Turquoise Class – Year 5/6
Welcome to Turquoise Class!
Our class teacher for the 2023-24 academic year is:
Mr Cooper!
We are very lucky this year to be supported by three amazing adults:
Miss Warren, Mrs Dodman and Miss Dymond.
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In Turquoise Class this year, we will cover many exciting topics to enhance our children’s knowledge and understanding, in-line with the National Curriculum. Our British Values also underpin our curriculum.
We are really excited to have revamped our English curriculum this year and our key topic areas have changed to reflect this. We begin this year with:
Were the Vikings always so Vicious and Victorious?
Core Texts:
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Tell Me a Dragon by Jackie Morris
Dare to Care: Pet Dragon by Mark Robertson
How to Train Your Dragon: Incomplete Book of Dragons by Cressida Cowell
Evidence of Dragons by Pie Corbett
Click here for the Viking Knowledge Organiser
This a History based topic.
How did Great Britain stand firm against German Threat?
Core Texts:
War Boy by Michael Foreman
WW2 Survival Tips by Louise Spilsbury
Time Train to the Blitz by Sophie McKenzie
A Wartime Christmas Poem by Father TA Ambrose Agius
Click here for the WW2 Knowledge Organiser
This a History based topic.
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Who were the Mayans and what can we learn from them?
Core Texts:
Oh Maya Gods! by Maz Evans
DK Find Out: Maya by DK
Mayan Civilization by Clare Hibbert
The Hero Twins Against The Lords Of Death by Dan Jolley and David Witt
Click here for the Mayans Knowledge Organiser
This a History based topic.
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How diverse is life in South America?
Core Texts:
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
The Incredible World of Bugs by Melanie Hibbert
Amazon River by Sangma Francis
All The Way Down: Amazon Rainforest by Alex Woolf
Amazon Basin by Simon Chapman
Jungle Survival Handbook by Jen Green
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
What Are We Fighting For? by Brian Moses
Click here for the South America Knowledge Organiser
This a Geography based topic.
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Why should Britain be ashamed of slavery?
Core Texts:
Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom by Carol Boston Weatherford
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
Checking Out My History by John Agard
Slavery by Catherine Chambers
Click here for the Slavery Knowledge Organiser
This a History based topic.
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Will I ever see the water I drink again?
Core Texts:
Ducks Overboard! by Markus Motum
Like The Oceans We Rise by Sarah Wilkin and Nicola Edwards
Climate Action by Georgina Stevens
Boyan Slat by Isaac Kerry
What A Waste by Jess French
Children Who Changed The World by Marcia Williams
River Stories by Timothy Knapman
Water Cycles by DK
Click here for the Water Cycle Knowledge Organiser
This a Geography based topic.
More detail about our curriculum can be found under the Key Information section of school website under ‘Our Curriculum’.
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PE:
Turquoise Class will have their PE lessons on Fridays. Year 5 will be swimming on Wednesdays. It is essential that children have the correct PE kit in school.
Kit:
Indoor sessions:
Black shorts
Red polo shirt
Black pumps
Outdoor sessions
Black shorts or dark tracksuit bottoms (winter
Red polo shirt
Trainers (not fashionable)
Sweater (winter)
Swimming
We will be swimming every Wednesday starting on Wednesday 13th September.
Boys – Trunks or swim shorts (shorts must be lined and no longer than mid-thigh)
Girls – 1 piece costume (close fitting leotards and footless tights may also be worn where normal swimwear is not appropriate for religious/ cultural reasons).
Our Learning Line
The Learning Line helps the children to evaluate their own progress in lessons. Our Learning Line is linked to our first topic (Were the Vikings always so Vicious and Victorious?) and helps the children to focus on what they have learnt in that lesson, as well as development points to help them improve.
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Our Golden Promises
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Homework
Homework will be handed out on a Friday and must be returned to school the following Wednesday. Homework will include: A Maths task focusing on arithmetic, 12 spellings, an English task focusing on Spelling Punctuation and Grammar, a handwriting practice sheet, weekly banded reading book and Knowledge Organiser retrieval practice linked to their topic.
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If you would like any more information about our class, please do not hesitate to contact us via the school office.
Mr Cooper