Spartan
Welcome to Year 5 and Spartan Class
Teachers: Ms Marsh (M,T,W and Thursday) and Mrs Mason (Maths all week)
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Andrews
We are looking forward to a positive year, full of exciting learning experiences and stimulating enrichment opportunities.
Please read through the curriculum letters to find out about the arrangements for the class.
Reading: children are encouraged to read daily at home and to bring their signed reading records in everyday to be checked by a class adult.
Independent Learning (homework) will be posted onto Spartan Class Google classroom for children to complete the tasks set each term.
Useful information
- PE is on Tuesday - children need to wear their PE Uniform on this day.
- Every child needs a named water bottle with only water.
- Please ensure your child only has fruit or vegetables for a break time snack.
- Please write your child's name in their cardigan/jumper and coat.
- Children need to read daily at home, please record this in your child's reading record
Term 5
Term 5 Curriculum Letter
Subjects and Learning for Term 5
During this term the children will be learning about the following:
- Computing Online Safety
- Science - Properties and changes of materials
- Computing - Stop motion animation
- Music
- Art Days – drawing portraits inspired by Kelvin Okafor
- PE - Kwik Cricket; Rounders
- MFL - Pets, colours, numbers and descriptions in Spanish.
- Writing genres – poetry
- Daily Maths lessons
Art - Drawing Portraits inspired by Kelvin Okafor
Art - Investigating texture using art pencils
Faversham on the Front Line 1938-45 - Leaflet
Term 4
Term 4 Curriculum Letter
Subjects and Learning for Term 4
During this term we will be learning about the following:
- Computing Online Safety
- Computing - Data handling
- Music – weekly ukulele tuition (with Mrs Blake)
- DT – Food
- PE - Tag Rugby, High 5 Netball
- Writing genres – Legend Adventure story (Beowulf)
- Daily Maths lessons (with Mrs Mason)
- Class Text – Varjak Paw by SF Said and Beowulf
DT Food - Adapting a spaghetti bolognese recipe and tasting bolognese sauces
Hair washing at Canterbury College
Nail care - manicures and nail art at Canterbury College
Term 3
Term 3 Curriculum Letter
Subjects and Learning for Term 3
During this term the children will be learning the following:
Science (physics) – Forces
History Project – Faversham on the Front Line 1939-1945
Music – weekly ukulele tuition (Mrs Blake)
PE – Dodgeball, Quicksticks hockey and handball (with Mr Rees)
Focus Days - Art Days, Chinese New Year, Holi lunch, Safer Internet Day (SID)
Writing genres – narrative nonsense poetry (Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll)
Daily Maths lessons
Class Text – Varjak Paw by SF Said
Art Days - Sculpture based on the work of Alexander Caulder
Forces - Gears
Science: Forces - investigating the angle of the blades on a paper spinner
Investigating Friction
WW2 Project: Visiting Artist - Simon Postgate. Art Work linked to Guernica (Pablo Picasso)
War Graves - Research at Love Lane Cemetery
Evacuation and meeting the host families.
Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) Drill Training
Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) - 1940s re-enactment
Knitting with the Women's Institute (WI)
Faversham on the Front Line 1939-1940 - Invasion of Poland
Intra-House Competition: New Age Kurling
Term 2
Term 2 Curriculum Letter
Term 2 Learning
During this term the children will be learning about the following:
History – Ancient Egypt
Wellbeing – Being a good friend
RSE – Health and wellbeing
PE – gymnastics; cross-country running; swimming
RE – Diwali
Music – improving ukulele playing and techniques
Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) – Spanish
Maths - daily maths lessons – multiplication, division & fractions
Writing – 1) Stories from another culture 2) Debating
Spartan Class Trip to the Beaney Museum December 17th 2024
DT - Mechanisms: Christmas Pop-Up book for Pippin Class
Spartan Class Visit to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church Faversham
History - Investigating Primary and Secondary sources
F1 Stem Day at QEGS in Faversham
Spartan Class Term 1 Curriculum Letter
Swimming Letter Terms 1 & 2
Term 1 Learning
Our first subject this year is: Geography. We will be recapping our general knowledge from previous years and building on it with a focus on the continent of Africa. We will be focusing on South Africa in particular and looking at the physical and human geography of this country. Within this term we will also be learning about:
- Swimming and Football – Physical Education (PE)
- Online Safety – Computing
- Family and Relationships – Relationships Education (RSE)
- Wonderful Me! Taking responsibility for my feelings. – Wellbeing
- Non-chronological reports and biography writing – English Writing
- English and Power Maths lessons will take place daily
- GPS and RIC will take place three times a week
- Regular Big Write sessions
- Art – painting and colour (oil painting in the style of Aboudia)
Term 1 Displays
Geography South Africa - traditional dress and food tasting
Geography Learning Term 1 - South Africa
Using Large Maps to Locate Geographical Features and Locations in South Africa
Book Fair in School
Art Day - Oil painting in the style of Aboudia
