Dear Parents and Carers,
Firstly, we hope you all had a lovely Easter break. We are really looking forward to welcoming you all back to school and getting stuck into our amazing curriculum.
We are ready and excited to get going with our Summer units of learning. During the first half term, we will be studying rivers in Geography and as part of this will be going on a trip to Beaulieu. In Music, we will be studying reggae and the music of the Caribbean and in D.T. we are going to design and make toys using cams. After half term, we will be changing to our History topic and will be learning about British Queens and times of change. Alongside this, we will be developing our drawing, painting and sculpture skills through art. If you would like to know more about what we will be learning in school this term our Curriculum Maps are available on the school website.
https://beechwoodjuniorschool.co.uk/summer-year-5/
PE lessons will be on a Tuesday for all and on Thursdays for 5G and 5M and Friday for 5B. Please remember, that on our PE days children need to come in wearing PE kit that consists of a plain colour t-shirt and dark coloured bottoms. Children must not wear any non-school uniform hoodies or track tops. If they need an additional layer they may wear their school jumper, cardigan or fleece. If you child has long hair, please ensure it is tied back and that they are not wearing any earrings.
With regards to what you can do at home to support your child’s learning, please listen to them read regularly and read to them. It is great to see the comments and progress shared on our Boom Reader app and we know that reading at home makes a huge difference! In respect of maths, please encourage the children to use Times Table Rockstars regularly- it would be great to see Year 5 winning some of the TTRS Battles of the Bands.
Below is the topic homework for this term. We cannot wait to see what exciting projects the children produce. We do not mind how this work is presented- it can be a presentation, a letter, a recorded video, sculpture, model or a piece of artwork. If you need to send in your homework via email, please make sure your teacher is expecting to receive it so they can check all inboxes.
If you have any questions please contact your child’s class teacher and thank you for your ongoing support.
Best wishes,
The Year 5 Team
Year 5 Summer 1 Curriculum Homework – Due in Monday 19th May
Music
Design or create a musical instrument that someone could play.
Our theme is reggae, so you might want to listen to some reggae music and design your instrument to fit with this genre.
The children could create:
- Shakers
- Drums
- Stringed instruments
Year 5 Summer 2 Curriculum Homework – Due in Monday 14th July
History – Queens of change
Please research and present information about either Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria or Queen Elizabeth II.
This could take the form of:
- A poster
- A PowerPoint presentation
- A diary entry or entries
- Art work
- Your own idea.
