Year 5 Curriculum
Welcome to Year 5!
We hope you have had the most wonderful Summer! Year 5 brings many new and exciting topics for us to learn about. Our first Science unit will be exploring the Universe and our Solar System. In Literacy, we will be using our writing skills to create a portal narrative which will have a very exciting purpose, being inspired by our amazing text George’s Secret Key to the Universe.
In the Autumn term, we will develop our skills in gymnastics and football. Children will be wearing school PE kit (during indoor lessons) however they will need appropriate footwear for PE in school. Please be advised that we are continuing to have PE lessons outdoors so you may wish to send them with some jogging bottoms or hoodies to keep them warm.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank parents/carers for their efforts with our Summer Homework Project! Homework will continue be set every Friday and this will involve spellings, Literacy and Maths. This will be due in on the following Friday.
At Wheeler, we recognise the importance of reading and ask that this is reinforced at home. We expect the children to read 3 times per week and would appreciate if you listen to your child read and acknowledge this in their reading record. Their reading book and reading record should be in school every day.
We would also encourage the use of Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) as this supports your child’s fluency in Maths lessons.
Thank you for your continued support.
Miss Morrice & Mr Richards
Further information:
Pupils report that bullying is rare, but if it happens, staff will sort it out quickly and fairly.
Pupils take books home which contain the sounds that they are learning in class. This gives them plenty of practice.
The support that leaders provide for families is a strength of the school.
I think the best thing about being a Wheeler pupil is that all of the staff listen and care about you
Leaders give pupils the opportunity to complete well-planned and exciting
activities, such as performing in front of an audience, in order to create a ‘bag’ full of life experiences as they progress through the school. .
Pupils are excited about adding experiences to their ‘Bag for Life’.
Classrooms are calm and purposeful places for pupils to learn.
The teachers are so supportive they help and guide you all the way through the year
Everyone cares for each other and that every teacher adds a little bit of fun into every lesson
The leader’s vision for the school is demonstrated in the way pupils behave
Parents say that the school is ‘fantastic’ and that staff ‘greet the children come hail, rain or shine’ every morning as they arrive.
The school has made recent changes to the teaching
of phonics to help pupils get off to the best start with their reading.
Pupils are encouraged to develop a positive attitude towards themselves and others.
Pupils in key stage 2 talk confidently about a wide range of authors and texts they have read.
Pupils enjoy coming to Wheeler Primary School every day.
Leaders and teachers have high expectations for every child.
It is a safe and happy place to learn.
The pastoral team works well together to ensure that pupils are safe.
Being at Wheeler is like being part of a family and that makes learning fun
The staff are really encouraging. They always help us to be the best we can be
Pupils are proud to be part of the Wheeler family.
They want pupils to ‘Be Respectful, Responsible and Resilient in Learning and Life’
Leaders are passionate about preparing pupils to be good citizens for the world beyond Wheeler Primary School
Throughout my time at Wheeler, I have been given so many opportunities to experience and learn new things
Leaders have designed and implemented an ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
The best thing is having someone to go to when you’re upset
There are
opportunities for pupils to attend different clubs and raise funds for charities