Mrs Smith is the class teacher with Mrs Darnbrough supporting each day. Mrs Bywater covers the class on a Tuesday morning.

Homework will be given out on a Friday and should be returned on a Thursday for marking. Spellings will also be given out on a Friday to practise for the following week, they will be stuck in planners but can be practised in homework books. Spellings are also practised daily in Literacy lessons. Homework activities will vary but may include: SPaG practice, Mathematics practice, activities linked to our History or Geography topic and writing activities.

PE days are Tuesday with Mrs Bywater and Thursday with Mr Burgin and will be outdoors (weather permitting) so please ensure that appropriate PE kit is in school. It is suggested that it is brought on Monday and taken home on Tuesday after the lesson so that the children can arrive to school wearing their PE kit on Thursdays (bringing their uniform) for a prompt PE lesson Thursday morning. PE kit can be taken home on Friday for washing.

Each child has the opportunity to visit our classroom library as well as the main school library. They will take ownership of choosing their own reading for pleasure book and are encouraged to keep track of their books in the Library Folder. Pupils may also choose one of the Year 5 50 recommended reads and are encouraged to see how many of the texts they can read during their time in Year 5.

Please make sure you try to read daily at home! If you read four times a week and it is written in your Personal Organiser, you will get a raffle ticket to join our reading raffle!

Our Reading Scrapbook will also be sent home each week to further share our love of reading in class. Each child will have the opportunity to take it home and be as creative as they can to share their favourite book with the class!

Year 5 have settled really well into their new class and have really enjoyed exploring our new Literacy text ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ using a discovery point. The children were excited about entering a new World by stepping through a wardrobe in the classroom and experiencing a magical atmosphere which focused on sights and sounds. The children questioned Mr Tumnus about his thoughts, feelings and actions. They have written some lovely descriptive sentences based on Narnia.