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Year 5 - Sycamore

Sycamore tree

Welcome to Sycamore Class!

Meet the Sycamore team

 

Mr Angus Hunter

Mr Angus Hunter
Class teacher

angushunter@botley.oxon.sch.uk

Mrs Gina Pires

Mrs Gina Pires
Teaching Assistant

Mrs Michelle Guilfoy

Mrs Michelle Guilfoy
Teaching Assistant

What shall I bring to school with me?

Homework

Homework will be sent via SATs Companion on a Wednesday to be returned by the following Monday.

Year 5 expectations:

  • 10 minutes daily reading.
  • 10 minutes daily spelling practise.
  • 10 minutes practice of Time Tables Practice
  • Weekly Maths activity
  • Weekly English activity

Any queries please contact your class teacher Mr Hunter.

Additional work at home

Children in Year 5 who are looking to complete additional work at home can use the links below.  ​These activities relate to the learning taking place in class at school.

Maths

English

Writing

Reading

  • Skelling by David Almond

Science

  • Term 5: Animals including humans

History

  • The Kingdom of Benin

Geography

  • Global Trade

Sycamore Summer Timetable

Term 5

 

Time 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday 

8:30-9:00 

 Registration – Morning work 

Registration – Morning work 

Registration – Morning work 

Registration – Morning work 

Registration – Morning work 

9:00-10:00 

Maths 

PE (indoor) 

Maths 

Maths 

Maths 

10:00-10:20 

Singing Assembly 

Whole School Assembly 

Class Assembly 

Whole School / Class Assembly 

Celebration Assembly 

10:20-10:40 

R  

A  

10:40-11:10 

 Spelling Test (Show) 

 Spelling (Learn) 

Spelling (build) 

  

Guided Reading 

Spelling - (build) 

11:15 12:15 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

12:15-1:15 

1:15-1:30 

Daily Maths – Pre-teach / SDI 

 

Daily Maths – Pre- teach / SDI 

 

Daily Maths – Pre-teach / SDI 

Daily Maths – Pre-teach / SDI 

Daily Maths – Pre- teach / SDI 

1:30-3:15 

RE 

History 

Forest School / Handwriting 

Homework set 

– Look, Say, Cover Spelling and SATs companion 

Art 

 Science 

PSHE 

Music 

PE (outdoor) 

Science 

3:15 

HOMETIME 

HOMETIME 

HOMETIME 

HOMETIME 

HOMETIME 

Term 6

 

Time 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday 

8:30-9:00 

 Registration – Morning work 

Registration – Morning work 

Registration – Morning work 

Registration – Morning work 

Registration – Morning work 

9:00-10:00 

Maths 

PE (indoor) 

Maths 

Maths 

Maths 

10:00-10:20 

Singing Assembly 

Whole School Assembly 

Class Assembly 

Whole School / Class Assembly 

Celebration Assembly 

10:20-10:40 

R  

A  

10:40-11:10 

 Spelling Test (Show) 

 Spelling (Learn) 

Spelling (build) 

 Guided Reading 

Spelling - (build) 

11:15 12:15 

English 

Maths 

English 

English 

English 

12:15-1:15 

1:15-1:30 

Daily Maths – Pre-teach / SDI 

 

Daily Maths – Pre- teach / SDI 

 

Daily Maths – Pre-teach / SDI 

Daily Maths – Pre-teach / SDI 

Daily Maths – Pre- teach / SDI 

1:30-3:15 

RE 

Geography 

French / Handwriting 

Homework set 

– Look, Say, Cover Spelling  and SATs companion 

 

Art 

 Science 

PSHE 

Music 

PE (outdoor) 

Science 

3:15 

HOMETIME 

HOMETIME 

HOMETIME 

HOMETIME 

HOMETIME 

Stay Safe Online

Don't forget to stay safe online. Have a look at the activities with your Parents and Carers on our Online Safety page.

Please make sure you carefully monitor your child's use of the Internet and check the appropriateness of websites. If you or your child has any concerns, you can report this to CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection).

Useful Websites

BBC Bitesize website     Oak National Academy

Please remember that your children have personal logins to the following fantastic websites: