Year 5
Welcome to Year 5
The Year 5 team for 2024 -2025 are:
5F - Mrs Fennell
5A - Mr Al-Ramadani
5I - Mrs Irgens
We are also lucky to have a team of fantastic teaching assistants who are always here to lend a friendly hand:
Mrs Main
Mrs Yick
Mrs Birtwhistle
If you have any questions regarding your child's learning, please send your class teacher a message via studybugs.
Members of the Senior Leadership Team and several Year 5 teachers and TAs will also be available on the playground and gates each morning.
 Mr Al-Ramadani (5A) |
 Mrs Fennell (5F) |
Mrs Irgens (5I) |
Mrs Main |
 Mrs Yick |
Mrs Birtwhistle |
Welcome to Year 5
This is certainly a thrilling time with you belonging to the group of pupils that we turn to as role models for the younger students. Whilst extremely exciting, we know that starting Year 5 is a big step and might seem a bit daunting! But don't worry- we believe in every single one of you and know that each day you will surprise yourselves with just what you can achieve! So long as you bring your best selves to school with those positive mindsets and huge smiles every single day, there is no end to what you might discover about our world and yourselves! The Year 5 team are your personal cheerleaders, supporting you all the way to your goals and here to pick you up and encourage you when things get tough. If you ask nicely, we may even get some pom-poms!
Get ready to make us proud!
We have already started our tremendous learning journey together! We have explored Anglo Saxon England before travelling through the Scandinavian lands of the Vikings. We will took a step back in time at Tamworth Castle where we discovered more about their lives. After Christmas, our journey will soar through the skies and take us into the mysterious realms of galaxies far and wide as we uncover the secrets of space! We will gaze up into the sky to learn more about our amazing solar system and immerse ourselves in a chance of a lifetime inside a planetarium when it visits Year 5 at Templars Primary. Finally, we will return to our feet being firmly on Earth....just the other side of it! We will study the ancient civilisations of South America such as the Aztecs and Mayans, as well as the vast, luscious expanses of rainforest that exist in this part of the world throughout the Summer.
Year 5 children absolutely love Maths! This is the year when the numbers get larger and your knowledge really starts to widen. You are sure to impress your family with the skills and methods you will learn. You will be pointing out angles, shapes and calculating measurements and money wherever you go in no time at all! We also enjoy writing using Sentence Stacking in Year 5 and we can't wait to see the stories, newspaper reports, poems and double paged spreads that you will create! We celebrate fantastic readers in Year 5 and will share our own books with you during our reading lessons. However, please send us your recommendations based on what you have enjoyed reading at home too: teachers always need books to read! We hope you enjoy your new reading records to document the amazing reading you do at home!
Every Child, Every Day, Every Chance!
Every child is welcome here,
Every day is a new opportunity,
Every chance will be taken,
Our strength lies in our community.
Remember- you are all this child, you can all make a difference every day, and we will give all of you every single chance to be the very best version of yourself.
Y5's Top Tips For A Terrific Time At Templars
-Come to school on time and try not to miss any days!
-Always bring a smile, a positive attitude and be ready to be part of our huge team!
-Say "Yes I can" at least once a day!
-Embrace your adults and fellow children as one big family and show them all respect and kindness!
-Be a responsible reader! Read to an adult every day!
-Use TT Rockstars to learn all 12 times tables!
-Teach and tell your grown ups all about your learning at school! They will love to learn alongside you!
-Be honest!
-Encourage your grown ups to join twitter so they can keep up with all things #TemplarsTeamY5
P.E times
These are the days each class has P.E, however we advise bringing in their P.E kits on a Monday and leaving them in school until the end of the week. P.E kits consist of: plain white t-shirt, black shorts or bottoms and trainers.
5A - Friday
5F - Monday
5I - Wednesday
Swimming Lessons
We are all looking forward to starting our block of swimming lessons. These take place at the Xcel centre. They will attend every day for two weeks. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask your child's class teacher.
We will be walking to and from the Xcel centre. All children will need to bring their swimsuit in a separate bag. Girls will require a one piece swimming costume and boys swim shorts (must be above the knee). All children will also need to bring a towel and refillable water bottle. No jewellery is to be worn on swimming days so please ensure any earrings are removed.
Get hooked on (several) books!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/tomtolkien?listId=2DJ7FY1XQ0F1M
https://www.thereaderteacher.com/year5
Keep up with learning, resources and challenges with the Year 5 teachers on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Denise_Gentry1
Usefull Maths Websites
Times Table Rockstars (Times Table Practise) - https://www.ttrockstars.com/
Maths Frame (lots of free games) - https://mathsframe.co.uk/