Together Everyone Achieves More
Year 5
Welcome to Year 5
We are looking forward to a very enjoyable and successful year with lots of exciting topics and great learning opportunities. We hope that this page will give you all the information that you need but if you have any questions, please feel free to ask a member of the Year 5 team.
Term 4 - Into the Amazon
Step inside the fascinating world of tropical rainforests where you'll encounter an enormous variety of flora and fauna!
The rainforests are bursting with life! Sweep aside the liana vines, hop over the giant roots of the kapok tree, and discover magnificent tigers roaming the jungle. In this enchanting children's book, you'll discover amazing rainforest animals, learn about the diverse range of life-giving plants, and find out why the Amazon rainforest is known as the "lungs" of our Earth.
Learn all about the ecosystem of the rainforest, Earth's oldest living ecosystem. Understand the characteristics of a rainforest, where they are located and how old some of them are. Examine the plant and animal life in a rainforest, and determine why they are important. What are the threats to the rainforest and how can you help?



The Amazon Rainforest Location
The Amazon covers a huge area (6.7 million sq km) of South America. Nearly 60% of the rainforest is in Brazil, while the rest is shared among eight other countries—Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France.


Reading book: ‘World Burn Down’ by Steve Cole
Blurb: Taken deep into the Amazon, Carlos manages to escape his captors only to find himself trapped by the fast-moving fires. Will he be able to outrun the flames as the world around him burns to the ground?
Art
We will be usng block printing techniques to produce our own art work.
Your Year 5 Team 2024-2025
Mr G Wilson - Year Group Leader, Science Leader, Class Teacher of Sea Urchins
Miss A Smith - Assessment Leader, Class Teacher of Whales
Miss K Gaffney - DT Leader, Class Teacher of Swordfish
Mrs J Kingwell - Associate Teacher
Mrs A Alexander - Communications Support Worker
Mrs S Andrews - Communications Support Worker
Important Documents