Welcome to Year 5/6

In Year 5/6, Mrs Reynolds and Mrs Sheppard are the class teachers and we are supported by Mr Webb.

Our PE days this term are Mondays and Wednesdays. Please come to school wearing your kit on these days.

Topic

Our topic for Terms 1 and 2 is Maafa. 

This project teaches children about Africa past and present, with a particular focus on Benin. It traces the development of the slave trade and explores Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, the causes and consequences of the European colonisation of Africa and the worldwide communities that make up the African diaspora.

Our class novel for the topic is Freedom by Catherine Johnson

The topic will also flow through our wider curriculum as we explore:

• In English, we will explore character and setting descriptions as well as information texts. 
• In Art we will study tints, tones and shades and use this knowledge to create a piece of work inspired by global issues such as equality.
• In Science we will explore electricity. 
• In French, we will be learning about the planets and our solar system
• In RE, we will continue to think about Judaism and comparing beliefs with other World religions.
• In PSHE, we will be focusing on the theme of 'celebrating difference'. 

In Maths, we will be covering the following areas.

• Multiplication including the relation to area
• Geometry
• Fractions 
• Time
• Using the 4 operations within statistics

Homework

Year 6 homework (CGP books) are set on a Wednesday and due in the following Wednesday. 

Doodle maths and spelling shed assignments are set on a Monday and spelling tests are every Monday based on the previous week's spellings. 
 

Reading – pupils read a ‘scheme’ book (or novel if free-reader) with an adult at least five times a week. 

DoodleMaths and DoodleTables – pupils will be set activities to complete, based on in-class learning that week. These will be set each Monday. 

Spelling Shed - children will have access to Spelling Shed’s online platform where weekly spelling lists, set by the class teacher, can be found as well as games and activities to learn the spellings learnt in class. Spelling tests will be each Monday and new spellings will be set each Tuesday.  

Useful links to support learning at home:

BBC Bitesize

Reading Challenge - Share what you are reading at home here.

Other White Rose workbooks