Welcome to Eagle's Class Page

Class teacher: Miss Cutts

In Autumn one, we will be covering the following:

English: We will start by writing our own narratives about finding a lost city, before going onto to look at newspaper reports based on a dangerous dragon on the rampage in our school!

Maths: We will be looking at the formal methods for multiplying and dividing before moving on to fractions. 

Science: Our topic this half term is Energy: Light and Reflection. We will explore the pathway of light and describe how we see. We will investigate what affects the angle of the reflected ray before exploring how a periscope works.  

DT: We will become mechanics, building automata toys. We will use research and develop a design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups.

Computing: We will creating media. We will explain what makes a video effective and exploring 4 different filming techniques. We will then film our own videos, before editing them for our final project.

History: Our topic is 'The Maya Civilisation'. We will use evidence to reach conclusions about the lives of the Maya in the past and present and well as investigate their ancient cities, and explore why the cities remained hidden for so long. 

Music: We will be looking at emotions and musical styles as well as rehearsing for Christingle and our Rayleigh Lights concert.

PSHE: We will be exploring how we can keep healthy as we grow, focusing on the use of drugs and alcohol.  

PE: We will be developing our gymnastics and yoga skills.

RE: We will be exploring the question 'How do Buddhists explain suffering in the world?' We will explain the concepts of Karma and Reincarnation. We will design and create a Jakata Mandala which provides moral guidance.  

French: We will identify family members, greetings, classroom resources and routines. We will also learn a Christmas song.

PE days

Wednesday afternoon- Gymnastics

Thursday afternoon- Yoga

Please ensure you have the correct kit, all long hair is tied back and earrings are taken out. 

Homework

Please bring in your props for our Computing topic that you will be using during filming for our lesson on Wednesday 11th December. These will be kept in the classroom. Make sure you have asked permission from your parents before bringing anything in. 

Spellings:

Y5- Statutory Spelling Challenge words

vegetable

vehicle

bruise

soldier

stomach

recommend

leisure

privilege 

occur

neighbour

Y6- creating diminutives using prefixes micro- or mini- 

minibus

miniskirt

miniscule

minibeast

minicab

minimum 

microscope

microchip

microphone

microwave

Y5- Please complete "Gertrude Ederle" reading comprehension in your CGP book (pages 2-3). Answers can be written straight into your books.