Fox Class
Welcome to Fox Class!
We are the fabulous Year 5 & 6. We look forward to an exciting year of learning, being independent learners and preparing ourselves for secondary school.
Our teacher is Mrs Wilson. Our teaching assistant is Mrs Ray and Mrs Richards teaches Art on Tuesday.
Home Learning Information
YEAR 5
Year 5 have weekly maths facts set which will be highlighted on their Year 5 Home Learning maths sheet in their purple books. These are set on a Friday and tested the following Friday. Children should show that they have been practising these facts in their purple books.
Each week, year 5 and year 6 children will have spellings to practise. Their lists will be in their purple spellings and maths facts books. Please ensure your child practises in these books. They are tested on their spellings weekly.
Children should also be reading regularly recording what books they have read in their new green reading record. Children should write the name of the book, the author, the date they start and finish the book. They should also write a review of the book they have read in the review box. Please challenge your children on some of the vocabulary they have read – this is an important part of their comprehension skills!
YEAR 6
In preparation for SATS, Year 6 are set weekly homework – either Maths or English. Their homework is set in the CGP books given to them. The homework is set on a Friday and is to be handed in the following Friday. By setting homework, we are also preparing them for the routine of homework when they get to secondary school!
Term 1 Gallery
In history, we have used artefacts to help us understand how the Vikings lived and what their lives may have been like.
Year 6 Foxes went to Braeside for three days and participated in many activities such as archery, wall climbing, zip wire, canoeing and survival cooking!
During Poetry Topic Day, we learnt the poem ‘Something Wondrous’ by Joseph Coleho. We then re-wrote our own version of the poem and performed it to the rest of the school for the ‘Poetry Slam’.
October was Black History Month, the theme ‘Standing Firm in Power & Pride.’ The children learnt about 3 different people who have stood firm for what they believe is right and their achievements including Martin Luther King, Claudia Jones and Walter Tull. Children created pieces of art as an expression of the achievements of these individuals.
Term 1 Learning
Here is our learning for Term 1.
Whole Class Read: Nowhere Emporium by Ross McKenzie.
Author of term: Dark Summer by Ali Sparks.
Music: we will be learning all about Indian music.
Art: our artists are Monet and Turner focussing on their landscape paintings.
History: we will be learning about the society and culture of the Vikings.
Science: we will start our science topic by learning about Evolution and Inheritance. We will then move on to learning about electricity.