Hill 5
Teacher: Miss Gregory
Teaching Assistant: Mr Iqbal
Our P.E day: Tuesdays and Fridays
Spelling test: Fridays
Homework: Spelling and Math's on Emile
Reading at home x3 a week - record in your reading journal
RAISE Assembly Pupils:
Tuesday 24th Feb - Isma
3rd March - Adyaan
10th March - Idrees
17th March - Zoya
24th March - Maria
Welcome to Hill 5! Miss Gregory is delighted to welcome you to an exciting year of learning, growth, and discovery. In Hill 5, we are passionate about making learning come alive for every child by providing purposeful and memorable experiences that spark curiosity and inspire future aspirations. Our goal is to equip all Year 5 children with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to thrive academically and personally, preparing them to make a positive contribution to modern-day Britain. Through our engaging ‘WONDER’ curriculum, we aim to nurture a lifelong love for learning, helping children to remember and build upon their knowledge over time. We believe that education is a partnership, and we look forward to working closely with parents and carers to ensure every child reaches their full potential. At Spring Hill Primary School, our RAISE values — Respect, Aspiration, Inclusivity, Service, and Empowerment — are at the heart of everything we do, guiding us to create a caring, ambitious, and inclusive community where every child can truly shine. We hope you enjoy our learning journey!
Our class novel this half term (Spring 2) is:
Year 5 Book Spine Challenge!
'Little Badman and the time travelling teacher of doom' by Humza Arshad & Henry White.
We believe that reading is the key to success. As part of our reading for pleasure initiative, the children are encouraged to read all of the books on our Year 5 reading spine before the end of the year.
Spring 2 Spellings - Please ensure your child/children practice these on Emile 3x per week. They will also bring a sheet home which looks like the one below so that they are able to practice spellings with paper and pen if technology is not accessible at home.
Spelling Year 5 - Emile Education
English Spring 2
Non-fiction - Model Text: Dear Mrs Locks
We will be learning how to persuade someone using our writing. This means trying to make the reader agree with us or change their mind.
We will read Dear Mrs Locks and look at how the writer:
shares their opinion clearly
uses strong reasons and examples
asks questions to make the reader think
uses persuasive words and phrases
Our Writing Task:
We will write our own persuasive letter about a chosen topic, using the same style as the model text.
Independent Writing:
We will write a letter to Dear XXX, choosing our own topic or story idea and using persuasive language to convince the reader.
Fiction - Model Text: Zelda Claw and the Rain Cat
We will be learning how writers create fear and suspense in stories. We will look at how the author:
builds tension and mystery
describes settings and characters
uses exciting and dramatic vocabulary
controls what the reader knows to keep them guessing
Our Writing Task:
We will write a fantasy story inspired by the model text, using suspense and detailed description to make it exciting.
Independent Writing:
We will write our own fantasy story, choosing our own characters, setting, and plot while using suspense to hook the reader.
Maths Spring 2
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages .
Geometry – Properties of Shapes.
