Year Five
The Year 5 team are looking forward to working with you and your child this year. We have so much fantastic learning planned and cannot wait to get started.
The staff that will be supporting your child in their learning journey this year are:
Class Teachers
5A - Miss C Clarke
5B - Ms S Azam
5C - Ms C McIntyre
Teaching Assistants
Ms K Neville
Ms S Hussain
Ms S Williamson-Nisbett
Cover Staff (Tuesday AM):
Ms Ashfield
Ms Melia
Ms Mclean
Should you need to contact a member of the Year 5 team, please use Class Dojo. If you do not have access to this, please speak to your child's class teacher or use the links below.
5BYew Tree Primary School
Birchfield Way
Yew Tree Estate
Walsall
West Midlands
WS5 4DX
Tel: 01922 626926
5A - Monday and Wednesday
5B - Wednesday and Friday
5C - Monday and Thursday
Please make sure your child has their PE kit in school at the beginning of every half term and these will then be sent home again at the end of every half term. The PE dress policy can be found on the school website.
Topic 2 - Firedamp and Davy Lamp
In this History led topic, children will descend into the depths of Britain’s coal mines and discover how coal miners brought the precious coal up to the surface that was needed to power industry. In this topic, they will find out about the many dangers of mining and why health and safety laws are important in the world today, and they'll use geological maps to identify coal seams in the UK. We will also learn about the importance of coal during the Industrial Revolution, the process of the ‘no choice’ lottery and the miners’ strikes.
Topic 1 - Investigating Our World
Our first topic of the year is all about investigating the world around us. In this geography project, children will learn about locating map features using a range of methods. They will learn about the Prime Meridian, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and worldwide time zones. They will also learn about climate zones, vegetation belts and biomes. The children will also learn about human geography and capital cities worldwide before looking at the UK motorway network and settlements.
All information and resources from our INSPIRE session can be found below.