routine of being set on a Thursday and returned the following Tuesday. Where possible, we will endeavour to give homework out as early as possible therefore giving children that extra night to complete it.

Year 5 Spring Term Curriculum

Science  Keeping fit and healthy
ICT Activities linked to work undertaken in other subjects
Topic

First half term: Healthy bodies, healthy minds.
Second half term: Caribbean Calypso
Music Developing singing, listening and composing skills
Art Materials
PE Gymnastics - Invasion Games
RE Journeys with a purpose

Spring Term Literacy

During the term we shall be covering the following units in our Literacy lessons:

Narrative structure - Stories from other cultures

Poetry - Classic/narrative poems, calypso

Persuasive writing – to identify the main features and write a letter to persuade

Explanations –  to identify the main features and write a clear explanation of a process e.g. how the digestive system works.

Dates For Your Diary

Parents’ Evening   - Wed 24th Feb
                            - Thurs 25th Feb

Half Term             - Mon 15th – Fri 19th Feb

Term finishes        - Thurs 1st April

Games Kit

Indoor games kit will be required every Monday.

Indoor kit - white tee shirt and dark shorts.

Outdoor games kit will be required every Thursday.

Outdoor kit - trainers and suitable clothing for cold weather.

No football shirts please.

Spring Term Numeracy

During the term we shall be covering the following units.

Use symbols <,   >,   =

Positive and negative integers (number line and temperature)

Understanding multiplication and division

Mental calculation strategies (÷ and x)

Pencil and paper procedures (÷ and x)

Fractions, decimals and percentages

Angles, 2D and 3D shapes

Perimeter and Area

Measures and Problem Solving

Ratio and Proportion

Data Handling

Making decisions and checking results including using a calculator