Year Five
Welcome to Year Five!
Year Five has three classes:
Balen Class taught by Mrs Rachel Rice
Gold Class taught by Mr Daniel Briscoe - Year Leader
Rowling Class taught by Mrs Ami Richards
The three classes are also supported by:
- Mrs Kate Bromage - (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)
- Mrs Steph Bosdet (Specialist Music Teacher)
- Mr Jack Elkington & Mr Adam Cooper (Specialist Sports Coaches)
About Year Five
In Year Five, we offer an extremely rich curriculum, filled with lots of different extracurricular activities for our children.
Where possible, learning takes place through a thematic approach, making cross curricular links, to fully immerse children in their learning. For example, we study the Ancient Egyptians, where History meets English through myths and legends. In our Geography River unit, we explore our local environment and compare our local river with rivers nationally and make comparisons with the River Nile.
Curriculum Overview
To see what your child will be learning each term please click on the links below:
Newsletters
Please find our latest newsletter below:
Routines of Year Five
PE Days
PE and Games in Year Three take place on the following days:
| Balen | Tuesday | Friday |
Swimming 14th November - 5th December |
| Gold | Tuesday | Friday |
Swimming 12th September - 3rd October |
| Rowling | Thursday | Friday |
Swimming 10th October - 7th November |
*Swimming may alter timetables.
Please ensure your child comes to school in their full Priory Rise PE kit on these days and ensure all clothing is clearly named.
Library Days
Please send your child’s library book back to school so they can choose another from the range of wonderful stories available in our school Library.
We visit the library on the following days:
| Balen | Thursday |
| Gold | Tuesday |
| Rowling | Wednesday |
Homework
Homework is an important part of life in Year Five and it is expected that the weekly tasks will be completed to a high standard, and returned on time.
In order to support parents and children in accessing their homework, the homework can be found on Google Classroom each Monday. A hard copy of the homework is also available. In addition, the Year Five team offer support at homework club one lunch time per week, where children can complete their homework task and receive support from a teacher if necessary.
Reading in Year Five
English is taught daily with specific emphasis on reading and writing a wide range of genres during the course of the year. Reading is celebrated with a variety of quality texts accessed each week in small groups as well as comprehension lessons to support understanding of accessing shorter pieces of text from different genres.
100 books to read before you leave Year Five
Writing in Year Five
Writing is taught by sharing quality texts as a model, shared and guided writing to model the thought processes writing and editing, followed by independent opportunities to put these skills into practice. Children experience a range of stimuli that inspire them to write including stories, drama, film, TV programmes, poetry and news items.
Handwriting, spelling, grammar and punctuation are taught in weekly sessions.
Writing assessment for Year 5, spelling lists for Year 3/4, spelling lists for Year 5/6 are available in the links below:
Writing Expectations in Year Five
Years Five & Six Spelling Lists
Years Three & Four Spelling Lists
Maths in Year Five
Mathematics is taught every day. Mathematics themes in Year 5 include: place value, four operations, measures, coordinates, fractions, decimals and percentages and statistics.
Within each day, children will also be given time to practise key arithmetic skills to promote fluency within calculation, enabling children to use formal written methods confidently and efficiently. This is often referred to as ’10 minute maths.’
Below we have included the current written methods and how we approach the four operations:
Priory Rise Calculation Policy
Enrichment
Throughout the year, lots of enrichment opportunities are offered within the curriculum. Where possible, we offer visits and experiences that link to our topics to enrich our learning. In addition to this, children will also have the opportunity to take part in the Bikeability training and will also receive swimming lessons for a term.
Wherever possible, visitors are invited to talk to the children about their life experiences. This may be to share cultural or religious beliefs, to provide children with an insight into different careers or to shed more light on a particular area of the curriculum.
Please click on the link below to view the enrichment opportunities on offer for the children this year.
How to help your child in Year Five
Please click here for ideas on how to support your child at home.
Contact Us:
If you have any queries or questions, please contact the Year Five teaching team at: