Yr 5

Welcome to Year 5

At Pear Tree Junior School we aim to develop the following to ensure our children are equipped to reach their goals when they leave Pear Tree Junior School:

                                                       P  Instil Personal Values

                                         E Enrich Learning

                                         A Ambition for All

                                         R Rights of Everyone

Teaching Staff

Calke

Mrs Elliott and Miss Zafar

Chatsworth

Miss Glenn

Hardwick

Mr Leek

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Warrilow, Miss Paton, Mr Ozmen, 

Have you been a super hero today?

Use our super hero code.

This term there will be a focus on the 3Rs- being ready, respectful and responsible.

Rights of Everyone

Over the year we will all be studying the following texts which will enrich everyone's cross curricular topics:

• Goodnight Mr Tom (World War II)
• Around the world in 80 days (Victorian transport)
• Charlotte's web (Animals and habitats)
• Escape from Pompeii (Romans and settlements)
• The Jamie Drake equation (Earth, sun and moon)
• Who let the Gods out ( Ancient Greece)

Over the year, all children will be invited to join us on trips including Greek workshops and Adventure Farm. They will also experience a planetarium coming into school.

I hope your child has a fantastic year!

The Year 5 team.

In Autumn 1, we are studying Escape from Pompeii. In the story, everyone is continuing with their everyday lives until suddenly all is not well! Something has changed. But what? Something is looming in the distance....Mount Vesuvius begins to rumble.

In Year 5, in Autumn 2 we studied Goodnight Mr Tom. In the story William is evacuated to the

country to live with Mr Tom. As the story develops, their relationship blossoms until disaster

strikes and William needs to go back to his Mum's. He sadly misses Mr Tom. Will he

ever see him again?

Our next book is Around The World In 80 Days. Philleas Fogg encounters many difficulties as he heads off around the world on his adventures including train robberies, elephant and balloon rides. Can he make it around the world before time runs out? Only time will tell. 

In Spring 1, we are reading Charlotte's Web. Charlotte is a spider with incredible powers. She can spin amazing webs and save small piglets from being made into Christmas dinner! Her next task to save is Wilbur. Wilbur is surely destined for the dinner table! But will Charlotte save her?

In Summer 1, we are reading The Jamie Drake Equation. Jamie lives with his Mum but seems to have an unhappy time at school and nobody knows why. As the plot unfolds, Jamie meets some special visitors, the Gods, and finds himself in even more trouble than normal. Can the Gods really save Jamie and his Mum?

Home school learning Autumn term 2020

Below are some ideas for home school learning. If your child is off school, the following "Rainbow Learning Pack" will give you some ideas to continue the learning at home. The learning activities will allow for discussion about topics covered in school. Inside there are activities for Maths, English, PE and Topic. 

The yellow stars will also have learning covered in school. Click and see.

Don't forget websites like TT Rockstars, Bug Club and Purple Mash also help with online learning. The websites are below. 

Remember learning is about home and school working together.

Ambition for all

We believe everyone can achieve.

The knowledge organisers set out what will be covered in each curriculum area.

How can you support your child at home?

Use the knowledge organisers as a guide.

They will help you with the knowledge taught in each curriculum area.

Enrich learning

Over the years our Year 5 have had some great memories.

See if you recognise any of the activities and trips we have done.

Year 5 learnt about the different parts of a flowering plant in Science this term.

They dissected tulips to find each part and discussed its function.

Here are some of the results below.

Instil personal values

Through our curriculum we develop the following values.

Which have you demonstrated today?