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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

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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:

  • A water bottle
  • Reading book and planner
  • PE Kits (Even if it not PE kit day)
  • A waterproof coat

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!

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