Years 5 and 6
English
In years 5/6 Writing is taught for one hour every morning and they have a half an hour reading session before lunch.
Homework
Each week the children will receive some English homework and have been given English Homework Folder (Year 5) or CGP exercise book (Year 6). Their homework may be in the form of a SPAG activity (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) or it could be a piece of creative writing. Homework may be set online using the Purple Mash website or it may be a sheet that will contained in their homework folder. The children's logins for Purple Mash can be found on the front of their English Homework Folder or in their Reading Record. Homework is given out on a Friday and is expected to be handed in by the following Wednesday.
Reading
Children are also given a library book, a targeted reading book (if are on the stages) and a reading record to track their reading progress throughout the year. They are then awarded certificates for any reading they do at home. Information about the different certificates can be found in the front of their reading record.
Within reading sessions at school the children will learn comprehension skills and look at different genres of text. Extra practice of comprehension is encouraged at home through the use of Purple Mash and the questions sheets which can be found in the front of their reading records.
Reading Curriculum Expectations
Band 5 - Reading Assessment.pdf
Band 6 - Reading Assessment.pdf
Writing Curriculum Expectations
Band 5 assessment grid.pdf
Maths
In years 5/6 the children are put into sets for maths. Maths is taught from 10:00am to 11:00am everyday. Children are taught to be fluent in all their times tables. Therefore, extra practice of times table is encouraged at home through the use of the TT Rockstars website which the children all have logins for. These log in details can be found in the children's Reading Records (at the back)
Homework
Each week the children will receive some maths homework, This will be online via MyMaths, TT Rockstars or Purple Mash (Year 5). For Year 6, it will be a mix of those websites or a CGP Maths Book. The children's logins can be found in the form of a letter in their homework folders or in their Reading Records. Homework is given out on a Friday and is expected to be handed in by the following Wednesday.
Maths Curriculum Expectations
Maths Curriculum Requirements Year 5 23-24.pdf
Maths Curriculum Requirements Year 6 23-24.pdf
Spellings
Spellings will be 'taught' instead of 'tested' each week. Children will have a new 'spelling rule' to focus on each week and this will be taught in a variety of different ways and will consist of at least four sessions:
Session one - Introduction of a new spelling rule and a new word list
Session two - a quiz which is completed on the Laptops using the Purple Mash website
Session three - LCSWC - a session of Look, Cover, Say, Write, Check. This may be part of a Handwriting session.
Session four - Dictation - The teacher will dictate the word in a sentence for the children to practise spelling
It is always encouraged that children also spend time learning spelling words at home. Below you can find the word lists and rules that children will learn each week so you can also offer them extra spelling support at home.
Your child can also access the spelling activities on the Purple Mash website.
Year 5 and 6 Spelling Resources
Y5 Purple Mash Spelling overview.pdf
Y6 Purple Mash Spelling overview.pdf
Year 5 and 6 Statutory Spellings.pdf
Purple Mash
Home Learning
Your child's log in details for all online homework have been stuck in the back of their Reading Logs.
Below, there are also some useful websites to support Year 5 & Year 6 children with their homework and what we are learning in school.
BBC Bitesize
Online lessons, practice activities and games for Year 6 children. Click on this link to be taken directly to the site.
Primary Homework Help
Especially useful for topic and science research. Click on this link to be taken directly to the site.
Reading
Your child should have brought home a reading book and a yellow reading record which you have hopefully seen! The reading log contains useful comprehension questions to ask your child when reading with them/once they have read independently. It also contains a useful guide to reading.
We want the Year 6 children to enjoy reading a variety of texts (fiction, non-fiction, newspaper and magazines), therefore if your child has a book or magazine at home that they would like to read, please encourage them to include this in their Reading Log. We expect the children to read at least 3 times a week, but the more reading the better!
We will be using a stamp in their reading records to indicate that we have recorded their reading as we are continuing with the reading awards.
Bronze: 50 reads
Silver: 80 reads
Gold: 100 reads
