Welcome to Year 5

Overview of the Year

In year 5 we focus on supporting and preparing the children with their transition to upper Key Stage 2. With a strong foundation on promoting Moss Hey's learning values and behaviours prevalent throughout the school. We aim for the children to build on their individuality and become strong and independent learners, with a positive mindset and wider understanding of the world.

Year 5 Curriculum

The Year 5 curriculum builds on from Year 4 and also introduces new and exciting themes.  Learning is enhanced throughout the year with visits to our local church, Jodrell Bank and author visits in the local area.  In Year 5 children also have the option to take part in a School residential to Castleton where they further develop their geography skills and knowledge.

Within the curriculum we study significant people who are relevant to our themes, such as: Queen Elizabeth I, Stephen Hawking and Picasso.  Our curriculum is further enhanced by the study of additional significant people, the Obamas, Len Johnson, RuPaul and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  We learn about the significant people to inspire and motivate our children as well as promoting our values and learning behaviours.

Please see termly overviews for a more in-depth view of this year's focus topics and skills across Autumn, Spring and Summer.

Homework

Children in Year 5 should:

• access TT Rockstars throughout the week
• complete Maths Flex activities in line with our class work
• read regularly at home, reading with an adult at least 3 times a week and recording it in their reading journal
• learn weekly spellings that they should know the meaning of, be able to use correctly in a sentence and be able to spell them, applying the words accurately in their work

Class Dojo

Class Dojo is a platform we use for acknowledging positive behaviour, sharing children’s learning and communicating with parents.

Children can earn Dojo points for demonstrating our school values and learning behaviours and this is celebrated in our weekly assembly.  To promote team work and collaboration, a whole class Dojo target is set and when it is achieved the children receive a reward of their choice.  These have included, a pyjama party, a scooter day, a crafts afternoon and a disco.

myHappymind

At Moss Hey we follow myHappymind which is an NHS-backed curriculum for primary schools. It focuses on building resilience, self-esteem, and happiness in children. The lessons and activities contain quizzes, songs, animations and feature lovely characters. The children will complete five modules, Meet Your Brain, Celebrate, Appreciate, Relate and Engage. Each Year group works through the 5 modules allowing for a whole school culture to build. Within each module children learn positive habits which they will then use all of the time. The children have journals to record ideas and feelings.

Please see the 'Meet the Teacher' presentation below for more information about Year 5.