Blue Class - Years 5 and 6

Our teacher is Mr Midgley and he is helped by Mrs Johnson and Mrs Sewell.

🌟 Welcome Back! 🌟

Welcome back to a brand-new term and another exciting academic year 🎉📚
We can’t wait to get started, explore our new topics and enjoy learning together with all of you! 😊

✏️ English

This term in English, we will be writing a persuasive letter ✉️ based on our study of the film Little Freak 🎬.
We will then move on to writing a character description 👤, focusing on:

• Using the subjunctive form 📝
• Tidying up speech punctuation 🗨️ by applying the five rules ✔️

🔢 Mathematics

This term in Mathematics, learning will diverge slightly between year groups:

🟦 Year 5

• Working with fractions 🍰
• Further developing multiplication ✖️ and division ➗

🟩 Year 6

• Converting between metric and imperial measures 📏
• Learning about ratio and proportion ⚖️
• Moving on to algebra 🧩

📌 Practising times tables is essential ⏱️. While some pupils have made great progress using TT Rockstars 🎸, there is still room to strengthen number fluency to make these skills more secure and automatic.

🧠 Helpful Maths Practice Links

🎮 Top Marks Maths Games
🔢 Place Value
➕➖✖️➗ Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division
🍰 Fractions – BBC Bitesize
📘 Fractions – The Maths Learning Centre
📏 Measures
⚖️ Ratio & Proportion
🧩 Algebra

🌍 Curriculum

🔬 Science
We are finishing our unit on Earth & Space 🌍🌙
➡️ Earth & Space Knowledge Organiser
We will then move on to Evolution and Inheritance 🧬
(Where do we come from? Why do we look like we do?)

📍 Topics include:
🌍 Earth & Space
🧬 Evolution

🗺️ Geography
We are extending our learning about Biomes 🌎 from last year.
Please use the Knowledge Organiser 📘 to support pre-learning.

🙏 RE
We will be exploring Right and Wrong ⚖️ and how different people use different sources to form their moral beliefs.

🛠️ D&T
We will be learning about arch structures 🏛️
➡️ Arches Knowledge Organiser

📚 Reading

Please encourage your child to read at home as much as possible 📖 and record any comments ✍️.
Reading fluency is a vital skill ⭐ and underpins all areas of learning, opening up many opportunities to deepen understanding across the curriculum.

🏐 Physical Education (P.E.)

This term, P.E. will take place on:

📅 Tuesday – Badminton 🏸
📅 Friday – Volleyball 🏐

Sessions will be led by JB Sport.
Please ensure your child comes to school wearing a suitable P.E. kit 👟.

🧪 SATS Revision Support

📘 BBC Bitesize – Maths SATs Revision
✏️ BBC Bitesize – Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling SATs