Broom Barns Primary School

: Mrs O’Sullivan

: Mrs Tuckwell

: Mrs Martin

: Mrs Haines

: Miss Chillmaid

: Mr Monk

Welcome to Year 5

Welcome to class 5! Our teacher is Mrs O’Sullivan who has been teaching at Broom Barns since 2022 and loves making lessons fun and as memorable as possible. She is a dog lover, and her passions are travelling and reading books. She is terrified of spiders and not keen on chocolate but loves ice cream.

Working alongside Mrs O’Sullivan are Mrs Haines, Mr Monk and Miss Chillmaid. They enjoy working in Year 5 and building a good rapport with the children, helping them to feel secure, happy whilst encouraging learning, communication and social development.

Curriculum

We have an exciting year planned for Year 5 children. Our topics this year are; The Vikings, crime and punishment, states of matter, lifecycles, space, online safety, coding and so much more!

Year 5 have P.E. every Monday and Friday. Children will need suitable P.E. kit for both indoors and outside. Long hair should be tied back and earrings removed.

Every morning starts with EMW (early morning work). EMW is incredibly important because it helps you to revise key concepts from your learning and gives you the chance to practise your arithmetic, reading and writing skills every day. This is why arriving to school on time is so important. It equals 225 minutes a week of revision and feedback time which we have found to really help children make accelerated progress.

Trips etc

In Year 5 our class trips reflect our curriculum and enhance our learning. We use offsite visits and in school workshops to inspire and foster curiosity in our children. Recently we have brought our history topics to life with a trip to the Anglo-Saxon village in West Stow and an immersive day where we became Vikings. We have explored animals and their habitats during a trip to Hertfordshire Zoo. We have learnt about other cultures through a Chinese dance session as well as keeping safe and belonging to the local community with a Mini Police workshop. Our busy year also included a visit to the local library and an interactive show from the Big Foot Theatre.

General Information and Expectations

8.50 is the time your child should be in school every day. Early morning work is very important and planned, often individually; please ensure your child is on time.

Year 5 Home Learning

It is vitally important that the children read aloud regularly at home. Children in Year 5 should read with an adult at least 5 times every week for at least 5-10 minutes a day. If they have completed their school reading book, please feel free to read other books with your child. It is important that they have the chance to read books that they are interested in e.g non-fiction, poetry and magazines as well. Children are encouraged to be independent and may change their own reading books as soon as they have finished them. The children are reminded each day to change their. We would be grateful if you could either comment or sign the reading record to let us know you have read with your child.

Children should complete spelling homework which is set for them on Spelling Shed every Friday. They will be tested the following Friday and then set new spellings.

Children should learn your times tables 3 times per week using Times Tables Rock Stars.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to a successful year!

For further information on our curriculum please see Our Curriculum Page and our Curriculum Maps Page