Rode Heath Primary School
Year 5 2024 - 2025
Miss Watson
I am delighted to be joining Rode Heath Primary School. I have spent two years in Cheshire East, working predominantly in Key Stage 2. This will be my third year with a Year 5 cohort and I can't wait to get stuck in! I strive to make learning fun and exciting for the children - I love the arts and the outdoors, so I try to bring these into my lessons at every opportunity. Outside of school, I enjoy a range of sports from running to badminton and spending time with my little boy.
Mrs Harrop
I am very excited to begin my next chapter at Rode Heath Primary School as a teaching assistant. After twenty years as a teacher, I have opted for a change and I love it.
I live with my husband, our two young girls and our 24 chickens. In my spare time I love to go on mini adventures with my girls, either to new parks, National Trust places, find new places to walk or go out for dinner. We particularly love going up to the Scottish Highlands and spending time in a family holiday home and exploring the lochs, walking and getting lots of fresh air. I also love gardening and baking lots of delicious treats for family and friends! I am looking forward to working with the Year 4 children this year.
Welcome to Year 5
Welcome back! We hope you have had a lovely holiday and enjoyed spending time with your loved ones.
We have an exciting start to our Summer term ahead. We will be exploring our new English text: The Paperbag Prince by Colin Thompson. The Paperbag Prince is an old man living in a railway carriage on a rubbish dump. But he knows that even rubbish can sometimes contain treasure, and that if he stays long enough, gentle nature will heal the countryside and make the green come again. Our History topic will cover The Romans - the children will learn about the impact the Roman empire had on life in Britain. They will learn about the spread of the Roman empire, the invasion of Britain and the eventual conquest. They will also look in detail at some aspects of the Romanisation of Britain, such as the building of Roman roads and bathhouses. Lessons across the curriculum will be stimulating and engaging as we explore this topic and others - for further information on what we are diving into this term, take a look at our curriculum map (you will find it at the bottom of this page).
We will also be following our Maths - No Problem! scheme of work, which incorporates lessons linking to real-life problems. Furthermore, it ensures that topics are covered from previous years so that children have a great understanding of maths and how it can be applied.
Alongside all of this, we are very much aware of the importance of children being happy, safe and secure in school and to help us do this, we follow our Hearts and Minds curriculum. We will be exploring how we can build resilience and encourage curiosity this half term. More information about our Hearts and Minds curriculum can be found using this link: Hearts and Minds.
Thank you for your continued support. It is going to be a great year!
Continuing the Learning Journey...
Week Beginning: Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Maths: We will be plotting points on a coordinate grid.
English: We will be debating the use of plastic and writing information paragraphs about sustainability.
PE: Athletics and Swimming.
Hearts and Minds: Happy Minds.
Science: Living things and their habitats.
Religion and Worldviews: We will be exploring the creation of laws and teachings within communities.
DT: We will be designing a pop-up book.
Geography: We will be summarising the characteristics of a desert biome.
Music: We will be learning, performing and combining the key rhythms used in salsa music.
Weekly Reminders:
- Homework is set on a Thursday and due in on a Thursday: Atom Learning Maths and PAG. Spellings are separate but also released and due in on a Thursday.
- Please ensure your child is filling in their reading diary on a daily basis.
- Practise timestables on a daily basis using Times Table Rockstars.
- Children to come in PE kits for the whole day on Wednesdays. PE will be outdoors on Wednesdays, so please wear appropriate kit. The children will have swimming on Fridays, please ensure they come into school in their uniform and bring the appropriate kit.
- If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to write in your child's reading diary and it will be responded to ASAP.
Here is a link to the book that I recommend you purchasing to help your child with the KS2 grammar, punctuation and spelling expectations:
Renaissance Link for reading click here.
In order to find year group expectations for maths, please click here, scroll down and click on the overview.
For year group expectations for English, please click here, scroll down and click on the overview.
The expectations for science and the foundation subjects can be found by selecting the relevant heading from here.
To access the Atom Learning homework platform, please click here.
Key Dates:
24th - 26th March 2025 - York Residential
Don't forget to visit our Think Like an Engineer website regularly, to see what we're all busy doing:
https://thinklikeanengineerproject.com