Year 5

Year 5

Our Team

Mrs Charlton

Welcome to Year 5! My name is Mrs Charlton and I am new to the school though I have been aKey Stage 2  teacher for 3 years. I love nothing more than a good book, a cup of tea and curling up on the sofa. I also love animals and like to go horse riding and spending time out in nature when the weather is nice! I love maths, working with different numbers and I am very competitive with times tables. This year I am looking forward most to our Space topic in Science and completing lots of experiments.

Mrs Standen and Miss Culshaw

We are very lucky to have both Mrs Standen and Miss Culshaw this year in Class 5. Mrs Standen has been working at the school for 17 years in various year groups so knows the school very well. At home she enjoys walking her 2 dogs which keep her busy. Her favourite subjects are Art and DT. She is looking forward to learning about our topic Crime and Punishment in History.

Miss Culshaw has worked at St.Andrews for over 13 years and will be working with us some mornings. Miss Culshaw loves to spend time at home or playing football with her two children. Her favourite lessons are History and Guided reading. She is looking forward to reading our class novel ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardbrobe’.

Topics

The topics we will be covering this year are:

• Autumn 1 – Vicious Vikings
• Autumn 2 – Fair trade
• Spring 1 – Crime and punishment
• Spring 2 – Natural disasters
• Summer 1- World War 2
• Summer 2- Traffic and travel

Homework 

Children will be set English, Maths and/or Topic homework weekly. The homework will relate to the work we have been doing in class that week or the work we will be doing in the upcoming week. Homework will be set on a Friday and children can receive £3 (School money) if they bring it back on Monday, £2 Tuesday and £1 Wednesday. Homework club for help and support will be on Tuesday break time.

Key Dates to Remember

Your child’s PE lessons will take place on a Tuesday and Thursday meaning children need to bring in their PE kits every Monday or be left in school. Full PE kit is expected during lessons with pumps that fit in case we decide to work outside and no jewellery is to be worn on this day.  

Even though I am new to school in Year 5 we have an open door policy. If you have anything that you would like to discuss, please don’t hesitate to come into school and speak to us. I will also be available on Dojo and Seesaw. 

Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to the year ahead.

Mrs Charlton