Year 5 Newsletter
Summer term, here we go!
As we enter the last term of the school year, the staff at Briscoe Lane are incredibly excited for what is still to come!
Curriculum
Year 5 are currently studying Sir Ranulph Fiennes as part of our exciting RESPECT curriculum, he was the first explorer to cross the Antarctica from one side to the other on foot. We are continuing with the Wise Owl Trust’s brand Cyber Curriculum, which is a series of insightful and engaging workshops to promote the character values (Respect, Empathy, Self-awareness, Positivity, Excellence, Communication and Teamwork) required to foster intrinsic self-control when offered the anonymity of the World Wide Web. In our writing lessons, we will be focusing on writing short stories, play scripts, poetry and non-chronological reports. In Maths, we are using our knowledge of shapes to identify and understand lines of symmetry of a range of shapes, we will also be solving fractions, percentages and decimals maths problems.
Home learning
To help support your child at home, we encourage parents to read with their child daily. Frequent reading will enable your child to increase their language fluency, comprehension skills and reading stamina and will help with all areas of the curriculum. Children should bring their reading books into school every day.
Support with homework where possible would help enable your child to progress further throughout the year. For homework, we ask for you to listen to your child read at least 3 times a week for 10 minutes, record that you have listened to them in their reading record, and help your child practise their spellings.
General information
PE will take place on the following days in summer term:
· 5SB Mondays
· 5JD Tuesdays
· 5HO Wednesdays
For safety reasons, please ensure that your child brings appropriate footwear for these lessons and does not wear earrings. If studs cannot be removed, they should be covered by a plaster. Please can you also send your child in school with a bottle of water, though if this is not possible, they will have access to water in class.
Our Year 5 Team
Assistant Principal of Year 5 and 6 – Mrs Hetherington
5HO – Miss Owen, Mrs Jackson
5JD – Miss Dooley, Mrs Mooney
5SB – Ms Brown, Mrs Wallwork
If you do have any concerns or need more information, please ring the office or make an appointment through the school admin office. We hope all the children have a wonderful summer term!