Rowan

Rowan Class 20-21

Spring 1

I hope that you all had a lovely Christmas! I hope that you all were able to have a rest and make some memories! Thank you very much for your kind presents, they were very generous. 

This half term we will be learning about Ancient Egypt. This is a fascinating topic with a lot of new words to learn!

In our writing we will be writing a recount of an archaeologist exploring an ancient Egyptian tomb. We will also write a newspaper report about Howard Carter making his famous discovery, and maybe writing a letter to the British Museum. 

In History we will look at this ancient civilisation and what life would have been like. We will learn about their writing, burials and kings. This learning in History will support our learning in other subjects. 

In science we will be learning about forces and how they are in action around us. 

This half term our PE days are Monday and Friday, please wear your PE kit into school. As it is still cold, please consider wearing tracksuit bottoms. 

This topic will be very exciting to learn about!

Ice Skating 

We had a lot of fun ice skating today!

Christingles 

We made Christingles in class, with the help of Mrs Heels! We learnt about what each part represents and why people make them around the world. 

Autumn 2 

I hope that you all enjoyed your half-term!

In school, we are now learning abut Italy. This is a great opportunity to develop our Geography skills and learn about a new European country. We will be able to compare it with our knowledge of Basingstoke and England. 

We will also be learning about Italian food and hopefully making some pasta of our own! This is a very exciting topic to learn about as we look at the impact that the Romans have had on modern day Italy. 

Please note that our PE days have changed this half-term and are now Tuesday and Thursday. Please consider tracksuit bottoms as an alternative to shorts in this cold weather. 

Remember to continue with MyMaths, TT Rockstars and Spelling Shed. 

Testing Our Parachutes

We have designed and created parachutes to help a rocket land on a far-off planet. Today we got to test them! 

Autumn 1

Hello and welcome to Year 5, Rowan Class! 

I am looking forward to meeting you all! Our topic for Autumn 1 is Outer Space. This is a very exciting topic because there are always more things to learn! We will be learning about outer space in Science, and in Geography we will look at how this affects Earth- how we have day/night, for example. We will be doing some very interesting pieces of writing. We will be able to research astronauts and their training in a lot of detail as well as letting our imaginations fly free. 

Our PE days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, please remember to wear your PE kits to school. 

Please check the homework page below and keep up with TT Rockstars and Spelling Shed.