Term 4
We are historians
This term our topic is Power and Parliament.
Our 'big question' will be:
How was our democracy created?
In English, we will be basing our learning around the book Alex Rider: Stormbreaker, inspired by our learning about London, Power and the MI6. We will create our own spy gadget advert using persuasive techniques.
We will then focus on 'Framed' by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
The children will be creating their own newspaper article about the stolen artwork, debate on the meaning of art, and create descriptions about the paintings in the story, which are based on real paintings in the National Gallery, London.
We will also be reading from a range of other texts - non-fiction, fiction and poetry - in our Guided Comprehension lessons. These will also support our topic & RSHE learning.
Maths units for this term are:
Y5: Decimals and Percentages; Perimeter and Area; Statistics
Y6: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages; Area, Perimeter and Volume; Statistics
Other topics this term are:
- RE: Judaism. Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people?
- RSHE: Celebrating Difference
- Science: Electricity
- Music: Theme and variations (based around Pop Art)
- Art: Collage - cityscapes
- Computing: Vector Drawings
- French: All Around Town - places in France; places in towns; numbers to 100
This term our Christian value is JUSTICE
Whole school worship times will be based around this value and, in class, we will be exploring this value through our topic, art and Bible Stories.
Class Teachers:
Mon - Wed : Mrs Davey
Thurs - Fri : Miss Human
The class are supported every morning by Mrs Thomas.
PE & extra curricular sport
PE will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the children will need to come into school on those days in their PE kit (navy blue shorts or jogging bottoms (no leggings) and white polo shirt with Frant logo.
This term the children will be learning Netball (Tue) and Tag Rugby (Thur) with Mrs Douch and the class team.
Please note that due to PE fixtures, some PE lessons may be moved or taught by the class teacher.
Mrs Douch will be running:
- Netball club after school on Tuesday (finishing at 4:30pm).
Homework
For Maths homework, Mental Arithmetic books will be sent home every Tuesday to be returned the following Monday for use in school, with the expectation that the children complete parts A and B of the page that we have worked on through the week - as well as going back to review any incorrect answers. Please do not go ahead in the booklet. On occasion, an additional maths activity may be set to do with the current topic that the children are learning.
A Spelling, Punctuation or Grammar activity will be sent home in children's homework books on a Friday. This needs to be completed and brought back to school by the following Thursday. It will be marked and returned to the children that week.
Spellings will be checked every Monday morning so the children need to practise their spellings at home so that they are prepared.
We expect the children to be reading at least 5 times a week. This can be done independently or with an adult, but will need to be recorded in homework diaries with the date, book title and a short summary of what has been read (a sentence per day or short paragraph for the week) . A small reward will be given to children who record their reading at least 5 times each week.
Spellings are available below under documents, should they need reminding.
We have no Topic homework project this term.
Please see below in documents for additional information.
Reminders
- Please ensure your child has a named water bottle in school every day.
- Please send children to school wearing outerwear that is appropriate for the weather as we will always endeavour to be outside for playtime.
- Please make sure that hair below shoulder length is tied back using discrete hairbands in school colours.
- We are allowing the children to bring in their own stationery this year, in a simple, small pencil case (no flashing lights, toys attached etc!). Please ensure any stationery the children are particularly attached to is labelled as things do go missing. This arrangement is subject to change if items are swapped/ lost/ argued over!!
- Fidget toys of any kind are not allowed unless given direct permission from Mrs Davey, Mrs Reichel or Mrs Challis - please leave these at home. Children who are permitted to bring in fidget toys may bring in 1 small item that they must use appropriately. This is to reduce distractions and disagreements within the classroom and on the playground.
- Mobile phones must not be brought to school, however if a child must bring a mobile phone to school for security/travel reasons then they must be handed into the office at the start of everyday. The school accepts no responsibilty for these.
- Please discourage children from bringing in anything that is not required. Our cloakroom is relatively small and with your help we can keep it tidy and ensure items do not become lost.
Useful Documents
Art in Term 3 - Maya Masks
In Art, the children designed their own Maya masks, based on the 3 different kinds of masks the Maya people created: celebration, battle and death masks. They used clay to make their masks with different types of tools to add detail. They then added colour by painting them once they were dry. The children were able to reflect on their learning, discussing how to improve and noticed their progress during the process, not just the end result. The main learning involved was to ensure the clay was thick enough so it didn't break! The children were very resilient as well as creative during each stage of the process.
DT and History in Term 3 - Oak trip to Temper Temper
Inspired by our learning in topic on the Maya Civilisation, Oak class visited Temper Temper. They made their own chocolate Maya masks and learnt about the history of chocolate. The children learnt lots about how chocolate is made and wrote excellent explanation texts in English based on their research and the many facts we learnt during the trip.
Topic in Term 3 - Maya Project Presentations
Oak class presented their fantastic Maya projects to the class, based on our learning on the Maya Civilisation in topic this term. There were many wonderful and creative ways in which the children shared and discussed their work.
DT in Term 2 - Felt decorations and phone cases
Oak class designed and sewed their own Christmas decoration and felt phone cases. They learnt about different types of stitches and how to use a needle and thread.
