Mrs Dyde & Miss Baggaley's Class - Year 5 2025 - 2026

Hello everyone, and welcome back to school. We are so looking forward to getting to know you all and to an exciting time in Year 5. We hope to make your year memorable and enjoyable; one with enrichment activities that build on our curriculum, including visits or workshops, and of course, the Y5/6 production. We have looked closely at the curriculum and planned a range of exciting learning opportunities throughout our topics, so hopefully, there is something for everyone.

You can find the overview for Year 5 on the Annual Curriculum Plan. This will give you an idea of all the things we will be doing; however, occasionally, this may change throughout each term, depending on interests and new or exciting texts found. You will also find a document which outlines the national expectations for Year 5, and whilst some children may be working above or slightly below these expectations, we hope it provides you with a guide as to the aim for the end of the year. On our class page, you will also find weekly updates giving an outline plan for the week, and this will include the homework set. There will also be notices posted on our class page when appropriate.

Enriching our Curriculum.

Autumn Term : Viking Workshop in school- 5th November 2025

                           Visit to the New Vic Theatre - 3rd December 2025

                           Visit to Alsager School - Dress Rehearsal of High School Musical 5th December 2025

                           Christmas Carols at Wesley Place - 19th December 2025

Spring Term : Visit to Jodrell Bank - 6th January 2026

Summer Term: Brass Tuition Free for the whole term

                          Animal Magic Workshop 

                          Coastal Conservation Visit

                          Y5/6 Production

As a reminder, our school day begins at 8:45 a.m. and finishes at 3:15 p.m. We would ask that your child arrive at school on time, ready and prepared for the day ahead. Arriving at school at 8:40 is a great way to start the day.

Our class book this half term is Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons by Abi Elphinstone

As we read this book, we will explore Ember's World of magical beasts and daring adventures.

Rusty Fizzbang, vet to magical beasts, needs an apprentice. Ember Spark, looking for adventure, is his newest recruit. But keeping dragons and unicorns a secret is no easy task, especially with arch-villain, Jasper Hornswoggle,  on your tail ...

                         Keeping you up to date with our Learning Journey                      

English - We will review grammatical terminology or punctuation, and spelling in warm-up activities daily using Rollama or Grammarsaurus. Rollama is also available to access at home.

We will now continue in English, with our main focus on Grammar. This will involve, over the next few weeks, examining different word classes and sentence structures.

Guided reading will continue as before, in small groups, where we will explore and develop different reading skills, answering a range of questions.  When the children are not reading in a group, they have time to read their book and then complete a quiz. The children are also welcome to read non-fiction books and our monthly newspaper, First News.

The children have completed their Star reading test. Their level is in their reading diary.

Maths -   Each day, our Maths lessons begin with a focus on improving our fluency in arithmetic and times tables knowledge.  

In Maths, we follow MNP, and we will be moving on to explore addition and subtraction. The scheme of work for MNP is found below.

Foundation Subjects and Science-  Please see our curriculum overview, which can be found below.

Reading

Please continue to encourage your child to read and record their home reading. There is an expectation that the children will read at least 4 times a week at home. This will be measured from Friday to Friday. In Year 5 we encourage the children to be more independent and record their own reading in their reading diaries wherever possible, however, we would like you to sign your child's diary at the end of the week so that you and we know that this is happening -  this is greatly appreciated.

Reading diaries will be checked daily and signed weekly when your child has their Guided Reading Session. Reading so often, every day, both at home and at school, should enable your child to take a book quiz within two weeks - sometimes perhaps three. We will continue to encourage the children to ensure that they can take the appropriate number of quizzes. I know there are some who have previously achieved word millionaire and we look forward to seeing just how many words the children can read and who can reach the millionaire status this year.

19.09.25 Please click on the pencil for your homework.

You can also find this as a file at the bottom of the page.

Homework

This will usually be sent home every week on a Friday, but is expected to be completed by the following Thursday. It can be found outlined on our Brain Builder (clicking on the pencil above), which will be added to our class page weekly. It will consist of spellings and times tables to focus on; Maths, which will be set online using Doodle (or provided on sheets), and Grammar skills, which can be completed using Rollama. We will then check the results.

If your child is finding it difficult to complete the homework or experiencing difficulty in accessing online homework, then please do let us know. There is an optional homework club provided on Wednesday if children wish to complete some of their homework at school. Any incomplete homework will result in the children staying in during lunchtime to complete it. 

Reminders

Seesaw

Seesaw has also proven to be an excellent way of sharing information about the school day, sharing any announcements, and most importantly, pictures of your children in action at school. Please make sure you can still access this or are signed up. Seesaw will be the main form of contacting us both if you have any questions relating to our class, Year 5. For whole school information or items requiring payments, this will be communicated through emails as before.

PE and PPA

This half term, we have PE sessions on Thursdays and Fridays, so please remember to come to school in the correct PE kit. Our PPA is on Monday afternoon this half term, which will be covered by Mrs Hancock, who will teach Art and French.

Water bottles

Please ensure your child brings their water bottle to school every day and that it is clearly identifiable. The children should bring in sufficient water to ensure that they have access to refreshments during the day, which keeps them hydrated. 

Equipment

Please also make sure your child brings in what is necessary for school, which includes their reading diary and reading book daily, lunch boxes if required, and water bottles. All of these will return home each day. They may also bring a healthy snack.

If you have any questions relating to any aspect of school life, please do not hesitate to contact us. We can be contacted through the school office using the email address below or through Seesaw. 

admin@alsagerhighfields.cheshire.sch.uk

Meanwhile please do make use of the websites listed below.

Dates for your diary

7th October - Tempest Photographs

5th November - Viking Workshop

3rd December - Visit to New Vic Theatre - Little Mermaid

5th December - Visit to Alsager School for High School Musical