Welcome to Year 4/5 - Sapphire Class
Staff
Miss E Powell
Sapphire
BA (Hons) PGCE
I ar rived in the Autumn term to take over Sapphire class and I have loved getting to know them. I love the inclusivity at Bewsey Lodge and how we celebrate achievement whilst striving to be the best we can be.
Miss L Wright
Sapphire
PE Day & PE Kit
PE will take place on Thursday.
Please ensure you child comes to school in their PE Kit on that day.
What's New
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Snack Money
Tuck Shop is available after school
on Wednesday and Friday.
Daily healthy snack is available to purchase every day at break time. Snack can be purchased at morning break. The maximum amount snack will cost is £2 a week. Children welcome to bring their own snack from home which is less than 110 calories.
Reading Books
Reading Books will usually be changed Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please read with your child every night and sign their reading record.
Knowledge Organiser
You have been given a Knowledge Organiser and Homework Grid with some tasks relating to our topic.
Each week we will have a focus that has been covered on the Knowledge Organiser.
Homework
Children
will get up to 12 spellings per week to learn at home.
space_topic_homework_grid_sapphire.docx
Recent Terms Archive
Welcome to Sapphire Class
Overview
Class Topics For Each Half Term
Topic
Themes to be explored
Autumn 1:
What Have the Ancient Greeks Taught Us?
A history focus where we will learn about the civilization and history of ancient Greece including the government, philosophy, science, Athens, Sparta and the Olympic Games. We will learn how Ancient Greece formed the foundation of much of Western culture today: everything from government, philosophy, science, mathematics, art, literature, and even sports were impacted by the ancient Greeks. Linking their legacy of the democratic process, we will take part in our own ballot when selecting new house vice-captains.
Links to support learning: BBC History Science
Autumn 2:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
This term we will focus on the novel by John Boyne where we see Bruno (an 8-year-old) and his family leave Berlin during World War II to take up residence near the concentration camp where his father has just become commandant. Unhappy and lonely, he wanders out behind his house one day and finds Shmuel, a Jewish boy of his age. We will look at clips from the film, then write our own extracts which will show the depth of characters within the story. Additionally, we will take on the role of Bruno, writing heartfelt letters to the other characters that he interacts with.
Links to support learning: Science
Spring 1:
Frozen Kingdom - Antarctica
A geography topic where we will learn about the coldest and driest continent in the world. Even though, no one set foot on Antarctica until 1895, it is home to penguins, seals, whales and many fish species. We will look at the explorers who dared to navigate this inhospitable land and in science we will study how these animals have adapted to living in such harsh conditions. Throughout the topic, we will learn about the characteristics and features of this polar region, including a detailed exploration of the environmental factors that shape and influence it. A key focus will be climate change and how this is impacting the Antarctic.
Links to support learning: Antarctica Science
Spring 2:
This term we will read, amongst others, Alfred Noyes's poem, The Highwayman. It is a narrative poem about a dashing highwayman who robs travellers by night. He falls in love with the landlord’s daughter, Bess. What makes this poem a definite classic is its masterful storytelling and the way it combines elements of romance, adventure, and tragedy. We will use these themes to write in a variety of genres: witness reports, letters, an argument and a dialogue.
Summer 1:
Newsround will be keeping us informed of current events that are happening in the world. We will use our journalistic writing skills (newspaper articles, television reports, radio scripts and blogs) to report on what affects us in our local community. We will even write to our local M.P. to see if we can influence change that also affects our communities.
Summer 2:
It’s all about science this term where we will look at the discoveries that brought us both electricity and light. How did people manage without electricity? It makes all sorts of things work, from little things, like hair dryers, to big things, like all the lights in our houses and schools. Once we have discovered how to create our own electrical circuitry to power lights, we will then move on to how we actually see the things we see. From the human eye to Joseph’s Swan’s first light bulb, we will realise that our brains interpret colour and light differently to other mammals.
Links to support learning: Light Electricity