Year 5

Our teachers are: Mr Stage in Beech Tree Class and Mr McAfee in Willow Tree Class

Our teaching assistants are: Mrs Watt, Mrs Dougall, Mrs Holman, Miss Martin, Mrs Mathieson, Mrs Martin and Mrs Amey 

 

Autumn 2024

Welcome back to Year 5 for what will be another busy, exciting and challenging term at Great Dunmow. This term’s experiences for the children are as follows: 

 

 

English

 

Year 5 will be focusing on the book ‘Friend or Foe’ linking to their Battle of Britain topic. During our lessons, we will be using a range of writing tools specific to different text types. This term we will focus on clause structures, accurate punctuation and using a range of sentence starters.  We will also be improving our reading comprehension skills through group and whole class shared reading sessions. This will aim to develop our vocabulary and understanding of a variety of texts.

 

 

Maths

Year 5 will be concentrating on number, developing our knowledge of place value and the written methods for the four calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).  To develop the children’s arithmetic skills, we will also be completing an arithmetic assessment every Friday. We aim to improve our scores weekly through accurate recall of times tables up to 12 x 12 and a secure understanding of written methods.

 

 

 

General Information

 

P.E.

 

Please make sure that children come to school with all the relevant P.E equipment: shorts, t-shirt and appropriate footwear for indoor activities and a tracksuit and trainers for games sessions. No jewellery is to be worn at any time during PE sessions and long hair needs to be tied back. Children will not be permitted to borrow kit from other children. 

 

Please let us know if your child is unable to partake in any PE lesson.

In addition, please ensure your child has a water bottle in class.

 

 

P.E days are as follows:

 

  • Wednesday (Outdoor)
  • Thursday (Indoor)

 

 

Homework

 

Both classes will be given the following homework via Google Classroom on a Wednesday to be completed by the following Wednesday:

 

  • Reading – Children will need to read for at least 10 minutes every night.
  • Maths and Grammar -This will be set on SATS companion each Wednesday.
  • Spellings- This will be set on EdShed.

Please let us know if you are unable to access the internet at home as we can then make other arrangements for homework.

 

 

Upcoming Events in Year 5

 

WOW Day – Thursday 12th September

 

Parents’ Evening – 11th November & 13th November

 

Willow Tree Assembly - 14th November

 

Beech Tree Assembly - 15th November

 

 

If you have any further questions, and wish to speak to us, please do not hesitate to see us.

 

Mr Stage and Mr McAfee

 

For further information about our curriculum – please see the long term plan below

Year 5

Our teachers are: Mr Stage in Beech Tree Class and Mr McAfee in Willow Tree Class

Our teaching assistants are: Mrs Watt, Mrs Dougall, Mrs Holman, Miss Martin, Mrs Mathieson, Mrs Martin and Mrs Amey 

 

Autumn 2024

Welcome back to Year 5 for what will be another busy, exciting and challenging term at Great Dunmow. This term’s experiences for the children are as follows: 

 

 

English

 

Year 5 will be focusing on the book ‘Friend or Foe’ linking to their Battle of Britain topic. During our lessons, we will be using a range of writing tools specific to different text types. This term we will focus on clause structures, accurate punctuation and using a range of sentence starters.  We will also be improving our reading comprehension skills through group and whole class shared reading sessions. This will aim to develop our vocabulary and understanding of a variety of texts.

 

 

Maths

Year 5 will be concentrating on number, developing our knowledge of place value and the written methods for the four calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).  To develop the children’s arithmetic skills, we will also be completing an arithmetic assessment every Friday. We aim to improve our scores weekly through accurate recall of times tables up to 12 x 12 and a secure understanding of written methods.

 

 

 

General Information

 

P.E.

 

Please make sure that children come to school with all the relevant P.E equipment: shorts, t-shirt and appropriate footwear for indoor activities and a tracksuit and trainers for games sessions. No jewellery is to be worn at any time during PE sessions and long hair needs to be tied back. Children will not be permitted to borrow kit from other children. 

 

Please let us know if your child is unable to partake in any PE lesson.

In addition, please ensure your child has a water bottle in class.

 

 

P.E days are as follows:

 

  • Wednesday (Outdoor)
  • Thursday (Indoor)

 

 

Homework

 

Both classes will be given the following homework via Google Classroom on a Wednesday to be completed by the following Wednesday:

 

  • Reading – Children will need to read for at least 10 minutes every night.
  • Maths and Grammar -This will be set on SATS companion each Wednesday.
  • Spellings- This will be set on EdShed.

Please let us know if you are unable to access the internet at home as we can then make other arrangements for homework.

 

 

Upcoming Events in Year 5

 

WOW Day – Thursday 12th September

 

Parents’ Evening – 11th November & 13th November

 

Willow Tree Assembly - 14th November

 

Beech Tree Assembly - 15th November

 

 

If you have any further questions, and wish to speak to us, please do not hesitate to see us.

 

Mr Stage and Mr McAfee

 

For further information about our curriculum – please see the long term plan below

Year 5

Our teachers are: Mr Stage in Beech Tree Class and Mr McAfee in Willow Tree Class

Our teaching assistants are: Mrs Watt, Mrs Dougall, Mrs Holman, Miss Martin, Mrs Mathieson, Mrs Martin and Mrs Amey 

 

Autumn 2024

Welcome back to Year 5 for what will be another busy, exciting and challenging term at Great Dunmow. This term’s experiences for the children are as follows: 

 

 

English

 

Year 5 will be focusing on the book ‘Friend or Foe’ linking to their Battle of Britain topic. During our lessons, we will be using a range of writing tools specific to different text types. This term we will focus on clause structures, accurate punctuation and using a range of sentence starters.  We will also be improving our reading comprehension skills through group and whole class shared reading sessions. This will aim to develop our vocabulary and understanding of a variety of texts.

 

 

Maths

Year 5 will be concentrating on number, developing our knowledge of place value and the written methods for the four calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).  To develop the children’s arithmetic skills, we will also be completing an arithmetic assessment every Friday. We aim to improve our scores weekly through accurate recall of times tables up to 12 x 12 and a secure understanding of written methods.

 

 

 

General Information

 

P.E.

 

Please make sure that children come to school with all the relevant P.E equipment: shorts, t-shirt and appropriate footwear for indoor activities and a tracksuit and trainers for games sessions. No jewellery is to be worn at any time during PE sessions and long hair needs to be tied back. Children will not be permitted to borrow kit from other children. 

 

Please let us know if your child is unable to partake in any PE lesson.

In addition, please ensure your child has a water bottle in class.

 

 

P.E days are as follows:

 

  • Wednesday (Outdoor)
  • Thursday (Indoor)

 

 

Homework

 

Both classes will be given the following homework via Google Classroom on a Wednesday to be completed by the following Wednesday:

 

  • Reading – Children will need to read for at least 10 minutes every night.
  • Maths and Grammar -This will be set on SATS companion each Wednesday.
  • Spellings- This will be set on EdShed.

Please let us know if you are unable to access the internet at home as we can then make other arrangements for homework.

 

 

Upcoming Events in Year 5

 

WOW Day – Thursday 12th September

 

Parents’ Evening – 11th November & 13th November

 

Willow Tree Assembly - 14th November

 

Beech Tree Assembly - 15th November

 

 

If you have any further questions, and wish to speak to us, please do not hesitate to see us.

 

Mr Stage and Mr McAfee

 

For further information about our curriculum – please see the long term plan below