Blueberry Class - Year 5
What we have been up to:
At Tiptree Heath we are: Ready, Respectful, Safe
Our topic this term is 'On Safari'.
In History, we will be learning about the ancient kingdom of Benin and the rich history of Africa. We will complete Art & DT projects linked to this unit of leanring.
What was the Kingdom of Benin? - BBC Bitesize
We show respect, we are safe and we are ready.
Our Year 5 Curriculum
Our Topic:
Our topic this term is 'On Safari'.
In History, we will be exploring the ancient Kingdom of Benin. We will be working on our use of key historical vocabulary and making connections and contrasts between the Kingdom of Benin and other civilisations.
In Geography, we will be looking at aspects of physical geography such as climate zones, longitude and latitude. We will then be linking this to our historical learning about Africa and the Kingdom of Benin.
In Science, our topics are 'Living Things and Their Habitats' and 'Animals Including Humans'. We will be working scientifically to sort and classify animals by their life cycles. We will be learning about sexual and asexual reproduction in plants and will be dissecting plants to explore each individual part. We will also be learning about 'metamorphosis' and observing changes over time by looking for our very own caterpillars and watching them turn into butterflies!
In our Maths lessons, the children will be building on their fractions knowledge and multiplication and division skills. They will be applying their mathematical skills to a range of different problem solving tasks.
We will also cover: Perimeter & Area, Statistics, Shape, Decimals and Position & Direction.
We will cover a range of skills in our English lessons this term. We will be reading and writing palindrome (reverse) poems, reading the text 'Gorilla' by Anthony Browne and writing effective sentences based on this text. We will also complete some non-fiction writing, as we explore the life of Sir David Attenborough and write a biography about his fascinating life and work.
Our class reader will be ‘Holes’, as voted for by Blueberry Class.
Information for parents:
Everyday we start at 8:45am We leave at 3:15pm
Our PE days are Tuesdays and Thusdays. Please ensure that full PE kits are in school.
Homework
Your homework is set each week on a Friday to be completed by the following Friday.
Please see our weekly homework sheet below.
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| Friday 24th Jan 2025.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.