Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Dorset
Foundation home learning
The Year 5 Team
Curriculum Overview
This week in Dorset 5
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Week beginning 12th January 2026
Dear parents and carers,
In maths, we have been learning the long multiplication method, including multiplying 4 x 2 numbers. Most of us have got it now, as long as nothing changes! Lots of practice has been necessary and we're really understanding that quick recall of times tables facts REALLY helps with speed of solving the question. Please keep practising times tables at home to help with this. The children began dividing using the bus stop method - short division - today and most understood. Again, speed or times tables recall is really important.
The children are enjoying our book, Twitch and have many theories and solutions about what is happening and who is the baddy! We have done some linked learning by creating cardboard birds to help us engage further with the text and all the children have had a go at using binoculars to spot any birds in the school grounds (sadly not many!)
In science the children have been learning about the stages and processes of life cycles of different animals.
We got VERY wet walking to swimming yesterday - please ensure your child has a coat with a hood for the walk as we often get wet as swimming is in the winter this year! Lots of the children wanted to change into PE kits and trainers after swimming as their shoes were wet so please ensure they have their PE kit in school as well as their swimming kits!
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We will do PE on Monday's this term.
Mr Borland
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Home Learning
Spellings
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Multiplication Tables
Weekly practise of multiplication tables is vital in supporting mathematical development. Below is a chart of the 36 essential facts to learn. This is especially helpful for children who are almost fluent.
Class timetable
Times Tables Rockstars!
To keep practising the multiplication taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account.
Challenge yourself to beat your score and build your knowledge as you become a Rockstar!
Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.
Reading
Children should bring their Accelerated Reading Book to and from school each day. When they have finished reading, children are asked to complete a quiz before changing their book.
https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6704864
Parents please log your child's reading on the BOOM reader Parent Portal or by using the BOOM reader parent app on your tablet/mobile no more than once a week.
Spelling
The link below will take you to the spelling scheme we are working from in school.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/
This document contains spelling strategies that are used in class, and can be used at home to aid learning new words: