Welcome to Osprey class! 2025 - 26

Welcome back to the second half of the Autumn term! This is a busy few weeks, made all the more exciting by Christmas at the end of it! 

Please be aware that the following expectations are still in place:

Reading 3 times per week (and signed!)

TT Rockstars (9 sessions - the cut-off is a Thursday morning at 8:00am so anything added after this will not count.)

Project homework - The deadline for this half-term is December 8th. Please come and speak to one of the adults in the Osprey team if your child needs any support at home with this, or any resources. There is also the option of homework club if spaces are still available. 

A letter has gone home for the parents of Year 6 children which details the information for the online learning platforms (maths and SPAG). Please note that at this stage, the work on there is not compulsory but will be replacing the expectation for project homework after the Christmas break (Spring term.)

 Planner - Autumn Term 2 overview

Homework - Autumn 2 homework - Our place in the world

Maths -                                           We will continue to practice arithmetic skills on a weekly basis. This takes the form of an end of week test but also 'rapid arithmetic' sets during the week.  This half-term will focus on fractions, which is a large and significant unit, and we will look at equivalent fractions, simplifying, adding and subtracting fractions and then multiplying and dividing. Children will also see how fractions link to ratio and how their times table knowledge is crucial for helping to understand how to change and manipulate fractions. 

English -                                         We will be looking at persuasion in our writing for this half-term, more specifically, persuasive brochures/guidebooks. This will link directly to our new text: Hole by Louis Sachar. After this is another short unit on 'writing to discuss' which asks an important question about crime and poverty which requires a balanced argument approach. For this question, we will be using extracts from 'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens. Our reading comprehension will be a variety of texts and extracts including Holes and A Christmas carol. Weekly SPAG checks will continue and our 'small steps' will be covered throughout each writing session to ensure consolidation and coverage. Spelling will be taught at least twice a week and include different activities that focus on patterns, phonic recall and statutory spelling words.                                                    

Science -                                     Year 6 will be focusing on 'Light' for this half-term and this will include looking at reflection, refraction, shadows and different light sources. Year 5 will be looking at forces with Mr Jesshop. 

Geography -                                   Our humanities focus has switched to geography skills  and Osprey will be exploring 'Our place in the world.' This will include local, national and global links and the children will be thinking about how geography affects choices and responsibilities as global citizens.

DT -                                                 This is another exciting textiles unit that relates to Christmas - stockings! The focus will be on design, lining and stitching and we will evaluate our sewing skills at the end of the unit. 

RE -                                                    This half-term we will study, 'God and Incarnation'  We will explore alternative accounts of incarnation and try to understand why Christians can have different interpretations of the same idea. Hopefully, we can also welcome a local visitor into our class to talk about Christianity as well.

PSHE -                                           The unit for this half-term is 'Health and Wellbeing.' We will consider the following concepts: Relaxation, the importance of rest, embracing failure, going for goals, taking responsibility for our feelings, healthy meals and sun safety.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planner - Autumn 1 planner

Homework - Autumn 1 homework - Ancient Greece

 

Maths                                                     We begin by revising place  value for both year groups and will be practising arithmetic skills on a weekly basis and times tables daily/regularly to build confidence and knowledge in these areas. We will move on to using formal methods within the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Please note that the curriculum for years 5 and 6 are similar in content and there will be crossover during lessons. However, all the year group-specific content will continue to be taught as well. 

 English                                                   Our focus for the first part of this half-term is non-chronological report writing, which links to the KS2 theme of Ancient Greece. After this, we will be writing our own narrative based on the brilliant book by RIck Riordan: 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning thief.' Our SPAG will be revision and use of particular grammar features such as word classes, parts of a sentence, different sentence types, phrases and clauses, adverbs, paragraphing, parenthesis and ellipses. Our spelling lessons will be three times a week and handwriting will be one or two sessions. Sometimes there will be a mix of both as well as incorporating dictation. Our whole class reading lessons will be three times weekly and there will be a variety of different text types used in order to cover all the reading skills and objectives.                                                       

Science                                           This half-term the topic for both year groups will be 'Living things and their habitats.' Year five will be learning about life cycles (plants and animals) and the reproduction of plants. and Year six will be looking at classification systems, grouping animals and plants, and learning about the work of Carl Linnaeus.

Humanities                                     Ancient Greece is the history theme that we start the Autumn term with. It will be looking at when and where this period of time was, similarities between Athens and Sparta, some Ancient Greek myths (linked to English) Greek Gods, the Olympic games, Alexander the Great,  the education system, democracy and  comparing these between then and today.  We will look at artefacts from that time and use enquiry skills to form theories and opinions about different aspects of Ancient Greek life.

Art                                                             We will be looking closely at Ancient Greek pottery, the designs, patterns and colours used, and will be using our sculpture skills to make our own pots. We will use a variety of clay techniques to do this.

PSHE                                                         The first unit covered is 'family and relationships' and this includes discussion and reflection on respect, friendship skills, resolving conflict, family life, stereotyping and changes and loss.

OsPREY CLASS 2024 - 2025

Welcome back to our newly formed Osprey class of 2024-25! We have an exciting year planned and I know the children are going to work hard to try and achieve their very best and continue to use the core values in their everyday school life. Please contact me in the first instance if you have any questions or concerns and I will be very happy to talk to you. 

Please find below, an overview of some of the routines and procedures for Osprey class. 

Weekly homework: Reading at least  three times per week please and reading records are due in on a Thursday. The responsibility for bringing the record in is on the child as they are in Year 5 or 6. Signing this ensures your child or children receive part of their Golden Time.

TT Rockstars – The expectation is either to complete 3 x 3 minute sessions or 9 x 1 minute sessions over the course of the week. This will also be checked on a Thursday. Please encourage your child to take part in this as it is vital that times tables are practised regularly.

Please note that Year 6 homework will change in the run up to SATs and there will be a requirement for children to carry out revision activities that will be detailed each week on Parentmail.  We will notify you of this nearer the time.

Summer 2 - Planner        Planner                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Summer 2 -Homework  Map skills homework - Summer 2 2025                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Maths                                          All of Osprey class will be taking part in a 'real life' context maths project that uses the resources from White Rose Maths, the scheme that currently supports our curriculum teaching. It is bakery/cooking themed and will involve the children using the numeracy skills that they have learned across this year as well as in previous year groups. It will cover a wide range of topics including ratio, percentages, converting units, time, fractions and use of the four operations and place value.

English                                                    We will continue to read 'The House with Chicken Legs' as our main class text and use a variety of different texts for our reading comprehension work. Our writing, however, will be several shorter pieces that will be produced weekly and will start with two narrative pieces and then move on to two formal pieces. After this, we will be looking at the wonderful work of Nicola Davies and one of her picture books, 'The Promise.' Again, this will be narrative based. 

Geography                                     We will become 'Marvellous mappers' this half-term and carry out some local fieldwork. We will use compasses, sketch maps and collect data. We will learn about Ordnance Survey maps and the associated symbols as well as understand how OS grid references work. 

DT                                                                               Our focus is on electronics this half-term and how motors and different switches work within complex circuits. Switch types will include contact, rotational, resistance and computer controlled. This links to previous science teaching (electricity) for both year groups. We will be designing our own 'anti-intruder' device which must include a range of components and then building these using equipment provided but also our own creativity!

RE                                                                               This term we turn our attention to Islam and 'Submission to the will of Allah.' We will look at how Muslims have two core beliefs: there is one God and that Muhammad is the main messenger. We will also revise the importance of the Quar'an and look at how Salah (praying) is a way to show submission by Muslims. 

PSHE                                                           This will take the form of 'Safety and the changing body' and some lessons will be separate for Year five and six. We start by looking at digital consumerism, social media portrayal then move on to some basic first aid skills before finishing with targeted RSE units.

 

 

Summer 1 - Planner  Planner Sum1

Summer 1 - Homework   Glastonbury and the Levels homework

 

Maths                                        We will be learning and revising work on statistics; co-ordinates, four quadrants,   symmetry and reflection. We then move to shape, starting with measuring and calculating angles before continuing with angles in a triangle and then polygons (regular and irregular.) Alongside this, we will be practising arithmetic skills on a daily basis. 

English                                      Somerset myths and legends is our focus for the first half of this term and we will be reading and exploring lots of folk tales that are associated with the places in our locality. This links to our History topic of Glastonbury and the Levels. We will visit Glastonbury Tor and this will form part of our writing - planning and writing an opening scene for our own folk tale. It will have two possible outcomes, which could then lead to a 'choose your own adventure' story. Children will have a choice about whether they would like to continue this in their own time. 

 

History                                  This half-term will be centred around our local area and more specifically, Glastonbury and the Levels. This is always a popular topic and one that evokes interest and curiosity. We start off by looking at the flooding history of the levels and incorporating some geography to give it some context. We then learn about the Abbey and the Tor and both significances to Glastonian history. We will also look at the impact of the annual Glastonbury festival and its influence over the local area.  Finally, we will visit the town and look at the places which link to King Arthur, which is one legend that we will tell during our English lessons. 

Science                                      Year 5 will continue to work on 'changing materials and properties' and Year 6 will further explore inheritance and evolution. Please note that some sessions for Year 6 will be for revision purposes. 

 PSHE                                                        We will visit the last of our 'economic wellbeing' lessons, which focusses on careers. Then we move to citizenship and look at the following titles: pressure groups, valuing diversity, food choices and the environment, caring for others.

Art                                                 This unit will also tie in with the History theme for this term and will involve a Glastonbury Tor mixed media project. We will use techniques and ideas from previous units this year as well as develop skills in using pastels and charcoal. Our visit to Glastonbury will enable us to sketch ideas and take photographs of particular structures, landscapes and environmental images that inspire us.

 PSHE                                                         The first unit covered is 'family and relationships' and this includes discussion and reflection on respect, friendship skills, resolving conflict, family life, stereotyping and changes and loss.

 

 

 

 Spring 2 - Planner         Planner     

Spring 2 - Homework (Year 5 and optional Year 6) Homework

Maths                                    In maths we will be continuing to practise our times tables as often as we can through the week and there has been a definite improvement in recall! This, along with TT Rockstars is helping the children hugely. Please encourage them to keep practising at home. We will be finishing our decimals unit, then moving on to look at fractions, decimals and percentages and the relationship between them. After this, we will cover: converting units, area and perimeter and Year 6 will look briefly at algebra and ratio, which we will follow up with again after SATs in May. 

English                                                 Our new English unit links to Geography this term and is all about the Arctic and the Antarctic - we are exploring Shakleton's journey through the story of 'Ice Trap!' (a retell of the famous expedition.)    We will use this, as well as the themes within the geography link, to write persuasively and use this way of writing to create an advert, travel guide and letter. Our SPAG will be revision of previous learning and specific skills that are needed for writing to persuade. Spelling, handwriting and dictation will also continue and will be combined to cover the required knowledge and practice. 

Science                                The unit for Year 5 will be 'Materials and their properties,' while Year 6 will be finishing the electricity unit and moving on to evolution and inheritance. 

Geography                    In this humanities topic, we will be travelling from pole to pole and discovering 'A Frozen World.' The children will be thinking about the Arctic and Antarctic as places that are actually very different from one another:  the location, climate, wildlife and environment overall.

Art                                    This unit will use drawing and painting to create frozen landscapes, inspired by our geography theme. We will be creating our own projects through building up our samples and pieces along the journey and expressing ourselves as artists. We will look at the work of American artist, Georgia O'Keefe to think about our own individual style and  how we can convey emotion and abstract ideas through our work.      

Music                             'You've got a friend' will be the song that we are going to learn this half-term. It is sung by Carol King and we will sing, play and perform with our voices and instruments. We will also use the song to help us with our improvisation and composing skills.

RE                                      This half term will be spent looking at Hinduism - most notably, Dharma and Deity. We will look at 'Eternal Truths' as well as the Law of Karma and the belief of reincarnation. We will make our own 'Snakes and Ladders' game, which is actually based on Hindu faith. 

PSHE                              We move on to the topic of 'Economic Wellbeing' this half term. We discuss our attitudes to money,  keeping our money safe, the risks of gambling, stereotypes in the workplace and careers. 

Spring 1 - PlannerSpring Term 1 MTP

   Spring 1 - HomeworkOsprey homework Spring 1

Maths                                                                       We will continue to carry out our regular in-class practice of times tables. When we return we will be looking at the eights as well as general mixed practice. The next unit is multiplication and division, followed by the second block of fractions. We will then move on to decimals.  The expectation of TT Rockstars participation is the same as it has always been and this really supports maths learning and quick recall of facts. 

English                                                      We begin a new text, ' The Curse of the Maya' to support our history learning this half-term.  The main outcome will be a comparative report (non-chronological) which will look at the Maya civilization and one other ancient civilization that has been studied previously. There will be revision of sentence construction and paragraph application along the way. We will continue to use our comprehension skills and answer questions about our class text as well as other supplementary literature that link with our theme.

History -                                                        For this half-term, the focus will be on the Ancient Maya civilization. This will include the geographical links, the social structure and community roles, key achievements and finally moving on to look at reasons for its decline and the legacies left behind.  Our English will link to this theme, as will our DT learning.

DT -                                                                  We will be using 'Tinkercad' as a digital tool to create 3D Maya structures. This is a design based project and will involve creating and refining projects as we go along. There will also be the opportunity for evaluation at the end. 

Computing -                                                  As well as looking at e-safety we will be exploring a computing programming language called 'Python' which can help build simple games, solve puzzles and create art. 

Science -                                                        Year 5 will be studying Earth and Space, which is always a popular topic and Year 6 will be revising and expanding their skills from Year 4 and covering a unit on Electricity.

Autumn 2 -          MTP Autumn 2                 

Maths                                             The children will be continuing fractions for another few weeks and then will be revising multiplication and division, which will include long division. The daily times table practice and expectation of TT Rockstars will remain the same. The children will also be practising their arithmetic skills on a weekly basis.

English                                         Our focus text continues into the start of this term and we will be using it to write newspaper reports and using our knowledge of formal writing to achieve this. After this , the children will move on to a two-week poetry unit which will link to our Geography focus of 'climates.' We will explore some environmental poetry and attempt to write some of our own.  Whole class reading will also continue as well as spelling revision and grammar skills.   

Geography                         After our extended history topic has been completed, we will undertake a four week unit on 'Climates'. This will cover different climates in the world as well as looking at what climate change is and how it can affect weather patterns. The children will also be looking closely at how climate change may have been a factor in significant meterological events.   

Science                                       Year 5 will be learning about 'Forces' this half term with Mr Jesshop and Year 6 will continue to learn with Miss G; this time we will be looking at 'Light' which includes how light travels, how we see, reflection and shadows. 

DT                                                         This half-term is a textiles unit and we will be designing and constructing our own Christmas (advent) calendars. The main focus will be on how fabrics can be joined and how to attach pockets,  using the skill of sewing. We will practice how to use different types of stitch and work with a range of materials.             

RE                                                            We return to Christianity, and we will be looking at 'God' and the relationship to Christians and their use of evidence to support belief in Him. We will also learn about the role of Christians as stewards of creation. We will continue to ask appropriate questions and respond to learning with respect,  and an inquiring mind.

PSHE                                             We will finish our Families and Relationships unit before moving on to 'Health and Wellbeing' which includes relaxation techniques,  thinking about our future choices, the impact of technology on our health and taking responsibility for our own health.

Music                                       This term, we are focusing on 'Classroom Jazz' and the unit will be centered around two tunes: Bacharach Anorack and Meet the Blues. We will be playing instruments and  improvising.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn 1 2024   /docs/Osprey_Class/2024/Osprey_class_MTP_24-25.docx        

MATHS -                                     We begin by revising place  value for both year groups and will be regularly practising arithmetic skills and times tables to build confidence in these areas. We will move on to using formal methods within the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

ENGLISH -                                 This term our reading focus will be on 'When the Sky Falls' by Philip Earle.  This links to our history topic of WWII - The Battle of Britain. The text will also influence our writing, which will be both 'writing to entertain' and 'writing to inform.' We start with writing our own story openers, using a WWII context and move on to writing a short newspaper article. We will also have many other opportunities for reading, using a variety of supplementary texts. Every day we will revise key punctuation and grammar and we will be regularly practising spelling patterns are rules, which are linked to our 'Spell it out' board. 

 History  -                               Our first humanities theme for the Autumn term is the 'Battle of Britain' and this will be extended over half-term. There will be a visit to Nothe Fort in November and we will forward details of this as soon as we have confirmed arrangements.  The children will learn about WW2 and more specifically about the Blitz and evacuation. Our homework will also link to this.                                                 

Science -                                  This half-term the theme for both year groups will be 'Living things and their habitats.' Year five will be learning about life cycles and Year six will be looking at classification systems and different types of species.

Computing -                   We start with 'Computers and networks' which focuses on the history of computers, notable computer scientists and code breaking (Bletchley Park). We aim to produce a simple audio advert using the given software.                                 

PSHE -                                             Families and relationships will be the focus for the first part of the Autumn term. This will include lessons on friendship, respect, resolving conflict, family life and stereotyping. 

 

Osprey Class 2023 - 2024

Welcome back everyone to another academic year and a special welcome to our new year sixes and year fives who make up Osprey class of 2024!

Please find below, our overview of what is happening this half-term for each subject. Please be aware that PE is on a Thursday afternoon and swimming for Year 5 and selected Year 6 on a Wednesday morning.

Summer 2 2024   -             Osprey MTP Summer 2

Maths -                                                                  During the last half of term, we will be looking in more depth at algebra and revising a few areas to consolidate curriculum coverage. We will also  be undergoing a maths project, which encompasses a range of skills and a 'real-life' context.  This links to the White Rose maths learning and will ensure that consistency in content and approach is maintained.

English -                                                                For the first few weeks, we will be demonstrating all that we have learned, about being writers and will create our own mystery story to showcase our skills. We will then go on to think about the range of reading that we have done this year and choose a book which will be reviewed in a written format. Our new book will be 'The Final Year' by Matt Goodfellow. 

Art -                                                                           This half-term will focus on 'Street art'. We will look at what this is, what types there are and how some forms can be controversial. We will study Banksy, Fairey and how they have chosen to represent their ideas and political viewpoints through their individual creativity. 

                                                                      Geography -                                                                                                                                                    We will be exploring 'The United Kingdom' in geography and looking specifically at the countries within it, key settlements; physical features; the changes within the UK  over time and  the particular features of a cities.    

Science -                                                               The overarching area of science for this half term is 'Animals, including humans' and both year groups will be studying this. Year 6 will be looking specifically at  the circulatory system, nutrient transportation and the effects of particular lifestyles on the body. Year 5 will describe the changes as humans develop  to old age. 

 Music -                                                                 Our music topic for this half-term is 'Music and Me' and features the work of four female contemporary artists, all living in the UK expressing themselves through music and with different cultural backgrounds. Children will learn about these artists and create their own musical identities through composing and performing their individual pieces. 

PSHE -                                                                            This half term will incorporate both mixed and separate year group sessions for PSHE. The focus is on 'safety and the changing body' which covers the following: online friendships and staying safe online; first aid skills; looking at the effects of alcohol and drugs and finally, puberty.       

RE -                                                                                  Our attention turns to the Humanist world view for this half-term and we will learn about what it means to be a Humanist,  why Humanism is not a religion, how Humanists live and considering other world views. We hope to have a Humanist speaker visit the school and  take part in a classroom talk.                                                     

 

 

 

 

Summer 1  2024     /docs/Osprey_Class/Summer_Term_1_-_23_-24_MTP.docx

Maths -                                                                  During this half-term, we will be focusing on angles, shape (3d shape and nets) and position and direction. Year 6 will also be revising  previous maths content. Weekly arithmetic skills will continue to be practised for both year groups.  Year 5 will continue with position and direction in the last week before half-term. 

English -                                                                We will be looking at a picture book for our main writing focus this half-term. This is 'Leaf' by Sandra Dieckman and the whole-school will be using this text. Our outcome will be diary writing. For reading, we will be using  a variety of high-quality sources,  many of which will link to our history theme.  SPAG will continue to be taught through our writing lessons and revision will be happening for all of Year 6.                  

History -                                                         For this half-term, we will be learning about 'The Windrush generation' and it's connection to the past and impact on present day society. There will be a visit to the 'M-shed' museum in Bristiol,  as well as a visit to the Clifton Suspension Bridge.                                                                                                                                        

DT -                                                                              Bridges are our theme for DT and we will be exploring different bridge types as well as investigating the structures and design processes involved when building our own.  We will look at pillar, truss, arch and suspension bridges (which ties in with our Bristol visit.)

Spanish -                                                           For this unit, we will be revising many of the key spanish phrases used when talking about  and presenting ourselves. We will build up spoken language as well as our listening, reading and writing skills. 

Computing -                                              Due to technical problems last half-term, we were unable to complete our animation unit so we will be attempting this again!

PSHE -                                                                 We will be finishing our citizenship work that we started before Easter and then moving on to an 'economic well-being' unit which focuses on how money is used in a real-life context, e.g. borrowing, income and expenditure and taking risks with money. 

 

 

MTP - SPRING 2Spring 2 2024

Maths -                                                                 In the latter half of this term, all the children will be revising fractions, decimals and learning about percentages.  We will then move on to area and perimeter for everyone and Year 6 will then work on some algebra and Year 5 will look at statistics.  Weekly arithmetic skills will still be practised and there will be maths assessments as the very end of term. 

English -                                                         The focus on writing in the half-term will be persuasive writing and the children will work towards writing a persuasive speech based on a famous character.  They will be given other opportunities for  non-fiction writing such as interview questions, transcripts and  writing a simple advert.  Our Geography theme of 'Rivers' will link to the children's reading comprehension skills and we will continue to teach SPAG within the context of writing. 

Science -                                                           Year 6 will be undertaking the final two sessions of their 'Electricity' unit before moving onto Evolution and Inheritance.  Year 5 will be looking at 'Materials and their properties.' Science will incorporate both theory and scientific enquiry so the children are able to carry out investigations and experiments as well as learn the knowledge they require for the particular science topic. 

Geography -                                         The area we will be studying this half-term is 'Rivers.' We will be finding out about the features of rivers, the journey from source to mouth and comparing the River Thames with the River Brue and looking at the changes that have taken place over time.  We will be visiting Bruton and walking part of the Brue's course and we are hoping to visit the art gallery there, which will link to our art unit of 'Housaki's wave.' 

Computing                                                   This half-term is all about animation and we are going to be creating some stop-motion animations using the ipads. Children will learn the skills of decomposition and creating 'frames' for images. They will learn how to edit  and improve their animations. 

RE                                                           This term's focus for RE is Judaism and we will be recapping the synagoge and the general beliefs about this particular world religion. We then move on to  holy scriptures, more specifically the Torah. Then we will look at Shema (prayer) and the festival of Simchat Torah.

 Music                                                       This term we are focusing on the music of Benjamin Britten, an English conductor, composer and pianist. We will be studying 'A New Year Carol' and learning to sing and perform this piece.  Alongside this, we will be appraising some of his other work and that of similar artists. 

PSHE                                                         We are looking at citizenship in this half-term:  Breaking the law, prejudice and discrimination, protecting the planet, contributing to the community, rights and responsibilities and finally learning about parliament and national democracy.

 

Spring 1 2024 - Spring 1 MTP

Maths - During this half of term, we will be continuing with fractions and while Year five will consolidate fractions further, Year 6 will move on to ratio and algebra. There will be regular practise of arithmetic skills for all children on a weekly basis.

English - This term, our  focus will be 'writing to inform'  and we will be finding features of formal writing. From this, we will be writing instructions, a non chronological report and linking to our Ancient Egypt theme by writing short biographies about Howard Carter. Our new class text also links to our history topic - 'The Red Pyramid' by Rick Riordan.

History - In the first half of this term, we are looking at the early 'Ancient Egyptian' civilisation and the key themes within this. We will learn about the significance of the River Nile, Egyptian daily life for different groups of people in society and the hierarchy within it; types of evidence that contribute to our understanding (Rosetta Stone, pyramids, hieroglyphics) and Howard Carter and his discovery of Tutankamun. 

Science - Year 6 will continue with their topic of 'Light' and will look at refraction, reflection and colour spectrums. They will then move on to 'Electricity.' Year 5 will be learning all about Earth and space with Mr Jesshop. 

Computing - This half term will be focusing primarily on creating music and sound within the programme of Scratch. We will also undertake some e-safety learning. 

Spanish - As well as revising numbers, colours, days of the week, months and seasons, our main Spanish learning will be 'Los animales.' We will learn new vocabulary and build up our written skills, so we can write sentences and short paragraphs. 

 

 

 

 Autumn 2 - /docs/Autumn_Term_2_MTP_Osprey.docx

 Maths -                                                           In this half of term, we will be starting with long division and how to calculate this formally. Then we will move on to fractions; comparing and ordering, equivalent fractions,  adding and subtracting, mixed numbers, improper fractions and multi-step problems. 

English -                                                       For the next few weeks, we will be reading our new class text, 'The Somerset Tsunami' which links to our geography theme for this half-term. Our extended piece of writing will be a short adventure story that is based around the themes in the book. In SPAG, we will revise adverbials, colons and semi-colons, subordinating conjunctions and clauses as well as spellings on a weekly basis. 

Geography -                                 Natural Disasters is the theme for this half-term and we will be studying hazards and events in nature that contribute or cause disasters to happen: earthquakes, volcanos, hurricanes and tsunamis are the main phenomena we will be looking at. We will also learn about different climates and regions which are particularly vulnerable. We will find out about the make-up of the Earth and how this links to some of the phenomena studied.                                                         

 Science -                                     Year 6 will finish their learning of classification and living things and will then move on to 'light'. Year 5 will move on to 'Forces' and will be taught by Mr Jesshop.     

Music -                                                         This term we will be looking at a rock unit and focusing on the classic rock song, 'Living on a Prayer.' We will learn to sing as well as recognise some notation and play instruments along with the main melody.           

RE -                                                              Christianity is our focus for this term and we are focusing on 'Incarnation.' The lessons will  include looking at the Christmas story and we hope to have a visitor in.  The children will continue to attend Open the Book assemblies.   

DT -                                                            We will be putting our culinary skills to the test and making a Christmas/roast dinner! This will be done in small groups and the children will have a chance to sample what they have cooked.                        

Autumn 1                /docs/Autumn_Term_1_23_-_24_MTP.docx

 Homework Autumn 1 /docs/Osprey_homework_Autumn_1_2023_-24.docx

Maths - We begin by revising place  value for both year groups and will be regularly practising arithmetic skills to build confidence in this area. We will move on to using formal methods within the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. 

English -  There will be many opportunities throughout this year for the children to read and we will continue to use high quality texts to encourage reading for pleasure as well as for teaching. We start with 'Wild way home,' which links to our 'Stone age to Iron age' theme. We will be writing character and setting descriptions, as well as thinking about what an historical text looks  like.  We continue to teach spelling through investigative approaches and shorter tasks that revise key phonic knowledge and spelling pattern retrieval. 

History - We will be looking at the Stone, Bronze and Iron ages this half-term and the development of life and cultures within and across these. The children will explore the evidence and archaeological research and find out about some sites of historical interest, most notably Stonehenge.

Science - This half-term the theme for both year groups will be 'Living things and their habitats.' Year five will be learning about life cycles and Year six will be looking at classification systems and different types of species.

Art -  We will be using charcoal to explore new techniques and designs. We will be working in our sketchbooks as well as on textured paper and represent cave drawings and fossils using this medium. 

Spanish - This term we will be revising our Spanish learning from last year and building our vocabulary and speaking skills.

PSHE - This term our PSHE sessions will be focussing on relationships and families. We will think about friendships, respecting each other as well as ourselves and looking at different types of relationships within families.  

Computing -  We will be looking at the importance of online safety, which is something that we always need to refer back to as digital technology changes so frequently. We will also be using 'Microbitz,' which are a popular piece of hardware that can be programmed to perform many tasks!