Year 5 Curriculum Meeting

1. Year 5 Curriculum Meeting Important Information about Year 5

2. Homework • Children will get homework three times a week; Reading Comprehension , Spellings, Verbal Reasoning and Maths. • Each homework should take 50 minutes. • If children are unable to do it they should have a note from a parent to explain why. • They should also get a signature in their homework book. • Homework presentation should follow the guidelines the children follow in school. This includes using a blue ink pen to write and a pencil and ruler to underline after they have a pen license. If they do not have their pen at home, then they should use a pencil. • If you have any questions or queries about Homework please let us know as soon as possible.

3. PE • PE kit should come in on Monday and go home on Friday as PE times can vary. • We do not have spare kit so children will not be able to do PE without their kit, if a child forgets their kit 3 times a letter will be sent home or parents will be contacted through other means. • If a child has an injury which prevents them from taking part in PE please write a letter informing your child’s teacher of this. • If your child has earrings they must be removed prior to the lesson or covered up. • The children can wear navy jogging bottoms and school hooded sweatshirts if the weather is cold.

4. English Year 5

5. Reading • We encourage the children to read in school and often have time for silent reading, • We encourage the children to read at home and appreciate your support in this. Statistically children who read regularly do better in education. Children should read for 20 minutes every day. This doesn’t have to be out loud to an adult it can be independently. • Reading regularly has huge benefits; improved writing, expanded vocabulary, develop interests, improved spelling, sharpens analytical skills, processing skills improved, relaxation, improved communication skills, improved concentration. • Children may bring in books from home to read, it is important for them to read a wide variety of reading material.

6. Handwriting • We use a handwriting scheme across the whole primary school. This scheme is very clear about the letters that are joined and those which break up a word. Regular practise of the different joins and letter formations will hopefully lead to neat, joined up handwriting in all work, not just when in handwriting lessons. • All work including homework should be completed with joined up handwriting and without the use of pen erasers. We use brackets and a cross if a mistake is made. • Pen licences will be given to some children who are demonstrating consistently neat, fluent and joined handwriting. We will to continue to issue these throughout the year on the understanding that their writing must continue to this standard.

7. Grammar and Punctuation • This aspect of English is very much dependent on the individual needs of the children and English class. By the end of Year 5 we would hope that all children are confident with using capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, speech marks and commas accurately. Additional skills will include using apostrophes, colons and semi colons correctly. We will focus on any relevant aspects of grammar in preparation for Y6.

8. Writing • Variety of tasks- stories, reports, recounts, persuasive writing, poetry • VCOP- resources • Dictionaries and thesaurus- encourage use at home and school • Writing at length in other subjects too

9. Verbal Reasoning • One session per week with homework. • Different types of questions • Specific strategies • Opportunity to widen vocabulary • Useful to have pocket dictionary/thesaurus • Timings

10. Year 5 Curriculum Meeting Maths

11. New Maths National Curriculum 2014 Came into force in September 2014 and places a greater emphasis on developing a sense of number and mental arithmetic skills. It aims to develop the foundations of algebra and proportional reasoning. It has placed a lower emphasis on statistics and it has moved probability to Key Stage 3. There has been a policy of upskilling pupils, where topics previously covered in Year 5 are now studied in Year 4 instead.

12. Addition/Subtraction • Multi-step word problems, rounding to check calculations, • Previously used 4 digit numbers , but new NC requires pupils to calculate whole numbers up to 1,000,000, both using formal written methods and appropriate mental strategies • Solve multi-step problems in contexts, with the pupil being required to decide which operations and methods to use and why • Use rounding to check answers and to determine, in the context of a problem, levels of accuracy Number & Place Value • Interpret negative numbers • Read, write and compare numbers up to 1,000,000 • Re-introduced Roman numerals

13. Multiplication & Division • Pupils are required to know all multiplication tables up to 12x12 by the end of Year 4 • Use these multiplication facts to know the corresponding division facts • Understand and calculate prime numbers • Recognise and use square and cube numbers • Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one- or- two digit number • Multiply whole and decimal numbers by 10,100 & 1000

14. Fractions • Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert between the two • Read and write decimal numbers as fractions and vice versa • Understand the concept of percentages and link this back to knowledge of fractions • Read, write and order decimals up to three decimal places • Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator • Multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers • Problem solve with numbers up to three decimal places and use equivalent fractions

15. Measurement • Convert between different units of metric measure • Measure and calculate perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes • Calculate area of rectangles using standard units (eg: cm2) • Estimate volume and capacity of cuboids Geometry • Identify 3-D shapes from 2-D representations • Distinguish between regular and irregular polygons • Know that angles are measured in degrees and estimate and compare acute, obtuse and reflex angles • Draw and measure angles using degrees (O) • Use properties of rectangles to deduce missing facts ad find missing lengths and angles

16. Abacus • Web Browsers: • Please access the site via Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari. Internet Explorer is not a supported browser so may have limited functionality. • Username: • This is name up of the first 4 letters of your child’s first name and the first 4 letters of their surname, followed by the numbers 02. If their name is less than 4 digits, simple use their full first name. • Eg: David Beckham = David Beckham = davibeck02 • Passwords: • All passwords have been set as vincents and the school code is svrc. All passwords are lower case.

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18. Science and Humanities • Circle of Life • Forces • Properties and changes of Materials • Earth and Space • Anglo Saxons • South America • Ancient Greeks

19. Nursery • Opportunity to go to the Nursery and Reception • Lunchtime Activity • Three children • Helps develop maturity • Develops understanding of helping others

20. AOB • General responsibility for their own possessions • Labelling uniform • Letters from parents