Welcome to term 5 of Year 5! We have lots of exciting things planned, which you can read about below...

English

For Term 5, we are delving into 'The Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carroll - a famous nonsense poem about a boy who bravely hunts a fearsome monster called the Jabberwock. Warned by his father, the boy takes his sharp sword, finds the beast in the woods, kills it, and brings its head home in victory. It is a thrilling tale of bravery, disguised by silly, made-up words!

For our writing sessions, we will be turning our hand to non-chronological reports to document the amazing and rather chilly lives of Emperor Penguins! 

Maths         

In maths, year 5 will be building on their identification, classification and drawing of angles, 2D polygons and 3D shapes skills from year 4. We will also be interpreting and plotting coordinates on a single quadrant, building up to the translation and reflection of various shapes.

Topic & Science     

This term will have a history focus - the fearsome Vikings! Join us as we uncover their plan to invade Lindisfarne and take England for themselves! Children will learn about why the Vikings invaded and settled here, details about their cultures and beliefs, and how King Alfred and his grandson begun the fightback to reclaim what was taken from the Anglo-Saxons!

This term, children will be taking part in a number of exciting and engaging investigations as part of British Science Week!