Welcome to Year 5

Year 5 Team

Hello, I am Mrs Skipp, and this is my second year having the privilege of teaching Year 5 at Thomas Reade. Having worked in schools for over 8 years, I finished my teacher training here and loved it so much that I stayed! I have two children, one in secondary school and one going into Year 6, so I am familiar with Year 5 from both a teacher and a parent perspective. When I’m not teaching, I love reading, gardening and being outdoors with my family. I love to run, when I have the time, along with seeing live music and comedians.

I am lucky to be supported in Year 5 by fantastic TAs; Mrs Keetley and Mrs Webster. 

Expectations Of Our Class

In Year 5, during our first week together, we create a 'Class Agreement,' which is a set of rules created together as a class, by both children and adults. This agreement helps maintain a positive environment, allowing everyone to learn effectively and ensures we all feel safe and secure in our classroom. We acknowledge good behaviour in various ways; always looking for ways in which we can recognise how positively the children approach both their work, our classroom and the wider school. We work hard to achieve our Reading Certificates, we earn Dojos for anything fantastic in the classroom and we take pride in taking on class jobs – helping to make sure the classroom runs smoothly, whilst giving responsibility to the children. We also work together to fill our class 'Star Jar', and once it’s full, the whole class gets to enjoy a special treat!

PE days – Thursday and Friday until w/c 21.09.26, when we start swimming. PE days from this point will be PE on a Wednesday and swimming on a Thursday until October half term

Highlights Of The Year

We have many highlights in Year 5. In the Autumn term we learn about North and South America, comparing these places to the UK. In addition to that, we go swimming in the Autumn term, where we learn and develop key swimming skills. In the Spring term, we learn about the Ancient Mayans; it is during this term that we also learn about Space in our science lessons and visit Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium. We also perform our production this term along with Year 4 - this will start straight after Christmas in January - be ready as soon as we come back! It is really fun because we get to sing, dance and act; pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones and learning just how amazing we are. In the Summer term we learn about rivers and coasts and go on a walking trip down the River Thames. We end our year in the Summer term with Forest School and a residential trip to Hill End!

Year 5 homework

 Year 5 key documents and resources

Year 5 key topics