Welcome to year 5!

• Some important reminders:

  • PE is on a Tuesday. Children should bring their swimming kit to school.
  • Football with Arj is on a Friday lunchtime. Please bring football kits to school to change into.
  • Children should bring their reading book to school each day and should have it signed by an adult at least three times each week.
  • Homework is given on a Friday and should be returned by the following Thursday.
  • Each week the children have a spelling test, the spellings are given out on a Monday and are tested the following Monday.
  • Please remember to bring a water bottle to school each day.

Spring 2 

 This term in English, the children will be reading novel ‘The Jamie Drake Equation’ and this will inspire their writing.  They will also write a explanation texts linked to rockets. In Maths, the children will be looking at decimals and percentages, they will learn to order and compare them and they will know the equivalent fractions. The children will be learning how to calculate area and perimeter. In science, the children will be learning about space. They will explore the life of an astronaut. In Geography, the children will be learning all about rivers. In DT, the children will be creating a popup book. In RE, we will be learning all about Judaism. In computing, the children will be learning about 3D Design. The children will use the Tinkercad website. In PSHE, the children will be learning about the ways to keep healthy. In PE, we will be doing tag rugby; they will be learning the rules of the game.

Harehope Quarry

This term year 5 went to Harehope Quarry as part of their Geography unit about rivers. In the morning, we set off on a walk through farmland, where we had a chance to see sheep and their lamb. We were able to see the quarry from an aerial view. At the source of the river, we measured the width, depth and speed using dog biscuits. Then all the children had the opportunity to use a calliper to measure rocks on the river bed. After lunch, the children went to the middle course of the river where they made comparisons to the source. They took part in kick sampling and identified river creatures using a key. We had a fantastic day and really enjoyed being in the outdoors.

Spring 1

 This term in English, the children will be reading novel ‘The 1000 Year Old Boy’ and this will inspire their writing.  They will write a narrative which shows changes in time and a balanced discussion text. In maths, the children will learn to multiply and divide 4 digit numbers. Also, they will learn to multiply fractions and write decimals as fractions. In science, the children will be learning about reproduction. They will investigate the life cycles of different animals and compare them. In history, we will be learning about Anglo-Saxons and Vikings and their struggle for the kingdom in England. In art, we will be focusing on Van Gogh, we will be using a range of methods to recreate some of his most famous paintings. In RE, the children will consider why Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah, they will learn about the true meaning of Christmas and how lives can be transformed by Jesus. In computing, the children will be designing an app, they will be learning how to add text, images and hyperlinks. In PSHE, the children will be considering their dreams and goals for the future and looking at ways to achieve them. In PE, we will be doing volleyball. 

Centre of Life

To support our science lessons this half term, and as part of a space programme that the Y5 children are taking part in, we had the opportunity to visit the Centre for Life in Newcastle. It was an excellent visit, with the children exploring different science zones – including science, creative, braib and wow zones. The children also took part in a science workshop, where they controlled a robot to change model solar panels on a satellite. Children had the opportunity to taste different space food and test the absorbency of a Maximum Absorbency Garment (MAG), which would be worn by astronauts. The children then took part in a science show where they watched and voted for lots of different experiments.  Our final activity was to visit the planetarium which was amazing. The children learned about our solar system, its planets and different star constellations. Our time at the museum was out of this world!

Space Day

This term year 5 celebrated their science topic space with a space day. After their recent visit to the Life Centre the children took on the challenge of planning and building a moon base, they used variety equipment to ensure their base was strong and could accommodate the astronauts. They followed a design brief and had to make sure all bases kept the astronauts safe and allowed them to do their work in space. The children then evaluated their moon bases. During the morning, the children participated in a live chat room where they were able to speak to scientists and ask them questions. Also, the children enjoyed completing space activities; they made a planet spinner, solved space riddles and created their own space book marks. Everyone had an amazing day and learned lots more about space.

Autumn 2

This half term the children will be reading the novel 'The Boy who Grew Dragons', and this will inspire their own narrative, which will include humour.  They will also write a non-chronological report about their very own dragon. In Maths, the children will learn about and use multiples, factors, prime numbers and square numbers.  They will multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000.  They will compare and order fractions, convert improper fractions into proper fractions and vice versa and they will add and subtract using fractions.  In Science, the children will be learning about forces.  They will investigate friction, air resistance and water resistance.  In DT, the children will investigate mechanical systems and use pulleys and gears to create a machine that can pick an object up.  In RE, the children will explore the true meaning of Christmas.  In Computing, the children will use a range of music programs to create and edit musical compositions.  In Geography, the children will learn about the countries of North America, the human and physical features of these countries and the capital cities of these countries.  In PE, the children will  be doing dance.  In PSHE, the children will consider what racism is and why it is important to be different.

Baskteball session and tournament

This term year 5 took part in a basketball session where they learned some new skills, they learned how to dribble, turn with the ball and shoot. They put these skills into practise when they attended a basketball tournament against other schools. The children played brilliantly and showcased their talent. They demonstrated fantastic sportsmanship skills and were very successful. The children in Team 1 came first without losing a game all morning and team 2 came third and they both have progressed to the finals.

Year 5 engineers making buggys

This term year 5 have been focusing on forces in Science They began by learning about 4 different forces, gravity, friction, air resistance and water resistance. In each lesson they carried out an experiment to find out the effects of each force on different materials. To end our unit, we all made buggys, we thought about the design of our buggy to ensure it travelled smoothly. As a class we discussed the forces acting upon the buggy. Finally we raced them.

Autumn 1

This half term the children will be learning about the Roman Invasion of Britain and will be reading a book with a Roman theme, called 'The Queen of Darkness' as their class reading book.  This book will be used to inspire their writing in English.  In English they will be writing a narrative set in Roman Britain.  Also in English, they will be learning about alliteration, the rule of three and using speech.  In Maths, the children will learn about place value, adding and subtracting with numbers with more than 4 digits and rounding of numbers.  In Art, the children will study the work of LS Lowry and produce their own version of his work using oil pastels.  In RE, the children will complete a Christianity unit, which looks as God as holy and loving.  In Science, the children will be learning about the properties of materials and conducting experiments about these.  In PE, the children will complete a dance unit and in Computing, the children will code using a program called Scratch. 

Coals to Goals 

This term year 5 went on a visit to the Beacon of Light, for a heritage day. They began the day learning about the history of coal mining in Sunderland and the lives of the miners, they handled davy lamps and jowl sticks. They then completed a quiz about it. Before lunch, they went for a tour around the stadium and searched for local memorabilia.  They learned about the history of Sunderland AFC and their famous FA cup win in 1973. After lunch, the children took part in a P.E lesson where they played team games. Then they learned about the history of the Sunderland badge and strips over the years, they looked at some Sunderland football shirts and designed their own badge. We had a great day and the children thoroughly enjoyed learning the history of their town.

Athletics Tournament

Year 5 visited the Raich Carter on Monday 21^st October 2024 to take part in an athletics competition against 2 other schools (Hudson Road and Valley Road). They participated in running events including relays and obstacle races. Also, they took part in field events including chest push, standing long jump, triple jump, vertical jump, javelin and speed bounce. All children gave their everything in every event and made us as teachers extremely proud. The children showed fantastic sportsmanship and were a credit to the school. Grangetown will find out later this month if their scores/times were enough to be in the top 5 in Sunderland. Everyone had a incredible afternoon and enjoyed taking part in the competition.