Years 5 & 6 – Herons Class
Welcome to Herons Class page:
On this page you will be able to find information about the work which Year 5 and Year 6 pupils are undertaking. You will also find information of ways in which you can help and encourage pupils in their learning to enable them to fulfil the school values ‘To Nurture, To Grow and To Flourish’.
To enable you to be fully involved with your child’s learning we hold half termly consultation meetings which provide an opportunity for pupils and parents to meet with the class teacher to discuss progress, celebrate achievements and discuss the next steps.
Our topics this term are as follows:
Spring Term- Herons Class
This half term’s topic is Diversity and Communities. We are learning and talking about different forms of prejudice. Children will understand what stereotyping means and how this can impact themselves as well as local and national communities.
Summer Term- Herons Class
Year 6 pupils will have a mixture of half hour spelling and grammar sessions run by Mrs Lomax.
Year 5 will have four half hour spelling sessions a week following the Sounds Write programme.
Year 5 will be focusing on the following topics:
● Decimals and percentages
● Geometry of shapes
● angles
● measures
● volume and capacity
Year 6 will be focusing on the following topics:
● Area of triangles
● Geometry of shapes
● angles
● statistics
● Maths projects
Astronomy The Big Bang theory, gravity, the Universe, our Solar System, the moon and our galactic neighbourhood.
Meteorology Weather and climate, the atmosphere, the Ozone layer, air movement and wind direction, cold and warm fronts, thunder and lightning.
In the second half of the term we will be learning about The Suffragettes Democracy in the 19th Century, The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, Emmeline Pankhurst and the WSPU, The Anti-Suffrage Campaign 5 and World War I and the Representation of the People Act.In Geography we will be learning about New Zealand and the South Pacific, the location and physical geography ,The history of New Zealand- The Maori , Earthquakes, Climate and the South Pacific Islands.
In the second half of the term we will complete a local geographical study, studying maps,looking at local issues, collecting data and presenting data.
In DT we will be constructing bird houses!
They will learn about the benefits and consequences of taking risks, in familiar and unfamiliar contexts and discuss how their levels of responsibility are changing. They will learn about different strategies for getting help from known and unknown adults, even when this is difficult.describe . The children will complete their cycling proficiency training and learn strategies for staying safer on the roads when using them independently, as a cyclist or pedestrian. They will also learn about keeping safe in the sun and receive some simple first aid training.
In the second half of the term the children will learn Italian and write to their penpals at Little Thetford School to show off their new knowledge!
Autumn Term- Herons Class
The children will be studying Baghdad, 900 C.E. in History. This world History topic will cover the rise of Islam, look at the location of Baghdad as a crossing point for traders, the importance of the river Tigris as well as consider Islamic art. It will allow children to build on concepts of power, religion, civilisation, and conflict. This unit will be followed by a study on The French Revolution.
Children will be learning about ‘Spatial Sense’ in Geography. The aim of this unit is to teach geographical language as well as skills such as locating places using coordinates and identifying elevation on relief maps. After half term, Geography will move on to the geography of North America.
With Mrs Ayres on Tuesday’s, children are working on team building activities and team games. Children will practise good sportsmanship, communication skills and teamwork.
With Premier Sport on Wednesday’s, children are working with KICK to develop their Tag Rugby skills.