Did the railways help or hinder the people of Cambridge?
This half term, our topic has a local History focus. After placing it in its historical context, we will be looking at how the opening of Cambridge Railway Station in 1845 affected the area around Mill Road. Part of this will be through map work, but we wil also be taking the children on a local history walk through the station area and onto Kingston Street on Wednesday 6th May. Much of our class work in other subjects will have a connection to this topic In English, we will be using Son of the Circus by E.L. Norry as our class text before looking at newspaper reports. Our Science will look at mechanisms before we explore Victorian fair ground rides in DT. Maths focuses on fractions before moving on to shape and space.
PE
This term we outdoor PE on Monday afternoons and outdoor PE on Wednesday mornings We ask that children bring their kit in with them to change into for the afternon session on Mondays, but arrive already changed on Wednesdays.
If your child does not have a PE kit or have inappropriate jewellery, they cannot partake in PE. Please contact Mr Brown or Ms Griffiths via the school office if you are having difficulties finding a PE kit.
If your child has earrings which cannot be taken out, they MUST come to school with tape.
General Information
Parents who missed the “Welcome to Year 5” meetings can find a link to the slides below.
Indigo Class are taught by Ms Griffiths and Amethyst Class are taught by Mr Brown. Both classes are assisted byMs Hamidouch, Mr Shavi and Mr Geen. Both classes will also be covered at some point in the week by Ms Simpson and Mr Ecclestone (for music) and Amethyst will also be taught by Ms Moss.
Year 5 should arrive at the main gates at 8.40 and be collected at 3.15. Year 5 children can walk home alone if they have written permission from their parents or carers.
Homework is set on Friday and due by Wednesday of the following week. To ensure children can remember these, children should practise spellings on SpellingFrame and Timestables on TTRockstars for short periods at least 3 times a week.
Useful links and documents for parents
End of year expectations for Y5 in reading,writing,maths&science