Archbishop Cranmer C of E Academy Striving for life in all its fullness. John 10:10
Class 5
Class Teacher: Mrs Wicks
Teaching Partners: Mrs Landers
This page has useful information about the day to day running of Class 5 and about what we get up to in our busy, exciting classroom.
Please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Wicks with any questions or queries.
Our Timetable - Autumn Term
Our PE lessons are on Wednesday afternoons. Children may come to school in P.E kit which should include appropriate clothing and footwear for both indoor and outdoor activities and the weather that day as most P.E lessons will take place whatever the weather. Please make sure that all items of clothing are named.
Curriculum Overview
English: Children will a non-chronological report based upon ‘Monsters’ and a narrative centred on the text ‘Cloud Tea Monkeys’. In the second half term they will write a narrative based upon ‘The Adventures of Odysseus’ and biographies of ‘Ground breaking Scientists’.
For our class quality text Mrs Wicks will read by ‘Who Let the Gods out?’ by Maz Evans or ‘Cosmic’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Maths: Children will focus on number and place value, addition and subtraction, properties of shapes, multiplication and division, fractions, position and direction, decimals and measurement (mass).
Science: Earth and Space (Term 1): Pupils will learn about the movements of the Sun, Earth and Moon, including how the Earth’s rotation creates day and night and how its tilt causes the seasons. They will explore the phases of the Moon, investigate the planets in our solar system and discover how scientific theories about the solar system have changed over time. They will also investigate how rockets overcome gravity, developing their understanding of how to plan and carry out a fair test.
Imbalanced Forces (Term 2): Pupils will learn how gravity causes unsupported objects to fall towards the Earth and explore the effects of friction, air resistance and water resistance. They will also investigate how simple mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears, allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.
History: Children will understand what life was like for the Ancient Greeks.
Geography: Children will learn what life is like in the Alps.
Art and Design: The Great Wave- Hokusai
Design and Technology: Textiles: Stuffed toys
Music: The children will be exploring time signatures and performing together, performing rhythms expressively, exploring rhythmic texture and creating and notating musical texture.
Computing: Computer Networks and the Internet, App Design, E-safety, Computer Networks and the Internet, App Design, E-safety
MFL: French Monster Pets and Shopping in France
If you have/would like to share any information or expertise on any of the above, please let Mrs Wicks know!
Trips, visits and residentials:
Autumn term: Visit to the Sherwood Observatory.
Horticultural show, Harvest and the KS2 Carol Service.
Spring term: Bikeability
Summer term: We look forward to helping KS1 with potted sports, sports day and being part of the KS2 summer performance.
Our residential is to Willersley Castle (Derbyshire) Wednesday 5th-Friday 7th May 2027
Useful information:
- PE: Our PE lessons are on Wednesday afternoons. Children may come to school in P.E kit which should include appropriate clothing and footwear for both indoor and outdoor activities and the weather that day as most P.E lessons will take place whatever the weather. Please make sure that all items of clothing are named.
- Homework: Reading, spellings and comprehension form part of weekly homework and any additional homework will be sent home, with an accompanying explanation letter.
- Spellings will be set on a Tuesday and tested the following Tuesday. 10 new spellings will be sent home every Wednesday to be learned for the following Wednesday. Children should know how to spell the words and be able to use them in a sentence. This is very important and will also be tested. Spelling Frame will be used as a way to practise their weekly spelling rules at home.
- Times tables will be practised on a Friday. Although there will be no weekly times table tests in Year 5, it is extremely important that the children keep practising and increase their speed and their knowledge of derived division facts as so much of the maths in years 5 and 6 requires a solid foundation of these.
- Reading diaries are now found in the children's Personal Organisers - we would like the children to read at least three times a week and to see the planner signed at least three times a week by an adult please. The reading section of the diary will be looked at every Tuesday or Wednesday. There is also a section in the organiser for Reading Bingo- here the children can be rewarded with a 'visit' the The Starbook's Café- ask them for more information!!
- Outdoor Learning: Where possible we will spend time learning outdoors and will enjoy using the outdoor learning area and the large grounds we are fortunate to have as a school. Therefore please can you ensure that your child has a suitable waterproof coat every day in school. If you wish, you can provide your child with a named pair of wellington boots which they can leave in the outdoor shoe box. This will enable us to provide opportunities to take their learning outside.
Maths Links
Reading Comprehension Skills
Year 5 non-negotiables
Good Reads for Year Five and beyond!
Parent/ Carer Reading Comprehension Questions