Year 5
Welcome to Year 5!
We are delighted to help your child on their journey through the engaging and challenging Year 5 curriculum.
In Year 5, we love reading! Stories, poems and factual texts help to increase a child’s knowledge of vocabulary, their ability to comprehend and help them to write their own imaginative pieces of work. Please listen to your child read regularly, even just one page of their reading book, and talk to them about what they have read and any words that they found challenging.
Every week, pupils will be given homework on Purple Mash to continue their learning experiences beyond the classroom. Please help to ensure that your child completes this homework byTuesday. The children also have access to TT Rockstars to continue practising their times tables. It is very helpful for their learning if they practice their times tables so that they know the answers quickly. If there are any issues regarding homework, or your child finds a particular piece of homework challenging, then please do not hesitate to speak to us.
We teach PE on Mondays. Please make sure that your child comes to school in the appropriate PE kit for the weather to keep them warm. It is very important that they have appropriate footwear for PE outside – like trainers or pumps.
We look forward to helping your child thrive as an independent learner. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Separating mixtures
Date: 29/01/2015
We had a fun time in Science today...We worked in groups of four to investigate whether cotton wool or kitchen towel was the best material to filter sand out of water. Our results showed us that kitchen…
The Haka!
Date: 23/01/2015
Year 5 had great fun in PE this week. We had another lesson trying to learn how to 'do' the Haka!The Haka was a type of ancient Māori war dance used on the battlefield, as well as when groups came together…
Children in Need
Date: 14/11/2014
To help raise money for Children in Need, rather than wearing our normal school uniform on Friday, the whole school was allowed to either come dressed as a Superhero or wear something that was brightly…
Year 5's National Remembrance Assembly
Date: 10/11/2014
To commemorate the 100th anniversary (centenary) of the First World War, on Monday 10th November at 2.30pm, Year 5 took part in Discovery Education’s live 30 minute national school assembly to raise awareness…
Sam the Dog's 2nd Visit to Year 5
Date: 16/10/2014
Year 5 have done it again! Despite it being Eid on Monday, we managed to achieve the highest overall attendance last week. To say a huge well done, Mrs Sennett arranged for Sam the Dog to come and visit…
Year 5/6 Football Tournament
Date: 14/10/2014
On Wednesday after school, some Year 5 and 6 children went to Wakefield Football Centre to play in a tournament against 4 other local schools. Although we came 4th overall, Miss Benning and Mr Carver…
Art Trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Date: 02/10/2014
On Tuesday, Year 5 and 6 went to Yorkshire Sculpture Park as part of our Art topic this half term. The aim of the trip was to appreciate some of the art work of the local artistBarbara Hepworth, and practice…
Past Pupil Visitors
Date: 25/09/2014
The end of another busy week in Year 5 at Sandal Magna!On top of our normal lessons, we had a lovely, unexpected surprise in Year 5 on Thursday. During our P.E lesson, three past pupils (Shannon, Bryony…
Sam the Dog's Week in Year 5
Date: 18/09/2014
At Sandal Magna Community Academy, we all know that School Attendance Matters, and because Year 5 had such fantastic attendance last week, Sam the Dog came to visit us this week. On Monday afternoon,…
Year 5 Class Family
Date: 11/09/2014
In Year 5 we are a class family! On our own, we are all individual and unique, but together we make a fabulous class family. We have made a piece of artwork called 'Our Class Family Tree' and displayed…
