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Every Monday and Thursday: All Year 5 children will have PE on Mondays and Thursdays and should come to school dressed in their PE kit on these days.

Monday 17th April: Summer 1 begins

Tuesday 25th April: Year 5 trip to BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Monday 1st May: Bank holiday

Monday 8th May: Bank holiday (King's coronation)

Monday 29th May - Friday 3rd June: Half term break

Monday 5th June: Summer 2 begins

Tuesday 20th June: Year 4, 5 and 6 Sports day

Friday 21st July: Last day of term (children finish at 12:30)

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Shakespeare / Who Let The Gods Out? by Maz Evans

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Throughout the start of the Summer term, we will be exploring the work of William Shakespeare. As well as looking into a brief history of his life and England during the Tudor period (the era in which Shakespeare lived), we will be reading Macbeth, Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet.

Moving in to Summer 2, we will be reading the book Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans. The story explores an adventure between main character Elliot and Greek gods. When Elliot wishes upon a star, he doesn't expect a constellation to crash into his family farm. The star is Virgo. She thinks she's perfect. Elliot doesn't. And together they release Thanatos, evil Daemon of Death. They need the King of the Gods and his noble steed. Instead, they get a chubby Zeus and his high horse Pegasus. Are the Gods really ready to save the world? And is the world really ready for the Gods?

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The Summer term sees us exploring new text of This Morning I Met a Whale which based upon the book of the same title by renowned children's author Michael Morpurgo. During the unit, we will be focusing on the use of dialogue in a text in addition to several grammar foci including conjunctions, semi colons and various tenses.

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To support your child with this unit, you can help them learn the This Morning I Met a Whale model text. All children are expected to be able to retell the story from memory. Use the video of our story map to help guide your child through each paragraph.

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Use the link above to explore some of William Shakespeare's most famous plays including Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

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These short films are designed to introduce pupils aged 7-14 to Shakespeare's work and provide a platform for further exploration of the texts. They are a great way of consolidating key aspects, or to use for revision of the plot and characters.

Suitable for teaching English at KS2 and KS3 in England, KS3 and English Literature GCSE in Wales, KS1, KS2 and KS3 in Northern Ireland and 2nd, 3rd and 4th level in Scotland.

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English KS2 / KS3: Shakespeare in Shorts

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These short films are designed to introduce pupils aged 7-14 to Shakespeare's work and provide a platform for further exploration of the texts. They are a great way of consolidating key aspects, or to use for revision of the plot and characters.

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To kick off the summer term, Year 5 will be learning long multiplication (2-digit numbers multiplied by a 2-digit or 3-digit number) followed by the exploration of fractions. These units will contain a mixture of calculation-based questions as well as word problems which relate to real-life contexts. The year will round off by looking at units on time and shape.

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To start the Summer term, the children will be learning about animals, including humans, and their habitats. From this we will look at the work of significant individuals such as David Attenborough and Jane Goodall. We will also delve into the different stages of growth in humans and other animals.

In the second half of the term, we will be comparing biomes in Europe and South America. During this unit, children will discover the range of differences and similarities between UK woodlands and the Amazon rainforest. This builds upon the knowledge children gained in the Spring term when reading our class novel The Explorer which was set in the Amazon.

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This term, we will continue looking at Hinduism and how Hindus show a commitment to their Gods. We will be visiting a temple in London to learn about Hinduism first-hand and see how their holy place compares to others we know about.

PSHE
We will be looking at ways to stay safe online, including how to protect our mental health by limiting our screen time, and how to ensure the conversations, relationships and communities we build online are safe.

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Author Maz Evans talking about Who Let the Gods Out?

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Author Maz Evans talking about Who Let the Gods Out?

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Coming Feb 2017: WHO LET THE GODS OUT? by Maz Evans!

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This term we will be using a new online platform for maths homework called Complete Maths: Tutor. Tutor homework will be set weekly for your child to complete online and this will tie in with the work they have been doing in class that week or previously in the unit.

Please note: Mathletics logins are no longer active.

Children should also be practising their times tables on a daily basis as this forms a vital foundations for many mathematical concepts. Your child will have a login to the Times Tables Rockstars (TTRS) website - this is a fantastic tool to aid children with their times table fluency. To login to the TTRS website, click here.

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Complete Mathematics TUTOR explainer animation

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Each child should be reading at home everyday. Take a look at these helpful tips for how you can best support your child when they are reading with you.

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Use the links below to explore information around the different skills and areas of the world that we will be looking at.

The geography of Europe

The geography of South America

Explore biomes

Explore the wildlife in the Amazon

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Where is South America? Find out more with Bitesize KS2 Geography.

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Having regular conversations with your child about online safety is important no matter what time of year. Use the BBC Bitesize above to explore different elements of online safety including videos and articles.

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Learn about online safety with this KS2 primary computing guide from BBC Bitesize for years 5 and 6.