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Term 1 & 2 Newsletter – Class 5

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back to school! I hope everyone was able to have a restful and enjoyable break, especially as there is so much to look forward to in term 1. The children have already made a great start to the term, and I look forward to the excellent opportunities for learning that are coming up.

Mr Boorman

History is our focus subject for this term. In term 1, we will be looking at the impact that the Anglo Saxons had on Britain as they settled after the Romans had left. After half term, we will find out more about the Vikings and the conflict that arose between the two cultures as they battled for control of England, leading up to the end of the Saxon age with the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Maths

We start the year by learning about place value and number, the building blocks of mathematics. We then move onto working with all four operations, (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication), before starting our work on fractions before the end of term.

Art

In art, we will start the year by focusing on our drawing skills. Then we will be learning about sculpture using different materials.

DT

After half term, we will be learning about cams in order to create a moving toy.

PSHE

In PSHE this year we will continue to follow the ‘Jigsaw’ scheme. In our first term, we will be looking at ‘Being Me in the World’ where children will learn about their role in making school a positive place. After half term, we will be studying the unit ‘Celebrating Differences’.

Computing

In computing, we will be following the Teach Computing scheme of work. In term 1 we will be learning about the internet before moving on to learning to create videos in term 2.

French and music will also continue to take place each week.

English

During the first part of this term, we will be studying a story version of the Old English poem, Beowulf. After half term, we will be reading ‘Viking Boy’. These exciting stories will enable us to complete different pieces of fiction and non-fiction writing, while also practising our reading skills. We will also be reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ by Cressida Cowell during our whole class reading sessions.

Spellings

There is a spelling session each day Monday – Friday, where children in Key Stage 2 are split into their year groups in order to cover the year group objectives using Superhero Spelling. Children will also be given a list of words each term from their year group’s statutory spelling list. These lists will be need to be learned over the whole term, and we will be doing dictation sentences using the words each Friday. Each term’s list will be added to the class page on the school website.

Science

In term 1, we will be learning about forces. After half term we will be learning about Earth and space.

RE

This term, we will be considering the questions ‘What does it mean if God is holy and loving?’ and ‘Was Jesus the Messiah?’

PE

Our Tuesday PE sessions will be run by Bright Sparks Sports, who will be teaching the class about invasion games. Children will then be learning about tennis. After half term children will be studying gymnastics and tag rugby.

Homework

Homework will be set each week on a Wednesday. A homework menu will be given out which will feature tasks involving writing, reading, spelling and grammar.

Please ensure that children do still get the chance to read at home with an adult – it is important that they get the chance to discuss their reading as much as possible outside of school as well as in class.

Monday: Homework handed in. PE with Mr Boorman
Tuesday: PE with Bright Sparks.
Wednesday: Homework handed out.
Friday: Spelling dictation sentences.

Key Dates

Friday 11th September – PTA coffee morning
Monday 14th September – start of Year 6 Bikeability week
Friday 25th September – European day of languages including breakfast – more details to follow.
Tuesday 29th September – Harvest festival. KS2 hike
Monday 19th October – Parent consultation evening
Wednesday 21st October – Parent consultation evening
Thursday 22nd October – Class 5 assembly
Monday 2nd November – Tempest school photos
Friday 13th November – Comic Relief crazy catwalk
Monday 16th November – Odd socks day
Friday 20th November – INSET day
Friday 27th November – Takeover day
Friday 4th December – Senior citizens Christmas party. Uckfield Late Night Shopping singing
Wednesday 9th December – Open the Book donkey walk
Tuesday 15th December – Christmas jumper day. Whole school Christmas lunch. KS2 carol concert
Thursday 17th December – KS2 Christmas party
Friday 18th December – Cup assembly. Last day of term

If you have any questions, or need to speak to me about any issues, please contact the school office in the first instance.

rboorman@blackboys.e-sussex.sch.uk

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