St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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Class 5

If you wish to know further information relating to the curriculum in Class 5 please do not hesitate to speak to Miss Gill, the class teacher via Class Dojo.

English

Our topic for Summer Term 1 is based around the book ‘Wonder’. A book about a boy with a rare facial abnormality. Our class will be looking at this book through the reading phase and this will then support their writing later in the term. As you aware, it is very important that your child/children read regularly at home. At school, we suggest that this is for around 15 minutes per evening, and this will support the 20 books in 2021 Challenge set for Class 5 children. Alongside this, we would suggest regular use of Read Theory. St Joseph’s also has the new Bug Club initiative, which can also support your child in reading. Thank you for your assistance in supporting this.

Maths

We will be looking at Place Value; decimals; time and statistics; geometry; addition and subtraction; multiplication and division. Quick recall is vital for this; therefore, children should be practising their times tables and number facts frequently at home, alongside the use of Times Table Rockstars.

Religious Education

We will be focusing on ‘The work of the Apostles’ in RE this half term.

Science

We will be learning about classification and how to subdivide plants and animals into vertebrates and invertebrates. This will include learning how to make classification grids.

French

French will be led by Miss England based upon the topic of ‘Family and Friends’..

Physical Education 

PE days are on Monday with One Goal and Wednesday with myself. Please ensure your child comes in their PE kit on these days. Pumps/school shoes should be worn inside on school days. Trainers should be in school at all times, so the class can use the track. Thank you for supporting this.

Geography

In Geography, Class 5 will be conducting some fieldwork in Barnoldswick. They will be looking at human and physical factors, using different types of maps and creating their own inquiry questions.

Homework

 Each week, the class will receive English and Maths homework via ClassDojo. Weekly spellings will also be posted on ClassDojo. Please support this weekly homework with your children’s regular reading, use of TTRS and Read Theory.

Mathantics - a fun revision website 

Click here to visit the Mathantics website where you can watch video explanations of different areas of Maths. 

BBC BITESIZE

Check out the BBC Bitesize Maths website to revise all areas of maths -  click here 

If you want to revise your English visit the BBC Bitesize English page - click here

Below, are some of the learning activities we took part in last year.

Titanic

Class 5 have been writing stories based on the story of the Titanic.  They researched a passenger who traveled on the vessel and wrote a story containing vivid flashbacks from that person's perspective.

Electricity 

Class 5 have been investigating electrical circuits.

Solar System

Class 5 have been sharing their finished non-chronological reports on the Solar System with Class 3 . 

Money Program

The children in Class 5 have been taking part in workshops with Mr Souter, where they learn about money and how to handle it in a productive way. They have learned about how loans, credit and debt work and the the different ways of borrowing money and the pitfalls they may encounter if they don't use money sensibly.

Phoenix

Class 5 took part in a Twitter conversation with the author of their class book Phoenix, S.F. Said. They asked lots of interesting questions about how he creates his books and where he gets inspiration for characters and plot lines.

Anti- Bullying

Children in Year 5/6  have covered a series of Anti-Bullying sessions with Phil. We learnt about self defence, types of bullying, and how we can trust our eyes, ears and emotions. One pupil said 'I enjoyed having Phil and I now know what to do if I ever get bullied'.

Burnley Football Club - Healthy Lifestyles

Burnley Football club visited today to start sessions in Class 5 about healthy lifestyles and looking after your body. They also put the learning into action!

Art and History with West Craven

Class 5 were visited by teachers from West Craven School and took part in lessons on art and history.  The children learned how to create poppies from recycled bottles and also investigated artifacts from both world wars.  The amazing poppies they created were placed in our prayer garden as part of our Remembrance Day commemoration.

Playground Leaders

Class 5 have been taking part in Playground Leader training and organising lots of exiting new activities for the younger children in school.

Long Term Planning

Planning

Please find below an outline of the topics covered in your child's class. 

If you wish to know further information relating to the curriculum in Class 5 please do not hesitate to speak to Miss Gill, the class teacher.