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Whitehouse Primary School, 2 Doagh Rd, Newtownabbey

Year 5

Teachers: Mr Dowds and Miss Carson

Support Staff - Mr Kingsberry and Mr Smyth

Year 5 Topics:

The Sea: Children will have fun exploring the deep bluw sea, including finding oceans of the world using an atlas, researching the habitat, diet, appearance and behaviour of different animals and the dangers of water pollution and what we can do to improve it. 

The Titanic: Children will embark on a journey to discover the history of the Titanic, including how and where it was built, what it was like to be a 1st, 2nd or 3rd class passenger, take part in a debate about who was to blame for the sinking of the Titanic and children will even get the opportunity to become engineers themselves and build their own 3D model of the famous ship. In addition to this, children will look at a timeline of events, imagine what they might pack in their case if they were heading on this journey. 

Life in Ancient Times: Children will step back in time and discover what life was like in ancient Egypt. Topics covered will include pharaohs, hieroglyphics, the River Nile, mummification, ancient Egyptian houses, food, gods and goddesses and pyramids. 

Extreme Earth: Children will focus on our earth and the extreme forces that impact it. This will include how volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and the difference between tornadoes and hurricanes. 

Trips:Hazelbank and Titanic Museum.

Highlights:Outdoor learning, choosing their own books from the library, creating memory boxes and presenting them to the rest of the class and completing various other projects relating to their World Around Us topics. Children will also take part in their first carol service, an Easter workshop and enjoy being part of KS2 Sports Day. 

Visitors: Local fire fighters and the 'Life in Ancient Times' workshop.   

Finishing Times: 3 p.m. (Monday - Thursday), 2.10 p.m. (Friday)

Homework Schedule:

Day   Homework  Due Date
 Monday

Spellings

Reading 10 - 15 minutes a night

Written Homework (Maths / Literacy) 

 Friday

 

Thursday

 Tuesday

Reading 10 - 15 minutes a night

 

 

 Wednesday

Reading 10 - 15 minutess a night

 

 

 Thursday

Reading 10 - 15 minutess a night

Revision of spellings

Friday

Accelerated Reading Days:  Mr Dowds's class - Tuesday and Thursday/  Miss Carson's class - Monday and Wednesday. It is essential that children bring their books in to school on these days.

P.E. Day:  Thursday

Important Equipment:  Children should come to school with pencils, an eraser, a sharpener, colouring pencils, a glue stick, a ruler and a blue biro. It is important that these resources are replenished half-termly so that children are ready and able to learn.   

 

News

23rd Feb 2024
Year 5 had a wonderful day at the Titanic Museum last week. It was a great way to...
 
 
 
 
17th Jan 2024
Last week we all enjoyed some New Year New You activities. We discussed all the things...
 
 
 
 
22nd Dec 2023
Year 5 pupils were set the task of either creating a poster about the Titanic or...
 
 
 
 
8th Sep 2023
As part of our Sea topic this term, Year 5 went to the beach at Hazelbank to explore!...
 
 
 
 
 

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