Year Five Notice Board
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Class Reading Books for Spring Term
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Notices 26.03.25
For STEM week
During STEM week the children will be investigating rockets.
Please can your child bring in an empty plastic bottle size 500ml, in order to make their own rocket to test.
We will also need some empty 2L bottles to make group rockets.
On Monday 31st March we will be making simple levers in science, the children will need 2 plastic cards in order to make their own. (Used plastic gift cards or book tokens are the best).
Many thanks.
Week beginning 24.03.25 Belmont STEM Week
Please remember the children should have a healthy snack for morning playtime.
New lunch menu- please discuss meal choices with your child so they know what the choice is for that day.
Reading for Pleasure books for class
As part of our focus on reading in school, we would like to develop the lending library of books within each class. This will enable the children to foster a passion and love of reading at Belmont and ensure that they have access to high quality texts.
Please find links to the book list that has a variety of books that we would love to have in class. Once a book has been donated to the class we will add a tick to show we now have it. Please check the list to ensure that the book that you would like to donate is one that we don't already have. These books will be stamped to show who has generously donated them and shared with all the class.
The books come from the Recommended Books for Year 5 List which can be found below.
Our topic this term is Awesome Earth
Please see the attached vocabulary list for our new topic. This list is part of an initiative called Word Aware that we are using in school. We thought it would be helpful to share this list so that you can use some of these words at home when discussing the topic. If your child speaks a different language at home it would be helpful to discuss and translate these words using your home language.
Knowledge Organisers
Knowledge organisers can be accessed through Google Classroom.
Handwriting
As you may be aware Belmont uses a cursive handwriting scheme for those children who can consistently form all non-cursive letters correctly. Here is a link to the handwriting guidelines to enable you to support your children in practising letter formation at home.
Belmont Handwriting Guidelines
Cursive handwriting sheets to print
Cursive handwriting sheets to print 2
Routines
| Monday |
Homework and reading records due Spelling dictation |
| Tuesday |
PE: Outdoor |
| Wednesday |
PE: Indoor (Chestnut) French: Sycamore |
| Thursday |
French: Chestnut |
| Friday |
PE: Indoor (Sycamore) |
Calendar/Key dates
Home Learning 26.03.25
Home learning will be set via Google Classroom and using Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling CGP books. For further information about Home Learning and ideas on how to support your child please click here.
| Reading |
Daily (at least 20 mins) Reading Record books must be brought into school on a Monday to be checked. We encourage children to write a reflective comment when they have read. Children are encouraged to read aloud often to an adult and discuss what they have read. Children should share their opinions, inferences and/or predictions about what they read. Children are able to change their reading book whenever they need to. |
| Grammar & Punctuation |
Set on Wednesday CPG p 4 and 5 and due back on Monday.
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| Spelling |
Set on Wednesday and tested through dictation the following Monday. The word-lists for years 3 and 4 and years 5 and 6 are a mixture of words learners frequently use in their writing and those which are often misspelled. Some of the listed words may be thought of as quite challenging, however with enough practice and resilience we know you will get the hang of them!
Spellings suffix -en blacken |
| Maths |
Set on Wednesday and due back on Monday. CPG Maths p44 and 45 |
| Times Tables |
Please find below two links to games online for times tables practice. An alternative way for children to practice their speed and accuracy! There are options to practice a particular number or to have mixed questions, enjoy! Times tables speed test: https://www.timestables.co.uk/speed-test/ Hit the button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button |
| Creative Home Learning | On Google Classroom- 13th January due in on 31st March |
| Learning in school this week: | |
| English | Persuasive Text |
| Maths |
Decimals and Percentages/Perimeter and Area |
| Learning in school next week: | |
| English |
Persuasive Text |
| Maths | Perimeter and Area |
French
French homework is optional but we recommend children use Year 5's French Google Classroom, Linguascope and Belmont's French Website to consolidate what has been taught in class.
French Google Classroom
All year 5 children have be invited to their French Google classroom where they can find French tasks and activities.
Belmont French Website
Go to Belmont's French website to find out what we have been doing in class and for extra activities and videos. The French website is updated regularly. Children must login to their Belmont Google account to access the website.
Linguascope
We recommend children use Linguascope regularly to learn French and other languages. The Linguascope link and log in details can be found in year 5's French Google classroom.