Oak Class

 

Welcome!

Welcome to the class page for Oak Class. Miss Carver and I are really looking forward to working with all the year 4 and 5 children in Oak Class.

 In our class we encourage an independent attitude towards your own learning, encouraging children to develop their own ways to make progress while supporting them with help and support when they need it. We also love it when children are inquisitive and inspired to go the extra mile.

There is so much to look forward to in year 5 including learning inquiries about Rivers, The Trojan Horse, Mountains and the Ancient Egyptians to name a few. 

Children will also have the opportunity to take part in many events outside of school such as  visiting the Kingcombe Centre to find out about rivers, and a trip to the Tutankhamun museum in Dorchester. There are also many sporting events to get involved with such as Tag Rugby, Football, Netball, Handball and Cricket.

So hold on tight and get ready for an exciting ride!!

Mr Rice

Timetables 

Oak Class Timetable Au 1

Oak Class Timetable Au 2

Class Dojo Parent Login  Class Dojo Student Login

Autumn 1 - We will be learning ...

 Whole class guided reading text:

English Writing Stimulus:

The Dreadful Menace - writing to entertain - poetry

Grammar focus: word classes

Everest (by Alexandra Stewart) - writing to inform - non-chronological reports, diary writing

Grammar focus - using commas to avoid ambiguity 

Mathematics:

Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Click here to see the National Curriculum statements for Year 4 and 5 Mathematics.

Geography: Enquiry question - Why are mountains so important?

PE: Football (Monday) and Hockey (Friday)

Computing: Computer systems and networks

Art: Typography and Maps

RE: What does it mean if Christians believe God is holy and loving?

PSHE: Me and my relationships

Science: Forces - Friction and Gravity

French: Season 

Autumn 2 - We will be learning ...

Whole class guided reading text:

 

English Writing Stimulus:

Rain Player - David Wisniewski 

History in Infographics: The Maya - Jon Richards, Jonathon Vipond

Grammar focus - types of nouns

Grammar focus - using expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely.

Mathematics:

Multiplication and division

Fractions

Click here to see the National Curriculum statements for Year 4 and 5 Mathematics.

History: Enquiry question - Why did the Ancient Maya change the way they live?

PE: Gymnastics (Monday) and Football (Friday)

Computing: Vector Drawing

Design and Technology: Making a Pop-Up book

RE: Christianity - Is the Christmas story true?

PSHE: Valuing differences

Science: Forces - Friction: Air and water resistance

Music: Sing Up Music - Sea Shanties - What Shall do do with the Drunken Sailor

Spring 1 - We will be learning ...

To be confirmed... 

Whole class guided reading text:

 

English Writing Stimulus:

The Dreadful Menace - writing to entertain - poetry

Grammar focus: word classes

Everest (by Alexandra Stewart) - writing to inform - non-chronological reports, diary writing

Grammar focus - using commas to avoid ambiguity

Mathematics:

Fractions

Multiplication and division

Click here to see the National Curriculum statements for Year 5 Mathematics.

Geography: Enquiry question - Why are mountains so important?

PE: Dance (Wednesday) and Gymnastics (Friday)

Computing: Programming - Selection in physical computing (Crumble Kits)

Art: Set Design

RE: Sikhism - Are Sikh stories important today?

PSHE: Keeping Safe (play the CEOP ThinkYouKnow Band Runner game here)

Science: Properties of materials - burning

French: Presenting myself

Music: Sing Up Music - Introduction to song-writing

Spring 2 - We will be learning ...

To be confirmed... 

Whole class guided reading text:

English writing stimulus:

The Egyptian Cinderella - narrative writing of a tradition tale with a different setting.

Grammar focus - using comparative conjunctions

Instructions - How to make a mummy

Grammar Focus - using adverbs of time.

Mathematics:

Decimals and percentages

Perimeter and area

Statistics

Click here to see the National Curriculum statements for Year 5 Mathematics.

History: Enquiry question - What happened to the boy behind the golden mask?

PE: Ultimate Frisbee (Tuesday) and Tennis (Friday)

Computing: Vector Drawing

Design and Technology: Electrical systems - Doodlers

PSHE: Rights and respect

RE: Did God intend Jesus to be crucified and if so, was Jesus aware of this?

Science: Properties of materials - dissolving mixtures and changes of state.

French: My family

Summer 1 - We will be learning ...

To be confirmed... 

Whole class guided reading text:

English writing stimulus:

Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover - expanded explanation texts.

Grammar Focus - using the passive voice, using brackets, dashes and commas to indicate parenthesis

Mathematics:

Multiplication and division

Fractions

Shape - angles

 Click here to see the National Curriculum statements for Year 5 Mathematics.

Geography: Enquiry question - Why is Fair Trade Fair?

PE: Dodgeball (Monday) Athletics (Friday)

Computing: Programming - Selection in quizzes.

Art: Fashion design

PSHE: Being my Best

RE: How can following God bring freedom and justice?

Science: Properties of materials: Irreversible changes - Acids and Bicarbonate of Soda

Music: Kisne Banaaya - A song from India and Pakistan

Summer 2 - We will be learning ...

To be confirmed... 

Whole class guided reading text:

English writing stimulus:

The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes) - Narrative Poetry

"Welcome to Year 5" - non-chronological reports

Mathematics:

Shape - angles

Fractions

Position and direction

Click here to see the National Curriculum statements for Year 5 Mathematics.

History: Enquiry question - Who were the Tolpuddle Martyrs and why are they important?

PE: Cricket (Tuesday) Dance (Thursday)

Computing: Data and information - Flat File Databases

Design and Technology: Cooking and Nutrition - Developing a recipe

PSHE: Growing and Changing

RE: What matters most to Humanists and Christians?

Science: Living things and their habitats - plant Reproduction

French: My Home

 

Class News

Click the links below to see the latest learning in Year 5 on our Class Dojo page!

Class Dojo Parent Login Class Dojo Student Login 

Homework - Daily and termly tasks.

Daily Home Leaning

 Reading - At least 10 minutes per day (logged in reading diaries).

Accelerated Reader login for quizzes

 

Spelling - At least 5 minutes per day practicing previous spelling patterns learnt in school. If the children have individual spelling from and adult, please focus on these first. the children have been given an exercise book to work in if they need it. These don't need to be brought into school each week.

English, maths, science - each week, the children will be given a home learning task to be completed on our online learning platform Atom. This will be either and English, maths or science task and should take no longer than about 10-15minutes to complete. Everyone has their own log in details.

ATOM Learning

Orange Words - In addition to the spelling patterns learnt in each unit, the children are expected to know and be able to spell a set of common exception words. These are words that don't necessarily fit into an easily learnable spelling pattern, have something that is particularly tricky or are commonly spelt incorrectly. At Greenford, we refer to these as Orange Words and we learn them through our spelling sessions. Once we have learnt sets of these words, they will be added to the bottom of the spelling homework sheets and will be included in our speed spell activities. Below is a complete list of the words for both year 3&4 and Year 5&6.

Year 3 and 4 Orange Words

Year 5 and 6 Orange Words

 

The children now have their own logins to the Language Angels website. Here, they will be able to play interactive games and listen to songs linked to the topics that we have learnt in class. Click the link below to explore. Have fun!

Extended Home Learning Tasks

 Please click on the link below to find out about your extended task linked to our work in humanities.

Oak Class home Learning Project Au 2 - History