Willow Class (Year 5)
Welcome to Willow Class:
2024 -2025
Year 5
Mrs Mashiter & Mrs Pickering
Transition Video - Welcome to Year 5!
Curriculum Overview - 2023- 2024
Class Information
*NEW* PE Procedures
Please bring PE kits to school at the beginning of each term. Children will get changed into PE kits during the school day. This is now recommended practice from the national PE Association. Our school PE kit is:
- Red t-shirt
- Black shorts
- Black pumps/ or trainers (No logos or branding)
- Children may bring black tracksuit bottoms for outdoor sports in the winter.
Uniform does not need to be expensive - for example, from ASDA you can get 2 t-shirts, 2 pairs of shorts and pumps for under £10.
Children should not be wearing branded clothing. The only item of clothing with a logo is our school sweatshirt, which is available from Mary Frances in Longridge - please see the Office for more details.
Please also ensure that children with pierced ears can either remove earrings themselves or cover with plasters before the start of the school day.
Reading Expectations -
- Minimum 3x per week with written acknowledgement from children in Reading Records.
- Children will be asked to share their knowledge, understanding and excitement about their book with adults and peers so please keep on top of reading at home.
- A written acknowledgement should look like this:
Page 81 - 99 . If I were the character I would have attacked the evil prince instead of running away like James did because it made James look weak and might make the evil prince more likely to attack him.
Page 81 - 99. What I learned from this part of the text is that shark have two sets of teeth. They can have up to 15 rows of teeth! That would take a lot of brushing.
Here are some prompts to help you:
- This part of the book reminded me of….
- If I could change one thing, it would be…
- At first I thought…but then I read…and now I think…
- I wonder…
- My big question about this part of the book is…
- If I were the character…
- The character…reminded me of …
- As I read, I realised that…
- I wish…
- What I learned from this reading was…
- The most important part of this section/chapter was…
- Something the author did really well/poorly was…
- I was confused by…
- I can tell that the author thinks…
- If this book were a movie…
- I agree/disagree that…
- This book is most appropriate for boy/girl/older/younger readers because…
- If I could step into the story, I would…
- The most interesting character was…
- I think that the author wants the reader to…
Atom Learning - 11+ Exam Programme
Trips, Visits & Events
Amazing work from Willow class
World Book Day
Spring 2 Poetry Performance
The children created this poem by writing a line each. We focused on using abstract nouns and interesting similes. Below you can find the poem: The River The river of mystery ponders Near the shore of memories Like a trembling earthquake The river of madness moans Above the sky of silence Like a game of cat and mouse The river of love melts Beside the castle of fear Like a beating drum The river of galaxies sighs Below the rainbow of wonder Like a swooping bird The river of darkness fades Through a church of hope Like the whistling wind The river of murder runs Through the city of death Like a lion waiting to pounce The river of clouds bends Above the stadium of imagination Like a towering skyscraper The river of emerald whispers Beside Asgard the city of gods Like a curtain of darkness