Welcome to
5G-Dumbledore's Army
"Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic."
Hello and welcome to the Year 5G class page! My name is Mr Grierson and I am the class teacher for Dumbledore’s Army. Mrs Winder and Miss Showemimo also work in our classroom throughout the week. We are going to be learning about lots of exciting things this half term. Science Fiction will be our primary literary focus this half term, with the children writing their own narrative based on this topic. Our mathematical focus for this half term will be fractions, geometry, statistics and measurements. Dumbledore’s Army are looking forward to having a magical half term together!
Mr Grierson, Mrs Winder and Miss Showemimo
Reading
Children will have a reading book chosen by themselves appropriate to their reading level. Accompanying these books are their reading diaries, where you can write comments on their reading daily. Your child will also be given many opportunities throughout the week to read a variety of texts and will then undertake an online quiz to assess their understanding of the text.
PPA Time
Mr Grierson is out of class on Wednesday afternoons. For this session, Miss Kausor and Miss Holt will be in class to continue their learning in RE and French.
Homework
In Year 5, children are expected to complete one to two pieces of homework a week.
Homework will be set on a Friday and is due to be completed by the following Thursday.
Spellings
Weekly spellings will be sent every Friday. They should practice these throughout the week, to be tested on the Friday morning.
PE
PE will take place every …
Thursday (swimming)
and
Friday (outdoor)
SNACK
It is important to note your child can bring a healthy snack at break times such as fruit, or vegetables and milk. We also encourage your child to drink water in class throughout the day, but they may bring something else to drink with their packed lunch.
Our Class Novel
Meet The Class
Mexican Food Tasting
Wendy Shearer
The children in year 5 were lucky enough to get the opportunity to have a meet and greet with the author Wendy Shearer. They each received a signed copy of her book, 'African & Caribbean Folk Tales, Myths and Legends'.
Debt Aware
Working Collaboratively
Science Fiction
Our theme work for this half term will be all about science fiction (Sci-Fi) with a particular focus on space! We will explore this through a range of exciting activities throughout science, art and our literacy lessons.
Art – We will use different material to create our own innovated version of 'Starry Night' by Vincent Van Gogh.
Geography - We will explore the impact of increasing populations throughout the world while learning about rural and urban settlements, and development of megacities.
Science - We will delve into the inner workings of outer space by investigating the movement of planets within our Solar System, and understanding the reasoning for day and night.
PSHE - Rights and Respect – Here we will focus on conversations around their health and well-being, the difference between fact and opinion and understanding their rights.
RE – The children will be exploring Christianity with a focus on Jesus and the Easter story.
Physical Education - Dumbledore's Army will be attending weekly swimming lessons and continuing to develop their tennis s
Paralympian Visit
Wheelz Extreme!
Bulb and Tree Planting