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).

Summer 1 - Groovy Greeks!

Maths

This half term we will be looking at many different units, including: perimeter and area, statistics and shape! We are very excited to put our prior knowledge into use.

Reading

We'll be reading the Greek myths: Daedalus and Icarus and Odysseus and the Cyclops; we'll also read some non-fiction texts about Zeus, Cronus, Pandora and Cerberus. Finally, we'll look at two songs from the Evan Hansen musical. 

Writing

This half term we'll be a climax to the Perseus and Medusa myth, a short diary entry from the perspective of a Trojan soldier in the Trojan War, and we'll also be writing a speech - we'll look at some key figures, such as Greta Thunberg and Martin Luther King Jr, who have made particularly important speeches. 

Wider Curriculum

• History - Ancient Greeks
• Art - Sculpting
• Science - Thinking scientifically
• PE – Swimming and cricket

Key Information

• Read at least 3 times per week
• Practise spellings on your colour each week
• Practise your times-tables or arithmetic skills each week
• Complete MyMaths homework
• PE is every Friday (Wednesday for swimming).

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)