Welcome to Class 15!
Class 15 is made up of 26 wonderful Year 5 students. Our class teachers are Mrs Lumb and Mrs Rawlinson and we are lucky enough to have the support of Mrs Brooke and Mrs Bailey as well.
Mrs Lumb
Mrs Bailey
Mrs Rawlinson
Mrs Brooke
During the Autumn term, our topic will be ‘From Sky to Land’ which will focus on learning about space and the local area. This will begin with looking at space during our science work. In English, we will be focusing on shorter units including a diary linked with the moon landing, an explanation text about the moon buggies that the children will be making in DT and a non-chronological report using Pandora (the planet from Avatar) as a basis. We will then be moving on to look at the local area now and in the past looking at how it has changed over the last 100 years to meet the needs of modern society.
During the Spring term, our topic will be ‘Hear the Congo Rhythm’ which will focus on learning about the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This will begin with the colonisation of Africa and Francophone countries before moving on to look at the landscape and climate of the DRC with a particular focus on deforestation and flooding in the country. In English we will be reading Journey to Jo’burg by Beverley Naidoo which focuses on two brave children who will do anything to save their sister during apartheid in South Africa.
During the Summer term, our Year 5 topic ‘The Miracle of Medicine’ which will focus on learning about medicine through time. This will begin with the Ancient Greeks followed by some of the gruesome remedies of the Middle Ages right up to modern medical breakthroughs and the creation of the NHS. In English we will be reading Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman which focuses on Xenotransplantation.
If you have any questions or concerns, the best time to catch us is after school or via our year group email – THPYear5@nclt.ac.uk
Homework
Homework will be set every Friday: this will be alternate between maths and English and will support work being taught in class. This should be completed by the following Friday. There will also be weekly spellings which will be tested the following Friday. These will be set on Spelling Frame where the children can practise their spellings further.
Reading
We will be continuing to use planners to record both home reading, as well as reading with an adult in school. These should be taken to and from school every day. Remember that for every 3 times you read in a week, you will get a reading reward ticket and for reading 4 times or more, you will get 2 tickets! If we get 100% of Class 15 reading for 3 consecutive weeks then the whole class will choose a reading reward.
Curriculum Booklets
Student Council…
In Class 15, the children voted for who they would like to be school councillor and the chosen one was…..
Useful Resources and Games
We are always aiming to strengthen the skills we learn at school and there is no where better to do it than at home. Dive into some of the links below and let the children show you just how amazing they are!
