Year 5 Otter Class
Amazing Africa
History
Who was Nelson Mandela?
How did South Africa change after apartheid ended?
Mathematics
Statistics
Decimals
Properties of Shape
Position and Direction
Religious Education
Islam
What do Muslim people believe about Islam and Iman?
Computing
ELIM - e safety
Systems and Searching
Programming
PSHE
Rights and Respect
Art & Design
Tinga Tinga Art
African Clay Masks
Physical Education
Swimming
Rounders
Geography
Where is Africa?
What is the physical landscape of Africa?
Where is Ghana?
How does life in Ghana compare to life in the UK?
How do rural and urban Ghana compare?
English
Biography - Nelson Mandela
Narrative - Siba and Saba
African animal poetry
Narrative - African folk tale
Respect
Pride
Ghana
Desert
Savannah
Fairtrade
Nelson Mandela
Human
Physical
Music
Composition
Drumming
Analyse, evaluate and compare pieces of music
Aspiration
Compassion
Science
Living things and their Habitats
Animals including Humans
Housekeeping
PE Lessons will be on a Thursday and Friday. Please ensure full PE kit is in school. Swimming will take place every Friday.
PE
Thursday: Music and computing with Mr North, P.E. with Mr Cave
Friday: Swimming, PE with Mr Cave, Cooking with Mrs Bradfield, TT Rockstars with Miss Harding.
Enrichment
Sway
Please keep an eye on our Otter Class Sway page to see regular updates on our learning.
Key Skills
Increased independence and responsibility in preparation for Year 6.
Home Learning
Spelling homework will be recorded in your child’s planner every Friday. Please ensure they practice these.
Maths homework will also be sent home every Friday.
Reading
Children should be read with 4x per week and these should be recorded in their planner.
We have lots of exciting Art and DT projects planned for this term, keep and eye on the Sway page for more information and photos of our lovely work!
Independence
Cooperation
Curiosity
Courage
Aspiration
Creativity
Housekeeping
Please ensure your child has in-school everyday:
Please use the Class Dojo as the best form of contact.
Otter Class Newsletter: Summer Term
Welcome to Otter Class! Mrs Bisgrove and Mrs Ibberson are really excited to have a wonderful year in Year 5, and are looking forward to all the exciting things Year 5 entails!
Welcome