Year 5 Class Page

WELCOME TO YEAR 5
 
Lime and Laurel
 
 

On this page, we have information about the Year 5 curriculum, home learning, PE days and useful websites for both parents and children.

 

Mr Agnew, Miss Jones and Mrs McKee
Mr Peter Agnew

Y5 Lime class teacher & Maths lead

peter.agnew@horizonmat.com

Miss Natalie Jones

Year 5 Laurel class teacher (Monday to Wednesday)& PE lead

natalie.jones@horizonmat.com

Mrs Abi McKee

Year 5 Laurel class teacher (Thursday and Friday) & Art lead

abigail.mckee@horizonmat.com

Other supporting adults in year 5
Mrs Charlotte Humphreys

Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

charlotte.humphreys@horizonmat.com

Mrs Anna Twaits

Teaching Assistant

anna.twaits@horizonmat.com

Mrs Claire Fry

1:1 Teaching Assistant

claire.fry@horizonmat.com

Mrs Lesley Senior

1:1 Teaching Assistant

lesley.senior@horizonmat.com

Key Dates
 
Spring Term 2024
 
 
Thursday 4th January - Children return to school
 
Tuesday 6th February - Safer Internet Day
 
Monday 12th - Friday 16th February - HALF TERM
 
Monday 19th February - Non-Pupil Day
 
Tuesday 20th February - Children return to school
 
 
Thursday 7th March - World Book Day
 
Friday 15th March - Comic Relief 2024
 
Monday 18th March - Parent's Evening Booking Closes
 
Friday 22nd March - PTA Disco
 
Monday 25th March - Parents' Evening
 
Tuesday 26th March - Parents' Evening
 
Thursday 28th March - Last day of term
 
Friday 29th March (Good Friday) - Easter holiday begins
 
Monday 15th April - Children return to school for summer term
 
 
What are year 5 learning this year?
What are year 5 learning in the spring term?
PE Days
 
Monday - Outdoor PE for both classes
Wednesday - Indoor PE for both classes
 
Please remember we are now a PE ready school - please come into school on these days ready for PE. Please ensure you wear the designated PE uniform: navy shorts, white t-shirts, navy or Elburton hoodies.

Home Learning in Year 5

 

Regular reading at home should be a priority for home learning. We expect the children to read aloud to an adult or to themselves for 10-15 minutes ideally 5 times a week in order to develop their fluency, give you the opportunity to explain the meaning of new words and to check their understanding through questioning.

 

We strongly recommend that you read aloud to your child as well at some point. This will develop their understanding and overall enjoyment of reading. Reading to your child has a huge impact on their progress.

 

We will continue to introduce a new spelling rule every week and practise it throughout. These weekly spellings will be set on Spelling Shed for the children to practise at home and will be tested on the Friday.

 

Times Table Rockstars will continue to be accessible at all times. Please engage with this fabulous website as often as you can. Battles will commence shortly! 

 

A maths or an English task will be set each week. These will be given out on a Monday and should be returned to school by the following Monday.

 

Once a term, we will set home learning from one of the foundation subjects.

What is Accelerated Reader and why do we do it?
Accelerated Reader is a computerised program that is designed to improve children’s reading ability and to raise their reading age. 
 

The Accelerated Reader Program works by identifying a child’s ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development) which is a selection of books that will not only match their ability, but will also challenge them and develop their vocabulary.

 

Each child takes an online comprehension test in order to determine their ZPD.

 

Children will be directed to choose books from the class library that fall within this range. When they have finished the book, they will take a short, electronic quiz that assesses their understanding.  It also enables teachers to closely monitor individual reading progress and ensure that children are selecting books that are challenging enough to meet their individual needs. Teachers will have meaningful discussions about a child’s reading: what they have learnt and how we can help them to develop. 

 

Children are encouraged to read books linked to the school's AR award system which monitors the challenge, quizzes as well as number of words children are reading.

 

What should my child be reading?
What are the key spellings to know in Year 5?
Support Materials For Learning Times Tables.
E-Safety
 Other useful websites