Hello and welcome to the Year 5 class page! This is where you will find all the information you need to know about what we will be doing in Year 5 this half term.

This half-term in year 5 we will be focusing our learning on finding out ‘Why mountains are so important?’  In geography we will spend time looking at maps and photos of different mountains and learn about the different types of mountains around the world.

In English, we will start the term by looking at the book ‘Hidden Figures’ by Margot Lee Shetterly where we will explore the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program.

Our maths work will focus on place value of numbers up to 1,000,000. Using this number knowledge, they will expand on this to learn how to add and subtract these large numbers, building on their confidence by exploring and having fun with numbers values.

In our art lessons, we begin by exploring how the Space Race influences Art and architecture in the 1960’s and 1970’s. In computing this term, the children will be looking at how to stay safe using devices and the internet.

In RE, we will consider the big question “What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?” The children will be looking at the different Muslim groups, discussing cultures and their beliefs.

In PE the children will be participating in different invasion games to develop their problem-solving skills, communication and teamwork.

Mr Martin and Mrs Higson will be in school on Friday mornings to continue developing our music skills. 

We have a lot to look forward to this half term, so please visit this page regularly to see our learning journey.

Miss Clements, Miss Nuttall, Mrs Cahill and Mrs Nasir