Class 5 - Mr Wagstaff

Welcome to the Class 5 page

Our topics change every half-term and lessons are cross curricular wherever possible. Within the topics, we focus on key skills and knowledge. In all subjects we want to inspire curiosity and we encourage the children to ask questions.

Maths and English is taught every day in the mornings. This is usually followed by a 'Guided Reading' session. We complete homework once a week and have our spelling test on a Thursday morning. The afternoons are made up foundation subjects with PE on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Our topics for the year are set out below, and these are supported with a wide variety of trips and visitors.

Autumn 1: 

English: Ancient Greek Myths and Legends 

Maths: Place Value/Addition & Subtraction/Multiplication & Division

Science: Animals Including Humans

R.E: Understanding Christianity 

History: Ancient Greece  

Computing: Coding

French: Directions

P.E: Football/Fitness

D.T: Pop-up books

Heartsmart: Get Heartsmart! 

Autumn 2: 

English: Shine

Maths: Multiplication & Division/ Fractions

Science: Earth and Space

R.E: Incarnation

Geography: Where in the World?

Computing: Spreadsheets

P.E: Basketball/Dance

Art: Space Art

Music: Gustav Holst 'Mars'  

Heartsmart: Don't Forget to Let Love In!

Spring 1: 

English: The Piemakers

Maths: Multiplication & Division/Fractions/Decimals & Percentages

Science: Properties and Changes of Materials

R.E: Beliefs in Action in the World

Geography: Leicester Fieldwork

Computing: Databases 

P.E: Orienteering/Gymnastics 

D.T: Cooking and Nutrition: Bread Making 

Heartsmart: Too Much Selfie Isn't Healthy

French: Food and Drink

Spring 2: 

English: The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Maths: Decimals & Percentages/Perimeter & Area/Statistics

Science: Forces 

R.E: Salvation

Geography: Rivers

Computing: Game Creators 

P.E: Tag Rugby/Tennis

Art: Collage

Heartsmart: Don't Hold on to What's Wrong!

Summer 1: 

English: Beowulf

Maths: Shape/Position & Direction/Decimals

Science: Living Things and their Habitats 

R.E:  Inspirational People in Today's World

History: Anglo Saxons and Scots

Computing: 3D Modelling 

P.E: Cricket/Athletics 

D.T: Structures: Bridges 

Heartsmart: Fake is a Mistake!

Music: Summer Production

Summer 2: 

English: Carrie's War

Maths: Decimals/Negative Numbers/Converting Units/Volume

Science: Science Investigations

R.E: Beliefs and Questions

History: Education in the Past 

Computing: Coding

P.E: Outdoor & Adventurous Activities/Rounders

Art: Drawing: Henry Moore

Heartsmart: 'No Way Through' Isn't True!

Music: Summer Production