Oak Class - Year 5 & Year 6 2024 - 2025
Miss Jones
Mrs Curzon
Miss Kerr
Oak Class have a super term of learning ahead. In English, we be exploring quality texts through which we be developing our range of writing skills. These texts always remain ‘top secret’ until the last moment, as the mystery surrounding them is used to stimulate the children’s ideas. Using these texts as stimulus, the children will produce a final piece of writing in the style of an endurance narrative, a recount, and a magazine article.
In maths, we will continue to follow Power Maths which is based on a mastery approach to the teaching of mathematics designed to strengthen and deepen understanding. The children will begin by looking at geometry of shapes and position and direction. They will then move on to decimals, negative numbers, measure- converting units and volume.
In our wider curriculum work, we will begin the term by thinking about how following God can help to bring us freedom and justice. In PSHE, the children will explore the theme of citizenship and how our role in society is important for contributing to the world. We will then move onto Art and design where we will be learning about photography. In design and technology, we will delve into the world of textiles by constructing and designing our own soft toys.
In Geography, we will be undertaking our own fieldwork studies based on a local site whilst in History we will investigate the secrets of the Benin Kingdom.
Our science topic will focus on everyday materials and how we use them and finally, in PE the children will be learning through team games and activities which will enhance their knowledge of a range of sports.
Please do have a look at our comprehensive curriculum page on our website for more information on what your child will be learning and when.
Key Information for the Autumn Term:
Children should wear full school uniform and black school shoes each day.
Our PE sessions will be on a Wednesday morning and a Friday afternoon. Children are required to bring in full PE kits on these days and they will be able to change in school.
Children should bring a water bottle with fresh water every day.
Children do not need to bring pencil cases or other personal items to school as all the equipment they need is provided.
Please label all clothing and personal items to avoid the loss of property.
Homework will be set on a Tuesday, with spellings available to learn from Monday. Homework will be marked every Monday afternoon and the children will be tested on their spellings and timetables every Friday.
If you have questions or queries, please see us at the start or the end of the school day or email [email protected].
We are so looking forward to sharing another fantastic term with you all and we hope that the children will thoroughly enjoy our planned learning activities.
Miss Jones, Mrs Curzon and Miss Kerr
Homework will remain in the same format whereby new homework will be provided to the children every Tuesday. It should then be handed in every Monday. For more information, please look at our 'Home Learning' page.
