A warm welcome to Sycamore Class page! (Y5/6)

Class Teacher: Miss Hocking 

Teaching Partner: Mrs Neeley and Ms Lewis

General information 

• Your child should come to school in their PE kit on Mondays and Wednesdays this half term. This is subject to change on a half termly basis. Our PE kit consists of: a yellow P.E top, blue/black shorts/jogging bottoms and trainers. Please ensure suitable P.E kit is provided in the cold weather. 
• KS2 SATs begin on the 12^th May 2025. There will be SATS information sessions for parents early next year-dates TBC but will be on the school calendar. Year 5 parents are welcome too.
• Reading diaries must be in school each day. The expectation is that each child will read at home a minimum of three times a week. This will be checked by the class teacher on a Thursday, and it is important that parents sign the diary. 
• We know there will be secondary school visits this year. Please inform the office as soon as you have any tours booked in, thank you. 

Spring Term 2025

Our theme that will drive our learning this term is ‘The Ancient Maya’

In History and Geography, we will be discovering where and when the Maya built their civilisation, how they lived, their culture and their legacy on the world today. 

In English, we will be reading ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. We will be writing about how to survive Camp Green Lake, as well as writing narrative poetry and informal letters, as if we were writing home to our families.

In Spring 2, we will be reading ‘Freedom’ by Catherine Johnson, an action-packed book about a boy’s experience of slavery in Britain. We will be immersing ourselves in character’s feelings and experiences through diary writing as well as researching slave owners and creating biographies. 

In Science, Year 6 will be learning about evolution and inheritance, exploring how fossils provide information about living things millions of years ago and how animals and plants adapt to evolve.

Year 5 will be exploring properties and changes of materials, using knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through evaporating. 

In Maths, Year 5 will be looking at the following units:

Multiplication and Division

Geometry: position and direction

Fractions, decimal and percentages

Measurement: length, mass and capacity

In Maths, Year 6 will be focusing on the following units:

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Fractions: calculating

Ratio and proportion

Measurements: converting units

Measurement: area and volume

Algebra

In R.E, will be answering the key questions:

Why do Hindus want to be good?

Why is the Torah important to Jewish people?

In Art, we will be creating artwork with a focus on painting. Henry Rosseau will be our inspiration for our artwork where will be learn to paint rainforest landscapes and animals.

In D.T, we will be learning all about cooking and nutrition, adapting a recipe and then making it, using the design, make and evaluate skills. 

In Music, we will be focusing on ‘Composing and Chords in Spring 1 and then how musical styles connect us in Spring 2. 

In French, our unit foci are:

At the tearoom

At the café

At the restaurant

What is the weather?

In Computing, our units are:

5.3 Spreadsheets

6.3 Spreadsheets

6.4 Blogging

5.7 Concept Maps

In P.E, our units are:

Gymnastics (double unit)

Netball

Tennis

We have lots of fun theme experiences planned for the term so that the children can immerse themselves within the subject matter and make meaningful connections. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to come and speak to us.