PE will be on Monday afternoon and Thursday morning. Please make sure your child has their PE kit in school on those days. Long trousers and PE hoodies are required in the colder weather, please.
Reading logs and reading books: Please bring these into school everyday. We will use the reading logs to make a note of homework as well as keep a track of your child’s home reading.
Literacy and Maths Homework will both be set on Tuesday and will be due in on the following Monday. Usually it will be a page in a CGP books, an online activity, or a sheet. Please let us know if your child is struggling to complete the homework within a reasonable time.
A new spelling rule to learn will be taught on Fridays. The children are taught a spelling rule each week, as well as being given time to practise words from the statutory curriculum lists. Please practise the word rule and words from the statutory list at home. We will test spellings periodically, ensuring that children are able to apply the spelling rules they’ve learnt, as well as being able to recall words from the statutory spelling list.
Times tables: Please continue to practise your times tables and mental arithmetic at home. You can do this through playing traditional games and methods, or using an app such as Timestable Rockstars. Children practise weekly to ensure their timestable skills stay fresh!
Reading: Children in Year 5 should be reading daily at home. Even though most children can now read independently, we’d also encourage you to enjoy hearing your child read and to continue to read to them – sharing ideas and thoughts about the text. Children can choose to read a book from the classroom, the library, or from home. Please see the Year 5 Reading Spine for suggestions of our favourite books to read.
Ideas for home learning in other subjects:
Create a “Caribbean Culture” Mood Board 🎨
Task: Create a collage showcasing Caribbean culture. You could cut out pictures, draw, or print images of:
✔ Caribbean landscapes 🌴
✔ Famous Caribbean people 🏅
✔ Traditional food 🍍
✔ Music & dance 🎶💃
✔ Festivals & celebrations 🎉
Explore Caribbean Music! 🎶
Task: Listen to some Caribbean music (calypso, reggae, steel pan). For example@:
🎵 Bob Marley – “Three Little Birds” (Reggae)
🎵 Lord Kitchener – “London is the Place for Me” (Calypso)
🎵 A Steel Pan Band – Find a YouTube performance!
Interview someone about Moving to a New Place 👵👴
Task: Interview someone you know about a time they moved house, city, or country.
✔ Where did they move from and to?
✔ How did they feel before and after moving?
✔ What was different about the new place?
Taste the Caribbean! 🍍🍛
Task: Try a Caribbean-inspired dish at home! You could:
Try a Caribbean fruit (mango, pineapple, coconut) 🥥
Help cook a simple dish like rice and peas 🍚
Research a Caribbean recipe and write it down
Map Challenge! 🗺️
Task: Using an atlas, Google Earth, or a world map, find:
✔ The Caribbean Sea 🌊
✔ 5 different Caribbean islands 🏝️
✔ The capital cities of Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Barbados
✔ How far the Caribbean is from the UK ✈️
Woodford Valley C.E. Primary Academy
Middle Woodford, Salisbury
SP4 6NR
Telephone: 01722 782361
Email: office@woodfordvalley.wilts.sch.uk
