Class Four – Years 5 & 6

Welcome to Class Four

We are a class of year 5 and 6 children taught by Mr Dean.

Our class email address is: class4@levens.cumbria.sch.uk - please feel free to contact us with any questions you have and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Any urgent enquiries or drop-off & pick up arrangements must be sent to office@levens.cumbria.sch.uk as the class inbox is not monitored during teaching time.

Swimming lessons have now concluded for this year. PE sessions are on a Tuesday and Thursday. We have finished our slot with Barrow Raiders, but students are still welcome to come in their PE kit for Feelgood Friday where Mr Dean will lead a range of teamwork, social skills and leadership activities.

Home Learning Information

Homework will continue to be set and checked each Friday - it must be submitted on Friday unless otherwise specified. Each student has a blue homework diary where they record what they need to do each week please bring these in every day as they are used regularly!

Spellings will now also be set and tested on a Friday. Students will be taught a range of strategies for learning their spellings but encouraging them to practice daily is really valuable. Little and often is the key!

Reading: Students are expected to read regularly at home too - around five times a week - both alone and with an adult. This should be acknowledged by a parent signature in a reading record. Pupils regularly read to adults and other children as part of our guided reading lessons and in the wider curriculum, as well as being given guidance on their independent reading with suggestions about what to read next as appropriate. This will also be recorded in the child’s reading record.

Online learning Links:

- TTRockstars - We use TTRockstars in school to practise our times tables. Practising little and often is the key to success!

- IDL - To improve spelling, students have opportunities in school to use the IDL application. This can also be accessed from home if needed.

- Mathletics - Maths homework will often be set on Mathletics. Students must complete all of their homework, or achieve 350 points (whichever is lower) before they can access Mathletics games.

Forgotten your login information? Login information for the services above can usually be found inside a student's home learning diary. If you have lost or forgotten your username or password, please let us know as soon as you can and we will be able to reset it for you.

Curriculum Information - Sumer Term 2024-25

Maths: This term starts with a focus on shape, including measurement, perimeter & area, calculation of angles and the properties of 2D & 3D shapes. Position and direction is also covered, with lessons on coordinates in 1-4 quadrants, translation, reflection and symmetry. Following SATS week, Year 6 will work on a range of consolidation and revision topics to ensure they are ready to access the KS3 curriculum. Year 5 will deepen their understanding of decimal numbers, negative numbers and units of measure. 

English: Our class novel for this term is Trash by Andy Mulligan, which will inspire a range of narrative writing. Further to this, we will also cover writing to persuade, both in speeches and letters, on the topic of the environment. 

Science: Our focus in Science this term is on animals, including humans. We begin with examining how nutrients and water are transported around the body via the circulatory system. We then chart the changes in humans from birth to old age and how our bodies are affected by various factors such as diet, drugs and exercise.  

History: This term we begin with a focus on the Mayan cilvisation, using a range of historical sources to learn about the past. We will make comparisons between the Mayans and other ancient civilisations and use this as a point of comparison for British history. 

Geography: Recapping on our knowledge of physical and human geography, we will make use of a range of geographical sources including maps, photography and atlases to make comparisons between the Lake District and The Alps. 

SCARF: Our SCARF themes this term are “keeping myself safe” and “growing and changing”. This includes work on how our bodies change during puberty and, for year 6, human reproduction. 

PE: Athletics is covered this term with a focus from our learning in science, looking at how our body responds to exercise and how we can monitor and improve our performance. We also cover dodgeball, tennis and leadership skills. 

Computing: For the final computing units of this term, we will create our own digital media, from 2D vector drawings to 3D models. 

RE: A highlight of this term will surely be our visit to a synagogue to further develop our understanding of places of worship. We will also study how having faith affects the lives of worshippers, and think about life as a journey. 

D&T: To build on our mapping skills developed in our geography from last term, we will design, build and code a digital compass using a “micro:bit”. I’m sure you’ll also be pleased to know that we have a cooking-themed D&T unit coming up! We’ll be looking at the journey of food from farm to fork and understanding how to make healthier choices for ourselves and for the planet. 

Art: We will begin by looking at the work of Alberto Giacometti and explore his art using a range of 3D materials. We then build on this work as we study the human figure through the medium of photography. 

French: Colours will be recapped this term as we describe works of art and the changing seasons.