Mrs J Bird
Class Teacher
Mrs S Walters
Class Teacher
Mrs D Seavers
Teaching Assistant
Mrs N Black
HLTA
Welcome to Rowan Class and Year 5!
We hope you have all had a fantastic Summer break.
This half term, we have some exciting school visits to look forward to, including the Space Dome and M&M theatre. Please check school notifications for further information.
VIPERS
In VIPERS this half term, we are reading 'Running on the Roof of the World' by Jess Butterworth.
The synopsis reads: After twelve-year-old Tash's parents are seized by soldiers, she and her best friend Sam resolve to rescue them. But to do so, they must escape Tibet, cross the mountains and seek help from the Dalai Lama in India. And so an extraordinary journey begins..
We will be continuing to use all of our reading skills to make inferences, predictions and retrieve information from the text.
English
We will start the term by focusing on SPaG using our new Grammarsaurus resources.
Following this, we will be focusing on explanation text based on our geography topic on volcanoes and earthquakes.
Maths
This half term, our focus will be on place value looking at numbers up to one million and rounding, comparing and ordering. Following this, we will move on to addition and subtraction, which will include written methods.
As well as teaching these units, we will also be focusing on developing children's fluency arithmetic through daily practice.
Science
Our Science this half term will focus on Space: 'Why does the Earth move?' Lessons will include the phases of the moon, and the planets and their position in the Universe. The children's learning will be supported by our visit from the Space Dome.
Geography
This half term, we will be answering the question, 'Is the Pacific really on Fire?'
Over the course of 5 enquiry questions, the children will learn about volcanoes and earthquakes, including how and why they occur, with a particular focus on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Art
We take our inspiration from the legends of mythical dragons, who some believe lived in the heart of volcanoes. This is our sculpture unit and the children will be using clay and a variety of clay tools, to create their own dragon eye.
PE
Our focus this half term is Tag Rugby. We are very fortunate to have a member of the Cornish Pirates coming in to lead the lessons and coach the children in a variety of skills.
Computing
We will be looking at systems and searches: 'Is IT all around us?' The children will learn to use search engines, such as Google, effectively.
French
Bonjour! Our focus will be on greetings and numbers. The aim is to get the children to become more confident in speaking another language, whilst beginning to identify key words and phrases.
P.E Timetable:
For Rowan Class, P.E will be taking place on Tuesday morning and Friday afternoon. We ask that children bring their P.E kit in to school for the whole week to get changed at school.
P.E Kit requirements:
-Sky Blue Biscovey Academy t-shirt
-Navy Blue Biscovey Academy hoody
-Black shorts (black tracksuit bottoms can be worn for outside P.E. when the weather is cold)
-Trainers.
