5 Rowan are taught by Mrs Brown (tbrown@woodlands.kent.sch.uk) Monday to Thursday and Mr Burns (mburns@woodlands.kent.sch.uk) on Friday

5 Hornbeam are taught by Mr Holliday (jholliday@woodlands.kent.sch.uk)

5 Sycamore are taught Mr Taylor (staylor@woodlands.kent.sch.uk)

Mrs Richards (music teacher), Mrs Brooks (French teacher) and LATonSSP (PE teachers) are also vital parts of the Year 5 Team.

Working across all the classes supporting the children are Mrs Stanley, Mrs Baker, Mrs Hood, and Miss Rockell. 

HOMEWORK

• Maths homework will be handed out on a Friday and due in on Tuesday. A mininum of 20 minutes work is required, but we do not limit children to this. 
• Times Tables should be practised every day using Times Tables Rockstars.

• Children should read their Read Aloud book daily to an adult.
• Please use Spelling Shed for daily practice of spellings. We review the data in school and will update the spellings weekly. 

Children should access our spelling program from home for revision or extra practice.

General Information

PE: Children to arrive in school wearing the appropriate school PE Kit.

HORNBEAM – Mondays and Thursdays 

SYCAMORE – Thursdays  and Fridays 

ROWAN - Thursdays and Fridays

MEDICATION

Please let the school and your child's class teacher know if your child has any condition requiring medication, including allergies or asthma. If your child needs to be on a course of medication then please complete the relevant form which is kept in the school office. 

READING
Reading is encouraged daily and every child will receive a 'Read Aloud' Book to read daily at home to an adult. In addition to this, children can read Star books and other literature that they might find in the class book corner, library or from their home setting. 

Star Books
The books have been chosen carefully to include a range of genres, authors and dates of publication.  There will be four copies of each text in every classroom.  Children can read them at any time and can bring these home to share with adults.  The language might be more challenging hence the need to read these with an adult.  The books include:

1. Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Joan Aiken  
2. Indian in the Cupboard - Lynne Reid Banks  
3. Street Child - Berlie Doherty  
4. Dark Lord: The Teenage Years - Jamie Thomson   
5. The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair - Lara Williamson  
6. The Boy in the Tower - Polly Ho-Yen  
7. Who Let the Gods Out? - Maz Evans  
8. The Explorer - Katherine Rundell  
9. Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve  
10. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman   
11. Black Hole Cinema Club - Christopher Edge 
12. The Night Bus Hero - Onjali Q. Raúf      
13. Rune - Carlos Sanchez    
14. Stormbreaker – Anthony Horowitz   

NON-FICTION

1. I am not a Label - Cerrie Burnell and Lauren Mark Baldo 
2. The Story of the London Underground - David Long and Sarah McMenemy 
3. Awesome Engineering - Sally Spray 
4. Your Place in the Universe - Jason Chin   
5. Sportopedia - Adam Skinner and Mark Long 
6. Lost Species - Jess French and Daniel Long 
7. Grand Canyon – Jason Chin 
8. In Great Numbers - Isabel Thomas, Raphael Honigstein, et al. 
9. Lists for Curious Minds - Human Body - Rachel Delahaye and Caroline Selmes 
10. The Humans: Ancient civilisations and astonishing things they taught us - Jonny Marx and Charlie Davis 
11. Kay’s Incredible Inventions - Adam Kay

Children need to look after each book carefully and ensure the books are returned in good condition once they have been read.

We really hope that children thoroughly enjoy the challenge and experience of reading five of our star books this year and that this inspires them to find new and exciting books in the future.