St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Welcome to Year 5 - St Catherine of Siena (5 Catherine)
Feast Day 29th April - 'Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire'
Class Teachers - Mrs Whitehead & Mrs Garner
Teaching Assistants - Miss Howard
One of our key focuses in Year 5 is preparing children for the transition into Year 6. We teach them English and Maths based on the National frameworks and cover other subjects using our Creative Curriculum. We actively encourage our children to use independence and creativity across our range of subjects.
Links to useful documents
Curriculum Documents 2024/25
Butser Farm -13th November 2024
Meet the town council - 14th October 2024
“On Monday, Year 5 went to Newbury Town Hall to meet the Mayor, his name is Councillor Andy Moore. We had a talk by him all about his mayor making ceremony and his civic duties. Councillor Day and councillor O'Keeffe also told us all about what Newbury Town Council do, they have a budget to spend on things that benefit the people of Newbury. Some of these are the upkeep of Victoria Park and lots of other play areas, two cemeteries, six allotments, six community orchards, many sculptures, blue plaques and the farmer's and charter markets in the market square. It was all really interesting! We also got to go on a tour of the building with a quiz to answer; we heard and saw a lot of history, the Town Hall is nearly 150 years old. They let us try on the various different ceremonial robes and hats and got to sit in the mayor's chair and feel the weight of the maces, they were very heavy! It was a really fun morning, thank you for having us!”
Reading & supporting homework
We encourage children to become successful independent learners in order to prepare the children for year 6. Children are encouraged to manage their own time in relation to homework and to use their creativity and imagination when carrying out the tasks.
For Maths games, have a look at Woodlands Junior and BBC Bitesize.