Mrs Leeson and Mrs Evans
Welcome to Class 2EL's Webpage
Our year 5 and 6 class is full of enthusiastic, hardworking children who work hard to produce brilliant pieces of work. As well as our enthusiastic and dedicated teachers, we are supported by some fantastic teaching assistants; Mrs Dixon (Maths) and Mrs Evans (English).
Many of the children in our class are encouraged to be responsible by taking on specific roles such as: being Young Leaders at lunchtimes to help and instill confidence in our younger children; being Young Librarians to guide children when choosing books from our library; Head Boy and Head Girl to show parents/carers round our school and help at events such as church services and during collective worship; reading buddies; Eco-Rangers and representing our class voices by being a School Council Representative. We recognise the importance of our children becoming confident and mature members of our school community in preparation for them becoming young adults in the future.
Term 1 2018
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome back all of the children in our class, it has been fantastic to see them coming in so full of enthusiasm. This term our theme is 'Stone Age to Iron Age'. We will be learning about what life was like for humans in the Stone Age using evidence from archaeological sites such as Skara Brae. We will then move on to investigate life in the Bronze and the Iron Ages, focusing on how life change over this period. In English, we will be focusing on the theme of ‘Viewpoints’. The children will be comparing character’s points of view based on the film 'The Croods'. This is linked to our overall theme of Stone Age to Iron Age.
*In Science we will be learning about properties and changing of materials.
*In Art we will be researching cave images and creating a frieze of our own.
*In ICT we will be developing our skills of word processing as well as improving skills in using Microsoft Publisher.
*In Music we will be exploring sound scores and developing our knowledge of pulse, rhythm and duration.
*In RE we will be learning about how God is portrayed across the different faiths.
* In our outdoor PE sessions, we will be developing our athletic and multi skills whilst our indoor sessions will be gymnastics.
We will continue to develop written and mental strategies for all four operations to improve speed and accuracy in our maths sessions. We are learning to quickly recall multiplication and related division facts.
Key aspects of learning for this term will be:
Number and place value.
Counting, partitioning and calculating
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division methods
Problem solving using the four operations
Please continue to practise times tables with your child. They should ideally be able to complete a 12x12 grid in under 10mins.
Term 2 2018
Welcome back! Many children have made new friends and everybody is striving to do their best with their learning. The visit to Aylmerton was a great success helping to forge strong friendships and develop excellent team work.
*This term each class will be learning about a country in Asia. Our class is studying India.
*In Science, we will be learning about animals including humans. This unit focuses on reproduction and the life cycle.
*In DT we will be our Young Enterprise in preparation for the Christmas Fair. Linked to our geography theme, we will also be learning about foods eaten in our focus country.
*In IT we will be learning about sound, podcasting and composition.
*In Music we will be exploring sound scores and developing our knowledge of pulse, rhythm and duration.
*In RE we are learning about the life of Mohammed.
*In our outdoor PE sessions, we will be developing multi-skills.
*We will also be learning about firework safety.
In Literacy we will be focusing on the theme of science-fiction. We will be looking across different texts including:
Remembrance Poetry
· Mythology
A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
In addition to this, we will also look at other non-fiction text types during our theme lessons.
The children have produced some wonderful writing this term and should be proud of their progress.
Maths
Key aspects of learning for this term in maths will be:
measurement
properties of shape
position and direction
statistics (graphs/charts)
probability
algebra.
Please continue to practise times tables with your child. They should ideally be able to complete a 12x12 grid in under 10mins.
Term 3
Happy New Year! We hope you all enjoyed a relaxing festive break. Thank you so much for the thoughtful cards and gifts that we received at the end of term.
This term each class will be learning about the Shang Dynasty.
In Science Y5 & Y6 will be learning about micro-organisms.
In Art we will be looking at the technique of screen printing linked to our Chinese topic.
In ICT, which will be taught in a regular weekly lesson, we will be developing our understanding and application of using ‘Scratch’.
In Music we will be exploring scales and leitmotif.
In RE we will be learning about The Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit).
In our outdoor PE sessions, we will be developing our rugby and badminton skills.
In English we will be creating our own science-fiction texts based on the story ‘The Watertower’ by Gary Crew.
For the remainder of the term, the focus will be on writing non-chronological reports based on the Shang Dynasty.
The children produced some wonderful writing last term on India and Scrooge by Charles Dickens.
Key aspects of learning for this term in maths will be:
Counting, partitioning and calculating
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division methods
Problem solving using the four operations
Please continue to practise times tables with your child. They should ideally be able to complete a 12x12 grid in under 10mins.
Homework:
Maths – Please hand in on Monday. This will be handed back out on Wednesdays.
Reading Planners - Please hand in on Monday. We aim to hand these back on the same day.
Spellings – Tests will be each Friday. Please sign your child’s planner to show that they have practised at least four times in
their planner or on an electronic device.
English - Please hand in on Wednesdays. This will be handed back out on Fridays.
Term 4
Welcome Back! We hope that you enjoyed a lovely mid-term break and feel energised for the busy term ahead.
In English we will be focusing on the book ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ by C.S. Lewis. We are aiming to produce a range of writing across the text types based on the story. We will also be watching clips of the film to support our writing. To link our history and writing, we will be writing texts linked to battles, tourist information leaflets and diary entries.
Key aspects of learning for this term in maths will be:
• measurement
• fractions, decimals and percentages
• position and direction
• statistics (graphs/charts)
• probability
• algebra.
Well done to those children who were chosen for the Big Maths Celebration in Term 3 – we are very proud of your hard work.
This term's theme:
*This term we will be learning about the history of castles in our local area.
*In Science we will be learning about Earth and Space.
*In DT we will be constructing 3D models linked to our history theme. In Art, we will be making gargoyles using clay.
*In ICT we will continue to develop our competency in a range of Office packages, and there will be a focus on multimedia.
*In Music we will be developing our knowledge of descriptive music: timbre, texture, tempo and dynamics.
*In RE we will be learning about Easter and will have a whole school focus day on Easter at the end of term.
* In our outdoor PE sessions, we will continue developing our hockey and striking and fielding skills.
Term 5
We hope you all enjoyed a relaxing Easter break and are refreshed for the new term ahead.
Please find below a list of our topics for the term ahead:
*This term in History we will continue to learn about the history of castles in our local area.
*In Science we will be learning about forces.
*In DT we will be developing our skills of designing and making trebuchets.
*In ICT we will be securing our learning computer programming using Scratch.
*In Music we will be exploring jazz and swing music.
*In RE we will be completing the second part of our work on The Trinity.
*This term the Year 5 children will be going to Jubilee Park for swimming lessons. Our class PE session will be athletics.