Year 5 Mr Gribbin - St Oswald's RC Primary School

Year 5
 Mr Gribbin

Reading in KS2 – Reading Records
 Books to be brought into school every
  Wednesday. Books are also changed on these days.
 For every 3x parent signature and comment in
  your child’s Reading Record, they will receive a
  raffle ticket.
 This ticket will be entered into a weekly draw
  and winners will receive a treat.
 Note – a comment can be about any book they
  are reading, not just their school book.

KS2 Reading Record Comments
.____ read well and understood the story.
.___ really enjoyed reading this book.
.____ showed a good understanding of the text and was able to answer questions about the story.
.___ is beginning to predict what might happen next, we can’t wait to find out!
.Used the pictures to answer questions about the book.
.Retold the story in detail after reading
.Needed some help to understand the main events in the story.
.Needs to read again to improve confidence and understanding of the book.
.____tried hard to sound out new words.
.Read with fluency and expression.
.Found this book quiet easy/ too challenging.
.Needed encouragement to stay focused.
.Enjoyed the story because…..
.Used the punctuation to add expression
.Has learnt about ….. and could explain in his/ her own words
.Needed a lot of help to read this book.
.We found words linked to the spelling rule and used a dictionary to find the definition of these words
.Well done, a great start to this book. I think you will really enjoy your new book!
.Great reading! We really enjoyed when ….
.Self corrected his/her errors.

Reading in Year 5 – Guided
                  Reading
 Class reader Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief – whole
    class reading and discussion.
   Whole class guided reading (Reading Explorers and
    Cracking Comprehension). Actively promotes the
    teaching and learning of specific reading and study skills.
   The children acquire the ability to access, interpret and
    understand a piece of text, and are encouraged to become
    more independent thinkers and learners.
   Pupils are taught how to analyse the question being asked
    before they attempt to look for an answer.
   Explicitly promotes the teaching of new vocabulary.

Bookflix
 Display showcases some of books that are ideal for Year 5
  pupils to be reading.
 The books that are ‘trending now’ are in the class reading
  corner.
 The Star of the Week gets to choose one of these books to
  read in school.

English
 This half term, we are looking at Greek myths, with the aim
    of writing our own.
   We will be analysing the ingredients of a Greek myth, and
    how to create effective characters and settings.
   Later on in the half term, we will be looking at creating
    playscripts, taking inspiration from a range of Greek myths.
   Grammar lessons are taught alongside texts to show their use
    in context (e.g. relative clauses).
   Spellings rules are specifically taught, with spelling lists sent
    home on a Friday and pupils tested at the start of the
    following week.

Vocabulary
 Vocabulary plays such an important part in reading and
  writing.
 It is crucial that children are exposed to as many new words
  as possible across all subjects.
 New words are taught every day (Word Wall) and revisited at
  the end of the week.
 Pupils in Year 5 have their own vocab books to enter new
  words and definitions to.

Reading in Year 5 – individual
reading
 Dedicated time in school week to hearing
  children read on a 1:1 basis.
 Done by either the teacher, TA or support
  staff.
 Helps to monitor fluency, comprehension
  and text understanding.
 Comments left in Reading Records and
  signed by the member of staff.

Reading in Year 5 – Reading Plus
 3 x 30 minute lessons a week dedicated to Reading Plus.
 Reading Plus is a literacy intervention that develops the
  fluency, comprehension and motivation students need to be
  successful readers.
 It is personalized to each student’s interests and academic
  strengths – and builds cross curricular content area
  knowledge.
 The text may be presented in either the guided or
  independent format, providing scaffolds to improve mental
  focus and visual efficiency.
 After reading a selection, students answer ten thoughtful,
  skill-aligned comprehension questions. Vocabulary-related
  questions are also included.

Maths

• Pupils are taught the daily skills of mental maths,
  fluency, reasoning and problem-solving.
• Times Tables Champion – Each week, pupils are chosen
  to answer as many multiplication questions in one
  minute. The winner is awarded 5 Class Dojos.
• Pupils use Times Tables Rock Stars in class to develop
  their fluency and speed.
• Pupils should continue to use TTRS at home.
• Times tables books are sent home each week to
  complete.

FreeFlow Info (FFI)
• Parents can keep up to date with their
  child’s progress through FFI.
• Work done during the week will be
  uploaded for you to see.
• Homework will be uploaded every Friday.
  Children can upload their completed work
  on FFI.
• Messages and news will be posted to keep
  you up to date with any changes or vital
  information (alongside the school’s
  website).
• Parents can query anything or ask for
  confirmation regarding work sent home.