Welcome to Year 5 Class 5 Co My

Welcome to Year 5 Class 5 Co

My name is Mrs Corke and I will be your teacher in Year 5. I have been married for 9 years and I have a black cat called Cocoa. When he was a kitten, some people thought he looked like Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon, what do you think? He often catches mice and birds and brings them as presents for Mr Corke and I! Last year, I started a new hobby, which is stargazing and I absolutely love spending time in my garden looking at the stars in the sky. I’ve managed to see Venus, the International Space Station, some meteors and even a fireball! I have recently begun calligraphy too, using my new skill to make cards for my friends and family. I also love all things Disney. My favourite character is Mary Poppins because she can make anything seem fun. I am really looking forward to learning with you and getting to know all about you.

Classroom Entrance – 5 Co Our class entrance is shared with 5 R, so when the bell rings in the morning, you will line up outside the door, ready to enter the building. As you come in, you will line up alongside the corridor on the right and wait to go in the cloakroom.

Classroom – 5 Co We are not sure how the classroom will look in September, however, this is our door and the front of the room.

Lunchtime Outdoors At break time and lunch time, Year 5 use the junior playground, which you will have used in Year 3 and Year 4. Our break time is usually 10: 45 until 11: 00, but this could be different when we return in September. Our lunchtime is from 12: 30 until 1: 30, although this could change depending on guidance we are given. You will eat your lunch in the junior hall.

Summer Task Every year, we give you a task to complete over the Summer, which is then displayed in our classroom. This year, we would like you to add pictures, drawings or photos of your family and friends to the sheet below (a bigger version is on the following page). When we return to school in September, bring this sheet in with you and we can spend some time hearing about each other’s families. Click here to download a copy.

Our First Topic! I enjoy teaching all of the Year 5 topics, but I have to admit, our first one could be my favourite! We will spend the first half term learning all about Earth and Space, the planets in our Solar System, as well as carrying out scientific investigations about orbits and looking at how scientists discovered our Solar System. We will also be learning about how our planet moves around the Sun and how the moon orbits the Earth. In English, you will become a journalist for the day, as you report on the historic Moon landing which happened in the 1960’s.

YEAR 5: EARTH AND SPACE Interesting Read Key Vocabulary axis An imaginary line about which a body rotates e. g. the Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours. celestial Positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy. galaxy A group of stars, dust, gases and other objects held together in outer space by gravity. orbit To circle, or move around another object. rotation To move around a centre or on a pivot; follow a set sequence. satellite An object that orbits another object in space. A satellite may be natural, such as a moon, or artificial, such as the International Space Station (ISS). spherical Perfectly round, solid object. universe All of the matter and energy that exists and everything in space, including all the planets, stars and galaxies. Big Questions Describe how the Earth and other planets move around the Sun. All eight planets orbit the Sun (the only star in our Solar System) in an anti-clockwise direction, when viewed from the Sun’s North Pole. Explain how the Moon moves in relation to the Earth. The Moon, which is the Earth’s natural satellite, orbits our planet once every 27 days. It rotates at the same speed as it orbits Earth, hence we only see the same face of the Moon. Why does day and night occur? The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours, eastwards, which is why the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West. The reason we have day and night in each 24 -hour period is because Earth is spinning. When the place where you live faces towards the Sun, it is daytime for you. As Earth spins away from the Sun’s light, darkness falls and it is night. What shape are the Sun, Earth and Moon? The Sun, Earth and Moon are all approximately spherical bodies.

See you in September! I hope you have a wonderful Summer and enjoy making memories with your family and friends. Please make sure you keep yourself safe and I am really looking forward to seeing you in September and hearing all about what you have been doing!