Class Teachers: Amy Gowan, Catriona Donnellan and Amber Bowrey-Hall
Year 5 Teaching Team
Year Group Leader | Catriona Donnellan |
Class Teachers | Amy Gowan (Willow Class) |
Catriona Donnellan (Chestnut Class) | |
Amber Bowrey-Hall (Ash Class) | |
Specialist Teacher names | Chelsea PE Bren PE Dan Music Sam French |
SENDCO and Curriculum Support | Jette Raynor |
Teaching Assistants | Cansu, Oli, Lil, Eleni, Amelia |
Curriculum / Learning
Here are the new school values:
We will act with cooperation because we are a community
We will use creativity to learn and grow.
We will show consideration as everyone is of equal value and importance.
We want our children to:
Know who they are.
Respect others for who they are.
Never stop learning.
Our Learning
Year 5 follows the Department for Education’s National Curriculum Framework and provides broad and balanced teaching opportunities which promote the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development of our pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.
Our teaching of British Values plus the school’s own core values supports our pupils to develop empathy, consideration, kindness and mutual respect for different cultures, societies and religions and understand the importance of the rule of law and democracy.
Home Learning
Reading regularly
Practise weekly spelling list (this will be sent home every Thursday ).Children will learn spelling rules and patterns during school regularly. There is a statutory Year 5 and 6 spelling list of words which you can find below that you can support your children in learning .
Regular times table practise
Weekly Maths worksheet (sent home on a Thurs to be returned on Mon)
If you would like to do some additional work at home with your child to support their learning, you can purchase Power Maths (cost £1.99 each term, £5.97 for the whole year and paid for on the school payment system ) or we would also recommend CGP workbooks https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk also available on Amazon (English & Maths books available from this publisher) and/or Collins workbooks https://collins.co.uk/pages/revision-collins-easy-learning. These are not compulsory and are suggestions only should you wish to do more at home.
Home learning projects
Children can complete home learning projects throughout the year. These can be related to our topics e.g. Anglo Saxons & Vikings in autumn or to any other area of the curriculum such as Science or English. If you child has a special interest and would like to complete a project on this to share with the class, that is also encouraged. These projects can take many forms for example: art work, PowerPoint, stop motion animation, video, photos of museum trips or trips to places of interest. Your child can be as creative as they like with this but should be prepared to explain their project and present it to the class.
Mathematics
Mathematics is a creative and highly interconnected discipline which is essential to everyday life. Our aim is to plan and teach a high quality mathematics programme of study so that our pupils become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics so that they have the ability to reason mathematically and that they will be confident learners and be able to persevere when seeking solutions to mathematical problems.
Calculation Strategies: Guidance for Parents and Carers
Year 5 Programme of Study
- Number (place value/addition and subtraction/multiplication and division/fractions/decimals and percentages)
- Measurement
- Geometry – properties of shape
- Statistics
year 5 Maths Knowledge and Skills map
Maths Knowledge and Skills Maps Year 5
English
Rhodes Avenue School follows the English national curriculum in order to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping our pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment. Through reading pupils have the chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually,socially and spiritually. At Rhodes Avenue literature plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils to acquire knowledge and build on what they already know.
Year 5 Programme of Study
- Reading (Word reading);
- Reading (Comprehension);
- Writing (transcription/handwriting/presentation/composition/vocabulary/grammar/punctuation);
- Spelling.
Here are some ideas for sentence openers to help support your child with their writing:
We often get asked about ideas for books. Amanda, our librarian is hugely knowledgeable and always happy to help the children choose a book that they will enjoy.
Here also are some ideas for books for Year 5. We have included a poster and tick list for your children:
Science
Rhodes Avenue Science follows the Science national curriculum and through teaching the programme of study it provides an understanding of the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Pupils will be encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement curiosity about natural phenomena and will be encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occuring, predict how things will behave and analyse causes.
Year 5 Programme of Study
- Working Scientifically
- Living things and their habitat
- Animals, including humans
- Properties and changes of materials
- Earth and Space
- Forces
Year 5 Science Knowledge and Skills Map
Year 5 Science know and skills 2024
Foundation Subjects
The following subjects: Art and Design, Design and Technology (D&T), Geography, History, Computing, French (MFL), Music, Physical Education (PE), Religious Education (RE) and Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education (SMSC)/Citizenship are taught within exciting topic lessons over the academic year.
Topics are driven by different subjects (e.g. History and Religious Education). All foundation subjects will be taught through this cross-curricular approach providing the different disciplines with a practical learning context. Each new topic commences with a planned ‘launch’. Launches may be a workshop, a school trip, a visitor/guest/parent presenting to the year group, the sampling of international foods/dance and/or opportunities to celebrate cultural/religious festivals.
French
Please go to the French tab to find out more about our French learning at school.
The Topics we will be Teaching this Year
Discover all the exciting topics by downloading the Year 5 curriculum map below.
Curriculum map
Rhodes Avenue Primary School Curriculum Overview 2024 – 2025
The Skills and Knowledge we will be teaching
To discover the Foundation Subject Skills and Knowledge we will be teaching within the topics download the skills and knowledge matrix below.
Year 5 Knowledge and Skills map
Ourselves and others
First aid – the children will learn how to ensure their own safety, seek help from others and deal with bleeding and head injuries.
Legal and illegal drug use — the children will learn about the effects and risks of legal and illegal drugs, explore attitudes to drug use and challenge myths and will also consider strategies and develop skills to resist peer pressure and drug use.
Wider Living — the children will explore the terms ‘sexism’, ‘racism’ and ‘ableism’ and the possible consequences of such discrimination and how stereotypes promote negative feelings and images. They will also consider the impact being in a ‘minority’ group on people’s lives and opportunities.
Links to the Relation Sexual Health Education (R.S.H.E) Schemes of work
Our school uses the PSHE Association, St John’s Ambulance and Christopher Winter Project (CWP) lessons and resources when delivering RSHE. Further information regarding the teaching of RSHE can be found in our (RSHE) policy which can be accessed from our Policies page on our school website. The schemes of work for each year can be found on the Curriculum page on our school website.
Parents do not have the right to withdraw their children from Relationships and Health Education. Parents have the right to withdraw their children from any aspects of the non-statutory and/or non-Science curriculum components of Sex Education within RSHE. Parents wishing to withdraw their children must inform the Headteacher in writing of their wishes using the proforma in Appendix 3 of our RSHE policy.
Routines/Timetable
Physical Education days
Wednesday :5AG PE
Friday : 5CD & 5ABH
5AG will be swimming for the autumn term.
5CD will be swimming during spring term
5ABH will be swimming during summer term
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHT2KXS