Yr 5 - Marvellous Maples

Welcome to Marvellous Maples class page!

Welcome to the Marvellous Maples class page. We are so excited to continue this Marvellous learning journey and look forward to sharing all of our wondering learning experiences with you. On this page, you will find information about the learning that is taking place each term, information about homework, letters and other exciting updates. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on the email which you can find below. 

reuben.newell@gladehill.nottingham.sch.uk

Mr Newell 

Key information

• Read 3 times per week or more (every read counts!)
• Practise spellings on your colour each week
• Practise your times-tables or arithmetic skills each week
• Complete homework
• Remember PE kits (Tuesday and Thursday).

Spring 1

Maths

In our maths lessons this half-term, we will be learning about different methods for multiplication and division.

These include partitioning, column method (expanded and short) and the bus stop method for division.

Practising your times tables regularly will really support this!

Reading

In our shared reading lessons, we will be developing our skills by reading and understanding texts across a range of genres - both fiction and non-fiction. Our main focus will be on understanding vocabulary and improving our inference and retrieval skills.

Please make sure you are still reading 3 or more times a week!

Writing

In our writing lessons, we will be using Orion Lost to inspire 2 pieces of writing. The first is a part of a science fiction story, where our character is lost in space. In these stories we will be using prepositional phrases and relative clauses to add description. The second unit is to write a biography of an astronaut, with a focus on formal language, relative clauses and adverbials of time, place and manner.

Wider Curriculum

• Geography – a study of the local area and how it has changed over time.

  Art – Develop and refine Painting skills..

  Science- Earth and Space!.

  PE- gymnastics, dance and movement.

• PSHE - DAaRT

Autumn 2

Maths

In our maths lessons this half-term, we will be learning about fractions – equivalent fractions, adding/subtracting fractions and multiplying/dividing fractions.

We will be using chocolate, counters, place value charts and other resources to support us with this!

Reading

In our shared reading lessons, we will be developing our skills by reading and understanding texts across a range of genres - both fiction and non-fiction. Our main focus will be on understanding vocabulary and improving our inference and retrieval skills.

Writing

In our writing lessons, we will be using When the Mountains Roared by Jess Butterworth as a stimulus to write persuasive texts, with a focus on parenthesis and technical vocabulary. Then we will wind up to Christmas, writing with the festive season in mind.

Wider Curriculum

Geography - North America

Art - Portraits

Science- Forces

PE- Net sports (Tennis and Volleyball)

Autumn 1

Autumn 1

Maths

In our maths lessons this half-term, we will be learning about place value – understanding the value of digits in numbers and different ways we can make numbers up to 10,000.

We will be using diennes, counters, place value charts and other resources to support us with this!

Reading

In our shared reading lessons, we will be developing our skills by reading and understanding texts across a range of genres - both fiction and non-fiction. Our main focus will be on understanding vocabulary and improving our inference and retrieval skills.

Writing

In our writing lessons, we will be using Land of Roar as a stimulus to write Non-Chronological reports, with a focus on relative clauses and technical vocabulary. As well as this, we will be writing our own adventure stories, inspired by Roar – taking our audience on an exciting adventure.

Wider Curriculum

History- The Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasion.

D&T- Automata Toys

Science- Living things and their habitats.

PE- Invasion games (hockey and basketball)