Welcome to Class 5

This page has useful information about the day to day running of Class 5 and about what we get up to in our busy, exciting classroom. 

Mrs Green teaches Class 5 on Fridays.

We work alongside Mrs Verner and Mrs Willis, our teaching partners.

Summer term

English: Based on our class text ‘Bloom: The Surprising Seeds of Sorrel Fallowfield’ the children will:

• write a persuasive letter
• continue a narrative
• write a set of instructions
• write a diary entry
• write a story opening
• present an information fact file
• write from a different viewpoint
• write a letter to the author.

Maths: Using White Rose, children will focus on: 

• Shape (Week 1-3)
• Position and Direction (Week 4-5)
• Decimals (Week 6-8)
• Negative Numbers (Week 9)
• Converting units (Week 10-11)
• Volume (Week 12)

Science: Children will know:

• A life cycle shows the changes an animal or plant goes through until the reproduction of a new generation when the cycle starts again.
• All living things must reproduce for the species to survive.
• Sexual reproduction requires two parents whereas asexual reproduction only requires one parent.
• There are different processes plants and animals use to reproduce (asexual and sexual reproduction).

History: British history: What was life like in Tudor England? Pupils will:

• Extract information about Henry VIII from sources, explain, and justify their interpretation of Henry VIII using evidence from sources.

• Make deductions from sources about Anne Boleyn; interpret historical sources and supporting interpretations with evidence.
• Use sources to make deductions about Henry VIII’s wives and use evidence to support deductions, evaluating which of his wives best met his requirements.
• Identify primary sources, highlighting evidence in a source and make historical deductions from evidence.
• understand who Thomas Cranmer was and why he was important.

Geography: Why do Oceans matter?Pupils will:

• Describe how the ocean is used for human activity.
• Explain how the ocean helps to regulate the Earth’s climate and temperature.
• Identify the Great Barrier Reef as part of Australia.
• Describe the benefits of the Great Barrier reef.
• Describe how humans impact the oceans and the consequences of this.
• Explain some actions that can be taken to help support healthy oceans.
• Explain which data collection method would be best for marine fieldwork and why.
• Make suggestions for how to improve a marine environment.
• Present data using a tally chart and pie chart.

Art and Design: Frida Kahlo Pupils will :

• Create own abstract pattern to reflect personal experiences and expression
• Draw upon work of others to design own prints
• Produce increasingly accurate drawings of people
• Explore the use of texture in colour

Design and Technology: Cooking and nutrition: Developing a recipe. Pupils will:

• Describe the process of beef production.
• Research a traditional recipe and make changes to it.
• Add nutritional value to a recipe by selecting ingredients.
• Prepare and cook a version of bolognese sauce.

Music: We will be:

• exploring melodic layers, scales, intervals and chords
• creating and playing harmonic accompaniments (drones, chords and basslines)
• combining lyrics, melody and harmony.

Computing: Using Sphero Programming, children will:

• Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts.
• Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output.
• Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs. 

RE: We will explore 2 big questions

1. Creation and science; conflicting or complementary 
2. How can following God bring freedom and justice?

DAaRT: Drug awareness and resilience training

Forest Schools: Pupils will:

• Help maintain the FS site
• Weeding etc before beginning
• Team work games / Fauna
• hunt / Signs of Summer
• Team work games / Flora hunt / Tool work – knife use / Stick mobiles
• 8 point compass / 4 grid reference
• Tipi Shelter - Design and make using required knots
• Fire circle / Roasting food
• Orienteering with OS Map

If you have/would like to share any information or expertise on any of the above, please let Mrs Wicks know!

Spring term 

English: 

ANCIENT ATHENS

• demonstrate how description can enhance atmosphere.
• recognise the features of written flashback (analepsis).
• write a flashback (analepsis).

GREEK MYTHS

• written analysis of Greek myths to show their conventions (structure and characters)
• retell and compare versions of Daedalus and Icarus,
• myth scene from a different perspective

THE ALCHEMIST’S LETTER

• vocab rich description
•  written narrative in first person past tense
• third person descriptions of the scene (including pathetic fallacy)

THE DREADFUL MENACE

• Personification
• Internal monologue
• Poetry

Maths: Children will focus on: 

Number

Multiplication and division, fractions, decimals and percentages. 

Measurement

Perimeter and area

Statistics

Science: 

Term 1 Mixtures and Separation

Term 2 Properties and Changes

History: What did the Greeks do for us?

Geography: What is life like in the Alps?

Computing: Data Handling

                      E-safety 

Art and Design: Drawing and Painting: The Great Wave

Design and Technology: Mechanical systems: Making a pop-up book

Music: Inter-related dimensions and musical vocabulary. Exploring jazz. Composing and notating music inspired by lyrics and poetry.

MFL: Verbs in a Week. Meet My French Family.

For our class quality text Mrs Wicks will read ‘Who Let the Gods out?’ by Maz Evans. 

Autumn term 

English: Children will write poems based on those of Pie Corbett, create a space log book and space stories based on a visual Literacy unit 'Invasions'. They will write a letter applying to be an astronaut, and a diary. They will write non-chronological pieces based on the fictitious planet of Pandora and non-chronological pieces based on our class novel Cosmic and a biography of astronaut Mae Jamison.

Maths: Children will focus on number and place value, addition and subtraction, properties of shapes, multiplication and division, fractions, position and direction, decimals and measurement (mass).

Science: 

Term 1 Earth and Space

Term 2 Forces in Action

History: Term 1 How did the Maya civilisation compare to the Anglo-Saxons?

Geography: Term 2 Would you like to live in the desert? 

Art and Design: Children will link to their history learning to uncover the artwork created by the Mayans, using this inspiration to draw and create their own patterns and spirit companions.

Design and Technology: Electrical Systems: Doodlers

Music: The children will be exploring time signatures and performing together, performing rhythms expressively, exploring rhythmic texture and creating and notating musical texture.

Computing: Computer Networks and the Internet, App Design, E-safety, Computer Networks and the Internet, App Design, E-safety

MFL: French Monster Pets and Shopping in France

RE: What does it mean if Christians believe God is loving and holy?

PE: Coordination and Footwork, Static Balance: One Leg, School swimming ,Throwing sports e.g dodgeball, Invasion Games (Ball skills using manipulative e.g lacrosse)

For our class novel Mrs Wicks will read ‘Cosmic’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce.

If you have/would like to share any information or expertise on any of the above, please let Mrs Wicks know!

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Trips, visits and residentials:

Autumn term: Visit to the Sherwood Observatory Monday 6th October.

Horticultural show, Flintham show, Harvest, Bikeability and the KS2 Carol Service.

Spring term:  DAaRT lifeskills, Careers week, British Science week.

Summer term: Residential to Condover Hall, Shrewsbury. Wednesday 6th- Friday 8th May.

Helping KS1 with potted sports, sports day and the KS2 summer performance.

Useful information:

• PE: Our PE lessons are on Wednesday afternoons.  Children may come to school in P.E kit which should include appropriate clothing and footwear for both indoor and outdoor activities and the weather that day as most P.E lessons will take place whatever the weather.   Please make sure that all items of clothing are named.

• Homework: Reading and spellings form part of weekly homework and any additional homework will be sent home, with an accompanying explanation letter.

• Spellings will be set on a Thursday and tested the following Thursday. 10 new spellings will be sent home every Wednesday to be learned for the following Wednesday. Children should know how to spell the words and be able to use them in a sentence. This is very important and will also be tested. Spelling Frame will be used as a way to practise their weekly spelling rules at home.

• Times tables will be practised on a Friday and any children needing extra support will have an intervention on Thursdays. Although there will be no weekly times table tests in Year 5, it is extremely important that the children keep practising and increase their speed and their knowledge of derived division facts as so much of the maths in years 5 and 6 requires a solid foundation of these.

• Reading diaries are now found in the children's Personal Organisers - we would like the children to read at least three times a week and to see the planner signed at least three times a week by an adult please. The reading section of the diary will be looked at every week and take care points for reading will be awarded. There is also a section in the organiser for Reading Bingo- here the children can be rewarded with a 'visit' the The Starbook's Café- ask them for more information!!

• Outdoor Learning: Where possible we will spend time learning outdoors and will enjoy using the outdoor learning area and the large grounds we are fortunate to have as a school. Therefore please can you ensure that your child has a suitable waterproof coat every day in school. If you wish, you can provide your child with a named pair of wellington boots which they can leave in the outdoor shoe box. This will enable us to provide opportunities to take their learning outside. 

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