Welcome to Class 5
Saint Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)
Our Class Saint in Year 5 is Saint Pope John Paul II.
Saint Pope John Paul II was a kind and brave man who led the Catholic Church for many years. He was born in Poland and became pope in 1978. He helped bring peace, stood up for human rights, and taught people to love and forgive. He travelled all over the world to spread hope and faith. He became a saint in 2014 because of his good and holy life.
We are inspired by his attitude and approach to life which was filled with courage and bravery. We follow his teaching, 'Be not afraid, cast into the deep for a great catch' in our classroom by having the courage to try new things and to persevere with challenges as we will be rewarded with new knowledge and pride in ourselves.
Saint Pope John Paul II’s feast day is October 22nd.
Key information
Class teacher: Miss Kendall & Miss Esposito
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Waterhouse & Mrs Ashton
PE day: Thursday
What are we learning in Autumn Term?
English
This half term our book is Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans.
We will be examining this text for its story features. We will be considering how to write an excellent story extract, building upon the SPAG objectives we learned in Autumn 1.
We will also learn about the events that took place in Troy, during the Ancient Greek period, and the impact upon society at the time. We will use the RAFT grid to consider the reason for writing, the SPAG and text type features and the tone we should consider when writing a letter.
We will continue reading and exploring a range of texts during our Guided Reading lessons.
Maths
This half term we will be looking at Fractions and we will continue our learning of Multiplication and Division. We will be converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and will be comparing and ordering fractions less than and greater than 1.
For extra practice on times tables, Times Table Rockstars or Hit the Button (www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button) is available to access on devices. Please ask Miss Kendall or Miss Esposito if you've forgotten your TTRS login and need a copy of it. If you are struggling to gain internet access, written and oral practice is very beneficial, or Miss Kendall or Miss Esposito can print off some extra resources on request.
R.E.
Our topic in RE this half term is ‘God's Covenant’
In this unit we will be looking at God’s Covenant with Abraham, Noah and Moses. We will learn all about The Ten Commandments, what they meant to the people when God sent them to Moses and what they mean today, to us and our lives.
Science
This half term we will be learning about materials and their properties. We will be comparing everyday materials based on properties including their hardness, solubility, transparency and their conductivity. We will conduct experiments to discover whether we can recover a substance from a solution and we will be using our knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated. We will learn to give reasons based on comparative results and fair tests.
History
This half term we are learning about the Ancient Greeks. We will consider where the Ancient Greek period is placed in a historical timeline and we develop an understanding of the lives of significant individuals at this time. We will also look at the importance of the Olympics and famous Greek thinkers such as Pythagoras, Archimedes
and Hippocrates.
Geography
This half term we are looking at Biomes. We will consider the different ways that we can categorise the Earth's surface. We will compare and contrast the environmental features. We will also consider the human features that impact each biome.
Art
This half term we will continue our unit on Art and Fashion, developing a knowledge of famous artists who have collaborated with high end fashion designers like Yves Saint Laurent. We will be developing an understanding of expressionism and optical art, and its place in textile work and designs.
Design and Technology
We will be looking at the role of AI in our world and the major advancements in technology.
Music
We have weekly singing lessons from the Diocese of Leeds singing programme.
Spanish / MFL
We will practice our speaking, listening, reading and writing skills by learning some basic vocabulary and conversational skills.
Computing
We will be recapping our knowledge of data input and using search technologies effectively. We will learn about how results are selected and ranked.
PSHCE
Our unit title is ‘Me and my relationships’. We will be looking at the importance of ‘give and take’, how to communicate clearly, what it means to be assertive and how to build positive friendships.
We will also continue to work through our My Happy Mind lessons.
PE
PE this half term will be dance. We will be learning to communicate the theme of heroes through our dance, manipulating and developing actions using a range of devices.
Our aim will be to create interesting and varied dance actions as a group.
Please continue to ensure that children are in correct PE kit each Tuesday and bring their swimming kit every Wednesday.