Blueberry Class - Year 5
What we have been up to:
At Tiptree Heath we are: Ready, Respectful, Safe
Welcome to Blueberry Class!
2025-2026
Our Topic for Spring Term is 'Tiptree'.
We will be learning all about the history of our local area and making observations on how it has changed over time.
We will be looking at lots of historical sources such as old photographs to see if we can spot any places we know. We will also be considering why and how Tiptree has changed over time, as well as how worldwide events such as WWII impacted our local area.
We show respect, we are safe and we are ready.
Our Year 5 Curriculum
Our Topic:
Our topic this term is 'Tiptree'. As part of this unit of work, we will be exploring the geography of Tiptree and completing a guided tour of the factory farm. With some help from a local historian, we will also be learning about the history of Tiptree: how it has changed over time and how it may look in the future.
We will be exploring the history and work of Wilkin & Sons, culminating in making our own scones to taste-test different Tiptree jams.
In Science, our topic is 'Properties and Changing Materials'. We will be learning to compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, discover how some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution.
In our Maths lessons, the children will be building on their multiplication and division skills. They will be multiplying up to 4 digits by 2 digits using the formal written method and working on their mathematical reasoning skills when solving problems in this area.
We will also cover Fractions, Decimals & Percentages, Perimeter & Area and Statistics.
We will cover a range of skills in our English lessons this term. We will be writing an adventure story, whilst incorporating our grammar learning from last term on relative clauses and parentheses. We will also be writing formal letters, biographies and diary entries this term. We have a new set of spelling patterns for this term, which can be found below attached to the weekly homework.
In Computing, we will be exploring databases; learning how to search them effectively and add entries. We will also be building on our coding knowledge to design, write and debug a program.
Information for parents:
Everyday we start at 8:45am. We leave at 3:15pm
Our PE days are Monday and Friday.
Please ensure that full PE kits are in school.
Homework
We encourage you to complete a creative homework project, and some ideas can be found in the document below. Of course, you are more than welcome to complete your own project linked to our current topic!
| Name | Format | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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| SpringCreative Homework.pub | .pub | ||
| Spring Spellings.docx | .docx |
Recommended Reads
The Daily Mile
Blueberry Class have been taking part in the Daily Mile every day- The aim of The Daily Mile is to improve the physical, social, emotional and mental health and well being of the children. Each day, the children are asked to start walking with a partner and find out a fact about them.