The Year 5 Staff
The Year 5 teachers are Ms Bobat in 5FB and Mr Dowling in 5MD. Our teaching assistants are Mrs Moth. Mrs McGuinness will be teaching in 5FB and 5MD every other Wednesday covering PPA, where they will be teaching the children Art, Spanish, Music and Computing.
This term is a geography-led topic; we will be learning all about mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. This is a super topic, where we will learn all about formations of mountains, how and why volcanoes erupt and the causes and impacts of earthquakes on land and people.
PE will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 5MD and Thursday and Friday for 5FB. Please ensure your child comes to school in the correct PE uniform.
Children take home a school reading book, which they can change on a Tuesday and Friday. Each week, children should aim to read their home reading book every week night – at least 20 minutes! Children can also choose a class reading book from the class shelf and have opportunities to read in school every day. Children also have been given Times Tables Rock Star logins. Practising their times tables is part of their weekly homework expectation.
Our doors are always open for you! If you need to speak to any of the Y5 staff, you can catch us at the beginning or end of the school day. Alternatively, you can ring the office to arrange a meeting at a convenient time.
Our book this term linked to our English: 
This is a great story to help us write persuasive letters this term!
Our class story book:
This is a wonderful story about Lila, a girl who dreams of becoming a firework-maker like her father, Lalchand, despite his belief it's unsuitable for girls, so she sets off on a perilous journey to face the Fire-Fiend on Mount Merapi for Royal Sulphur, the secret ingredient, with her friends, the elephant Hamlet and servant Chulak, learning courage, perseverance, and self-belief while facing dangers and overcoming obstacles like pirates and illusions.
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