This week's Learning in Year 5 at a glance!
Year 5Learning Link: Terrific Tudors |
This term we will be finding out all about those terrible ……Oh! We mean TERRIFIC Tudors. Although, the Tudors have a reputation for lots of beheadings and weddings, in fact their legacy goes much further. We will be exploring how the Tudors changed the religion of the country and the discoveries they made. At the end of the topic, we will celebrate our learning by using our knowledge to take part in a Tudor S=P+A+C+E Day, complete with costumes and drama. |
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St Kea: Mr Kitcatt – mrkitcatt@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk St. Philippa: Miss Pedlingham – misspedlingham@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk |
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Year Group reminders |
Week Commencing: Monday 8th December 2025 Week B Monday: Spelling test Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: PE for both classes Friday: Cold weather: Please can you send children into school with gloves and hats to wear during break, lunch and PE Lessons please. Base layers for sports are appropriate on PE days and ideally would be Navy blue in colour. School tracksuit trousers are to be worn in the winter to replace PE shorts.
Looking further ahead:
Reminders: We will be spot checking children’s uniforms, please make sure they are named as well as water bottles and snack boxes. |
Homework |
Monday: Four questions from your homework diary Learn new spellings and write 5 sentences using 5 spelling words. Friday: No CGP’s this week! Please practise the songs for our Advent Service on Google Classrooms! |
Reading for Pleasure |
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
RE |
Prophecy and Promise To understand that Jesus is a King from the line of David To understand that Jesus can be traced back through his family tree to the line of David.
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English |
To apply descriptive vocabulary to write a setting Identifying grammar skills to bring the setting of a Christmas Carol to life. To explore the tension in the build up and reflect it in writing. Master Readers: A Christmas Carol Monday: Whole class reading of text Tuesday: Book Club Wednesday: Modelled comprehension Thursday: Independent comprehension and review Friday: Edit and review and read Focus vocabulary this week: chime, reclamation, supplication, earnestness, darting, gaily |
SPAG |
Spellings: To spell words ending in '-able' where the 'e' from the base word remains Grammar To include complex sentences:
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Maths |
FRACTIONS To compare and order fractions less than and greater than 1.
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Science |
PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS To create and study a demonstration of an irreversible change. |
Art |
TUDOR COOKING To study the origins of some Tudor ingredients and use these to cook ryschewys close and fryez |
Computing |
3D MODELLING To recognise that objects can be combined in a 3D model through rotation, duplication and grouping. |
History |
THE TUDORS (LOCAL AREA STUDY) To find out whether Elizabeth I’s reign can really be called a ‘Golden Age’. |
French |
To colour and label a French nativity scene |
Music |
We will refine our songs for the Advent Service, focussing on performance skills including posture, breathing, and diction. |
PE |
Netball Pass, receive and shoot the ball with increasing control under pressure. Football Move into space to help a team and maintain possession. Play in a range of positions and know how to contribute when attacking and defending. Dodgeball Explain what happens to my body when I exercise. Catch with increasing accuracy. Provide feedback using key words and understand what I need to do to improve. Share ideas and work with others to manage our game. |
Learning for Life |
The importance of sleep To understand sleep is really important in keeping us physically and mentally healthy. When we sleep, our bodies and minds have the time to rest, recover and process all the things which have happened to us during the day. |
