Welcome to Year 5/6 - Topaz Class
Staff
Miss A Paget
Topaz
BA (Hons) PGCE
Hi, my name is Miss Paget and I am the current year 4 and 5 teacher in Topaz class. As well as this, I am also the design technology lead across school. I am passionate about giving children opportunities to try new and exciting things that are
Mrs S Hankin
Topaz
PE Day & PE Kit
PE will take place on Wednesday.
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 are 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
Maths and spellings are given out every Friday. These are to be brought in on the following Friday in preparation for their spelling test.
Children will get up to 15 spellings per week to learn at home.
Common exception words:
Year 5/6
Homework Grid:
Recent Terms Archive
Welcome to Topaz Class
Overview
Class Topics For Each Half Term
Topic
Themes to be explored
Autumn 1:
Is the Earth Violent?
This is a geography topic where the children will learn about the structure of the Earth. We will learn about the movement of tectonic plates in the formation of volcanoes and earthquakes. Throughout the topic, the children will learn about some of the natural disasters that have occurred - including the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the impact on Pompeii.
Links to support learning: Science
Autumn 2:
Do Polar Bears eat Penguins?
A geography topic where we will learn about the polar regions, including coldest and driest continent in the world: Antarctica. 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 the polar regions, 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 Arctic and Antarctic.
Links to support learning: Science
Spring 1:
Who had the most fun?
History is the focus of this topic. The children will learn about changes to leisure and entertainment throughout the twentieth century, focussing on a theme a week including changes to film and cinema, music and leisure time. We will be writing diary entries and portal stories, where we will be travelling back in time.
Spring 2:
Summer 1:
What’s in the News?
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.
Links to support learning: Newsround
Summer 2:
It’s all about fun this half term. The children will be taking part in lots of design and technology projects to close out Year 6. As well as this, we will be busy preparing for our leaver’s assembly as well as lots of transition activities.
Links to support learning: D&T Electricity