A warm welcome from the High Achievers. This year promises to be very exciting and we have started the year with enthusiasm and determination. The welcome letter and PPT will make you aware of key routines such as homework and P.E days.
Thank you in advance for all your support.
What we are learning this term:
Autumn 1:
Topic: Anglo-Saxons and Scots
Invaders and Settlers
Enquiry question:
Where did the Anglo-Saxon and Scots settle in Britain?
English:
Autumn 1:
Arthurian legends – Knights of the round table
Sword in the Stone
Fiction Narrative – Create legends
Autumn 2:
Letter writing:
Formal - letters of complaints
Informal – letters back home to family
Non-Chronological report – Farming in Britain
Class read
Anglo-Saxon Boy by Tony Bradman
Maths:
Place value
Addition and Subtraction
Area and Perimeter
Multiplication and Division
Topic links to maths
Measuring: Designing and making an Anglo Saxon House
Word problems: Calculate distance and cost of travelling from Ireland to Scotland (Scots)
Rounding: Plotting dates on a timeline and rounding to nearest century, decade etc.
See long term plan for other foundation subject plans.
I have included a number of website links below that your child could be accessing to help improve their English and Maths skills.
Feedback
Any other websites that your child uses and finds effective - I would love to able to add them here too. Please let me know.
Topmarks https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ (An excellent website for both English and Maths)
Prodigy Maths https://play.prodigygame.com/ - (Improve your maths)
BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f - (All topics can be improved here)
My Mini Maths -https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-5-mini-maths/ (Lots of maths resources to target specific year 5 skills)