Welcome back, everyone! I hope you have all had a lovely half-term break and are feeling refreshed and ready for another exciting term of learning.

This half-term, our new topic is “What Was Life Like for Tudors?” We will be travelling back in time to discover what life was like during the Tudor period, learning about some of its most famous figures and exploring the fascinating history of this time.

In English, we will be putting our writing skills to the test by researching and writing biographies about Henry VIII, finding out about his life, his reign and the events that made him such a famous king.

We also have some exciting experiences planned! We will be visiting Rayner Stephens to create our very own Tudor-inspired piece of art, giving us the opportunity to explore our creativity and take inspiration from the past. We will also be visiting Ordsall Hall to experience a Tudor day, where we can immerse ourselves in the Tudor world and discover what life might have been like hundreds of years ago.

Alongside our Tudor adventures, we will also be going on a school trip to Poetry Together, where we will celebrate poetry and develop our confidence in performing and sharing words aloud.

It promises to be a fantastic half-term full of history, creativity, exciting experiences and plenty of new learning. I can’t wait to see what we discover together!

Have a look at our Class Blog to view the Medium-Term Plan for this topic, where you will find other activities planned for all areas of the curriculum. You will also find this term’s Creative Homework project. We always enjoy seeing the children’s efforts, so please do keep sharing their wonderful work!

Homework (Thursdays)

Weekly homework task

There will be a weekly homework task set in your child’s homework book. Please complete this ready for every Thursday. We will go through the homework together as a class to review and consolidate learning.

Spellings

A spelling sheet will be handed out to your child every two weeks, which will be stuck in their homework book, to practice if they need to. A spelling test will be followed up on every second Thursday.

Reading

Please read a few times a week and record it in your child’s reading diary. An adult is required to sign it for acknowledgement.

If you wish to contact us, you can request a telephone / face-to-face consultation via the main office (0161-303-9411) or email me via admin@broadbentfold.tameside.sch.uk.

Keep an eye out for the Year 5 Class blog to keep up to date with what we have been up to in school!

Thank you for all your support.

Mrs Gao