Starling Class 2025/2026
Children in year 5 are members of Starling Class. They are taught by Miss Harvey and supported in their learning by Mrs Marchesi.
Our Google Classroom code is: hyar5rll
Our topic for Autumn 1 is 'The Slave Trade'. In our English lessons, we will be reading 'Freedom' by Catherine Johnson and we will be writing information texts and diary entries.
In maths this half term we are looking at place value as well as addition and subtraction.
In history, we will be looking at the role Britain played in the slave trade and how this has impacted life today.
Our science topic for this half term is 'Properties and changes of materials', we will be looking at the different properties of objects and how these can change.
In our RE lessons, we will be looking at how beliefs in Islam and Christianity have impacted on music and art throughout history.
In the curriculum newsletter below, you will find out in more depth what we will be covering this term.
PE:
This half term, we will be doing PE on a Tuesday afternoon. Children will need to come wearing their PE kit.
Forest Schools:
Forest Schools will occur on Thursday afternoons, please ensure the children are dressed appropriately for the weather and bring sensible shoes/ wellies.
Curriculum Newsletter (Autumn)