Welcome to Year Five

Assistant Head Teacher: Mrs Shaw

Teacher: Mrs Costello

Teaching Assistant: Ms Laughton

We are delighted to welcome you back for another exciting term here at St Francis Xavier. We look forward to working with you all and sharing in your successes as we move through the year together.

In Year 5, we work hard and always try our very best together as a team. We know that you can achieve greatness and fulfil your potential. Remember to be the best you can be and follow your dreams!

Our Learning

Join us this term  as we learn about 'Biomes and Vegetation' across the world. We will find out about climates and different challenges across the world. In science we will build on our previous learning and investigate what happens as we grow older.

For more details about our curriculum this half term, please see our Class Newsletter and Long Term Plans.

Key information for Year 5

• Reading books and reading records to be brought to school every day please. Reading underpins all the learning that takes place at St Francis Xavier and it's at the heart of our curriculum. To support reading, please could all children ensure that they read their school reading book each evening and that their reading planner is signed by an adult. At St Francis Xavier, we encourage children to choose their own read for pleasure book. I am really looking forward to hearing about the books, magazines and comics the children enjoy. 
• The homework book is sent out every Tuesday and is due in the following Monday. This will include Mathletics online, TT Rockstars and spellings. Children are to use their homework book to show their working out for Mathletics. There is a practical holiday homework for the Spring break.
• Spellings will be a combination of Y5 statutory spelling words and Y5 spelling rules. Every Tuesday, all children will receive a new spelling list and then we will have a spelling test the following Monday. This allows children to have a week to learn the new spelling rules. As well as recalling spelling rules, it is very important that the children understand new vocabulary and know how to apply this in a sentence. Therefore, children will need to apply the given spellings into their own written sentences and hand this in alongside their spellings. 
• Remember to log on to TT Rockstars at home regularly to support your child with practising their times tables skills.
• PE is Swimming, please ensure that you have read the additional information about swimming lessons so that your child have everything they need on a Friday afternoon. Please remember this is a life skill for all of our children.
• Please look at the class pages links for further information about curriculum/learning for our child this half term.

Thank you for your continued support.

Please don't hesitate to contact school if you have any questions or concerns.

Our Learning

In Science, Year 5 have been learning about how we can separate mixtures using filtration. We used tea leaves, a funnel, filter paper and beakers to investigate. First, we mixed together tea leaves and water. Then, we poured the mixture into the filter paper to separate the leaves from the water. We had great fun!

Year Five discussed appropriate and inappropriate behaviour relating to our school rules. We watched episodes of Paradise Street where inappropriate behaviours caused behaviour issues in friendship groups. Then, we all remembered that God calls for us to love each other even when things are difficult. Finally, we wrote a diary entry on how we can manage our thoughts and feelings so that we can act lovingly towards ourselves and each other.

2024/2025

Our first topic in Science this year is Earth and Space, we have been working hard to develop our scientific knowledge as well as immersing ourselves into the topic with a visit from Wonderdome to explore space exploration further.