Welcome to Year 5

One Family, Aiming High, Learning Together with God

Our Year 5 Team:

Mr Tatham – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Mrs Ewing-Patel – Wednesday (am), Thursday, Friday

Mrs Callaghan – Every day

Contact details

danielt@spmillend.herts.sch.uk (contactable Monday-Friday)

lindsayep@spmillend.herts.sch.uk (contactable Wednesday-Friday)

Weekly Blog-15.05.26

And just like that, another half-term has disappeared! In maths this week, we have continued with our 'decimals' topic, adding and subtracting across decimals. In English, we have continued with our new text called 'Cloud Tea Monkeys'. This is a story about a young girl called Tashi whose mum suddenly falls ill. Tashi has to take over her job as a tea-picker to earn money for the doctor to heal her mum. In the end, some monkeys find Tashi some special tea and this pays Tashi enough to hire a doctor to heal her mum. In guided reading, 'The Explorer' concluded with a bang. This text has been a massive hit, and we are sad to see it finished. In Science, we have continued to look at living things and their habitats. Elsewhere, our history topic 'Who are the Ancient Greeks' concluded with a final look at Ancient Greek philosophers. Music and our Hindi song 'Kisne Banaaya' also concluded. On Monday, we performed our dances in PE, ready for a new topic next half-term. 'In my home' in Spanish finished, and data handling with the Mars Rover has also concluded in computing. RE, looking at Sikhism, and a focus on economic wellbeing in RSE have also drawn to a close. Have a lovely half-term break!

Key information

PE will take place on Monday and Wednesday. Please come into school wearing your PE kit on these days.

Homework will be set online and reading books will be sent home on a Friday and must be returned on Wednesday. Reading records need to be filled in at least three times a week and signed by an adult at home and brought into school by Friday for us to check.

Please remember to send your child in with a water bottle and a healthy snack. 

Summer timetable

This is where you can find extra work to support what we are learning in class.