Owls Class - Year 5/6

Mrs. N. Gifford (Class Teacher)

Mrs. E. Gould (PPA Teacher )

Mrs. J. Jones (TA)

Miss. S. Mills (TA)

Upper Key Stage Two comprises of years 5 and 6, with year 6 being the final year of primary school; we use cross-curricular projects in which subjects overlap to reinforce and compliment each other. Each project is planned carefully to meet the needs and capabilities of the child. We aim to develop the knowledge, concepts, skills and attitudes necessary for your child's whole development. We embrace 'Learning Without Limits' where children are not put into boxes but are given the space to grow and to surprise themselves (and us) about what they can achieve.

RABBITS CLASS NOTICES

Start of the day: 8.45am End of the day: 3.15pm

Term One starts: Monday 2nd September 2024

Inset Days: Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September 2024

Term starts for the children on Wednesday 4th September 2024

INFORMATION

OWLS 2024-25 CLASS INFORMATION SHEET>

YEAR 5 OWLS: 'INCREDIBLE INVADERS!' TERM 12 CURRICULUM INFORMATION 2024-25>

YEAR 6 OWLS: 'INCREDIBLE INVADERS!' TERM 12 CURRICULUM INFORMATION 2024-25>

OWLS CLASS (Y5/6) HOMEWORK

Homework is due in every Monday morning. The expectations are that every week Spelling Shed games have been played (at least 5 times); reading has been completed and recorded in reading logs (at least x5) along with a book review at the end of a book and times tables have been practised on TTRockstars for an average of 3 minutes a day (20 minutes per week). There will also be an extra home learning activity linked to the learning in class which will need to be brought into school on the given date and an optional home learning project grid with a variety of activities and learning opportunities to do at home.

Spelling Scheme Overview Year 5> Year 6>

Children are also expected to know the following spellings:

Y3 & Y4 Spellings List> Y5 & Y6 Spellings List>

Children will need to access the following sites for their homework (click to access):

Term 1&2 2024-5 Incredible Invaders!

Welcome to a brand new school year! The Owls Class teaching team are really looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school and can't wait to see you all! We have lots to look forward to during the coming year - starting with our induction week where we will create our class charter and be able to get to know each other as a new class community! The following week, we have an exciting creative art day at the beach where we will be able to collaborate to create something amazing on Weston sea front! We can't wait!

This year, we are also launching new learning project called, 'Incredible Invaders!'. During this project we will begin with looking at the Empire of Ancient Greece and then move on to the Roman Empire, Julius Caesar, Emperor Claudius and the Roman Invasion of Britain. We will then find out about the Great Heathen Army and the Viking invasion of Britain, followed by the Norman invasion and William the Conqueror.

Term 5&6 Who Were the Ancient Greeks?

Welcome back after the Easter break everyone! We have an exciting two terms ahead of us! Both Year 5 and Year 6 will be involved in dramatic performances, we have our Year 6 Camp as well as lots of amazing learning happening through our new project, 'Who Were the Ancient Greeks?' Please also see the weekly SATs revision links for the Year 6 children in the homework section. Please remember to check the class Dojo page frequently for more information and updates.

Can you find out which Ancient Greek myth this creature is from?

Term 3&4 Change for Life!

RABBITS CLASS WOW DAY!

We kicked our project off with our WOW day where we became fossil hunters! We had to carefully excavate real fossils (including a genuine dinosaur bone!) and then identify them using a chart. We also located where dinosaur fossils have been found in the UK, using 8 figure grid references and made our very own cast and mould fossil of a shell.

This term we will explore changes in life from evolution to the human life cycle. Our project will be launched on Thursday 11th January with a 'Fossil-Hunters' Wow Day!

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Term 1&2 What Happened in World War II?

WWII WOW day!

We launched our World War II project with a 'Battle of Britain' Wow Day! Rabbits Class enacted the battle in the hall, using mats, milk bottles and play balls and then researched, designed and built a model of one of the planes used in the battle. We are very proud of our planes which are now hanging in class - flying over us! A special guest to our class for the day was our school's Bath & Wells MAT Bear who we have called Flapjack! He really enjoyed his time with us and learnt a lot about WWII and the Battle of Britain!