Miss Williams, Mrs Rodgers and Mrs Spink

We are the Year 5 class here at Randlay.

Autumn term 2024

This term, our topic is all about the Ancient Maya. In Science, we will be learning all about the properties of materials and what makes a good insulator or conductor. We will also be learning about the Ancient Maya in our History lessons. In English, we will write a diary entry based on the story ‘The Rain Player’ and write a biography about the life of Harriet Tubman as part of our Black History Month focus.

Our class reader this term is…

“The Curse of The Maya” by Johnny Pearce and Andy Loneragen.

Weekly reminders

Homework

Your homework will consist of 10 spelling words (9 if you complete SNIPs). You should practise these words 3  times and complete the homework sheet. You will also have a Maths task to complete, which will be based on this term’s KIRF (Key Instant Recall Facts). Completed homework must be returned to school on a Thursday, ready to be marked and returned with the following week’s homework on a Friday.

PE

On Wednesdays, please come to school in your PE uniform: your red Randlay PE top or a red polo/t-shirt, a black jumper, black joggers (winter) or black shorts (summer) and plain trainers. No football tops please.

Forest School

Forest School takes place on a Thursday. Please come to school in your normal uniform and bring your Forest School clothes in a named plastic bag.

You will need:

• Waterproof clothing – trousers and coat
• Old clothes, i.e. joggers, leggings (no jeans), t-shirts, jumpers
• Wellies
• Hat, gloves, scarf

Have a look at some of the fun we have had in Forest School already this term!

Reading

Reading is so important for a child’s development. Reading just a few minutes a day has a huge impact on a child’s ability to access the rest of the curriculum. If a child reads regularly, their writing will improve, alongside other core curriculum areas.

We ask children in Year 5 and 6 to read at least five times a week and write comments in their diaries for these reads. You should use the example comments in your diary to help structure these comments. We are looking for one vocabulary, one retrieval and one inference comment per week. The other two comments are your choice. We check Reading Diaries on a Thursday, so make sure your diary is in school on this day.

Meet our Sports Ambassadors

Ruby and Flyn

Ready to be fantastic role models for sport at Randlay!