Year 5 powerpoint

1. Valley Primary School
Year 5
Curriculum Evening
Wednesday 7th
October
Welcome

2. Welcome to Year
5
Staff
Mr Wood
Miss Griffin
Miss Dean
Mrs Brookes

3. Timetable
• Monday – am Spelling Maths
pm ICT and Topic
• Tuesday – am Maths English
pm P.E. R.E. French
• Wednesday – am Maths English
pm Science
• Thursday – am Maths English
pm Topic
• Friday - am Maths English
pm P.E. P.S.H.E. Golden Time
Guided Reading pm daily. Music in Topic Time

4. Literacy and Numeracy
homework will be
set on a Thursday and
is due back on
Monday.
Spellings to learn are
set on every 2nd
Monday and tested on
Homework

5. Topics
The Maya
Walls and
Barricades
Rivers and Coasts
Leisure and
Entertainment
Angles, Scots and

6. Mexico and
the Maya
English – Fiction - Traditional Tales
from other countries - ‘The Purple
Lady’
Science - Earth, Moon and Space
D&T - Mayan Masks
Visits - Morrisons Supermarket

7. Walls and
Barricades
English - Non Fiction - Finding the Boy
King
( Ancient Egypt – Tutankhamen)
Science - Mixtures and Reactions
Art - Scenic and symbolic

8. Wild Waters
(Rivers and
Coasts)English – Modern Fiction – ‘White Dolphin’
Science - Life Cycles
D&T - Coastal Models

9. Britain at Play
(Leisure and
Entertainment)
English - Poetry with Attitude
Science - Human Development
D&T - Designing Games
Visits - Hippodrome Theatre Workshop

10. Invaders
(Angles, Saxons and Scots)
English - Legend – Beowulf
( Anglo-Saxon)
Science - Forces
Art - Period Art
Inspire Day

11. World War I
English - Classic Literature –
The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe.
Science - Decay and Recycling
Art - Atmospheric Art

12. Keeping in touch
Teachers are available at the end
of each school day.
You can send messages via planner
and homework books.
If there are any other issues
please feel
free to ring the office and leave a

13. Reading
All children in Year 5 are
expected to read at home every
night and bring their books to
school everyday.
Reading Diary in planners

14. Times tables
Practice times tables weekly.
Focus on one or two that the
children are struggling with.
As the children become more
confident, encourage them to
identify the associated
division

15. Thank you for your
time.
Any other
questions?