and Woodpeckers' Class Page! 

Welcome to Year 5!

Meet the Staff! 

Mrs N Allsop - Year Five class teacher (M,T,W)

Miss S Ratcliffe- Year Five class teacher (W,T,F)

Mrs A Golding  - Teaching Assistant (mornings)

Miss P Frost - Teaching Assistant

Please note that our PE days for this half term are Tuesday and Wednesday. Remember to come to school already changed into your PE kit on your PE days.  Swimming will continue on Tuesday 13th January, don't forget to bring your swimming kit with you to school on that day!  Our swimming days this half term are:  13th January, 20th January, 27th January, 3rd February and 10th February.

Here is our Spring 1 Timetable:

Our Topic this half term is Space

Homework: A homework sheet was given out at the start of term. This homework will run until half term. A copy can be found here: 

 

 In Literacy, the children will continue to read a range of texts based around the topic of space.                      

Our main texts will be:

Mae Jemison: Blast off into Space (non-fiction)

Cosmic (fiction)

We will use the texts to develop our reading and writing skills.

 

We are covering the following skills in maths this term:

Fractions Subtract fractions Subtract from a mixed number Subtract 2 mixed numbers Multiply a unit fraction by an integer Multiply a non-unit fraction by an integer Calculate a fraction of an amount Find the whole Use fractions as operators   Multiplication and division Grid method of multiplication Standard method of multiplication Standard method of division Divide with remainders Solve problems involving multiplication and division

  It is ESSENTIAL that your child fluently knows their times tables both division facts and multiplication and have quick recall on these. This is ongoing homework for them and is vital to their progress this year - they should have their x tables rockstars password.

 

Reading:  

Reading as much as possible will really help your child’s progress at school. For their learning passport they must have read three times a week all term.   It is very important that they understand what they are reading a few minutes spent asking questions about what has been read helps children to develop comprehension skills which are vital to their education.  

Key Dates

 

 

Monday 5th January - Return to school

Tuesday 13th January - Swimming starts again

 

Please see the class email address below where you can contact Mrs Allsop/ Miss Ratcliffe with any queries you may have. Please also keep an eye on your own emails as class information will often be sent via this email address: 

woodpeckers@coppice.derbyshire.sch.uk