Year 5 & Year 6

Mrs Ward

Summer - April 2025 - July 2025

In Hassop Class, our topic for the Summer Term is Groundbreaking Geeks. This is a history-based topic, where we will learn about: how the Ancient Greeks lived; religion and culture; significant archaeological finds such as the Parthenon Marbles; the achievements of significant individuals and the legacy of the Ancient Greeks. We will put this learning into context by looking at what was happening in the rest of the world at that time.                                                                                                                            

Our English lessons will begin by reading a selection of Aesop’s Fables and familiarising ourselves with the features of a fable. Children will then write their own version of a fable using speech to convey character and to advance the action- these are some of the hardest Year 5 and 6 writing objectives. We will then move onto non-fiction writing and write newspaper articles and balanced arguments based on the Ancient Greeks. We will continue to practise our spelling and grammar rules through weekly spelling lessons, Grammar Hammer sessions and by playing games on Spelling Shed and Grammar Arcade.

 

In maths, we are continuing to follow the White Rose mixed age planning for Years 5 and 6. This term, we will be learning about algebra, converting units of measure, statistics and position and direction. We will also take some time to revise the topics that we are less confident in such as fractions, decimals and percentages and long division. We will continue to practise our arithmetic skills by completing daily and weekly challenges on Maths Bot.

In science, we will be learning about the properties and changes of materials. We will begin by looking at the different properties of materials and investigating why some materials are more suitable than others for specific products. We will also learn about different ways to separate mixtures such as sieving and filtering. We will investigate thermal conductors, solubility and reversible and irreversible changes.

 

We will continue to have outdoor P.E. lessons on Wednesdays with Miss Moss. We will end each week with Forest School on Friday afternoons- keep your fingers crossed for sunny days!

We will also be continuing our Wellbeing Wednesday activities where we will take 15 minutes out of our busy lives to reflect, be calm and be still. We use a series of meditations, mindfulness colouring and reflective tasks to help us feel more relaxed and confident in ourselves.