Kites (year 5/6) - Miss J. Woskett and Miss D. Rickards

Kestrels (year 5/6) - Mrs S. Smith and Mrs S. Harris

Harriers (year 5/6) - Mr J. Merry

Merlins (year 5/6) - Miss A. Pickett and Mr S. Harris

Welcome to year 5 and 6.

 

We will begin the Autumn Term by focusing on the book The Soup Movement by Ben Davis. As we read the book will focus on developing our CPSHE knowledge and skills. We will discuss the different relationships within the book and develop our understanding of the dynamics of healthy relationships.

 

Our topic for the remainder of Autumn Term is ‘Blast From The Past’. We will begin the topic with an exciting hook day, where children will experience what a day would have been like in a Victorian school. During the topic, we will focus on developing our skills, knowledge and understanding in History. We will learn about what life was like for Victorian children, the Industrial Revolution, Victorian inventions and Victorian arts and culture.

 

In English, we will write a Victorian time-slip story, a non-chronological report about the Victorians, we will read and complete writing tasks based on the story of Oliver Twist, we will perform harvest poems and complete some SPaG activities based on the film Nativity!

 

In Maths, we will focus on building and strengthening our knowledge of place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and fractions.

 

In Science we will learn about properties and changes of materials, we will group and compare material materials based on their properties. We will also investigate how some materials dissolve in liquids use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated. In Design and Technology, we will understand and use mechanical systems such as levers and linkages to create a Victorian styled Rocking horse toy!

 

We will develop our creative skills in art by using our drawing and painting skills to create work inspired by Paul Nash.

 

In Music, we will learn about musical notation, alongside percussion games. We will aim to apply our notation skills by playing keyboard notes to practice simple songs, using the app ‘Garage Band.’

 

In Computing, we will learn about computer networks including the internet. We will use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content. In our Online Safety lessons will learn how to manage our online information, including our privacy and security and we will learn about the importance of Copyright and Ownership.

 

You will not need to bring your PE kits to school but you can wear your PE kits on our PE days. Some PE will be outside so please make sure you’ll be warm enough.  This term we will be developing our skills and techniques in Sports Hall Athletics, Handball, Dance, Basketball.

 

You can support us by listening to your child read regularly, helping them learn their times tables and practice their spelling. Children will receive a reward and raffle ticket each time they read at home (you can sign their link book or they could upload a photo/video to Seesaw). Children can become ‘Maths Champions’ and receive a special pencil when they know all the times tables and division facts up to 12x12 and are able to use them to solve a variety of problems. Homework is set at the start of the year and children will be rewarded for each piece they do.

 

We look forward to learning lots of new and interesting things this term!