Harrier Class
Teachers: Mrs Stephanie Janas
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Christine Unwin & Mrs Catherine Grice
Harrier Curriculum Overview Year A 2023
About Our Class
In year 5 the children move into Harrier Class with Mrs Janas, the class teacher, supported by Mrs Unwin every morning and Mrs Grice Tuesday to Friday.
In the Autumn term, the children have the opportunity to go on a residential trip to Mill-on-the-Brue. The highlight of the Summer term is the KS2 Production, which is a chance for the children to develop and show their wider talents to the school and community.
Outstanding levels of behaviour, appearance, manners and perseverance are expected and the Harrier Class team actively promote the children becoming more independent, responsible and resilient in preparation for the move to Secondary education.
Welcome Back!
Happy New Year from Harrier class. We are all excited about the challenges and fun we’re going to have together in 2024. Resilience is a key focus in Harriers, which to us means dealing with being stuck, managing distractions, rising to the challenge and working towards goals. In the Autumn term, we talked about struggling, being stuck and making mistakes. In Harriers, we understand that being stuck is when we are really learning and it is not the people who can’t do something that struggle, but instead it is the people that achieve the most.
This term
Our Topic this first half term will have a History focus, with some links to our local community. We will be learning about Anglo-Saxons. We will learn about who the Anglo-Saxons were and where they came from. We will learn about the significance of archaeologists and their work in moulding our understanding of the past. Most excitingly we will be visiting The Rural Life Museum and Glastonbury Abbey on our trip, which will really bring our learning to life!
Knowledge Organiser Anglo Saxons Harrier 2024
After half term, we will be focussing on Spain in Geography. We will be identifying some human and physical features of the country, learning about its climate and the effects of the Jet stream.
In our Science we will be learning about Earth and Space.
We will remember what we have learnt in previous years and build on our knowledge of the planets, orbits and the reason for seasons on Earth.
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In English we will start with a Portal tale: The Gas Mask. We will have a focus on accuracy, specifically for punctuation and grammar. We will follow up with a non-fiction persuasion text.
The children will choose their AR Reading books this week. Reading is still a priority in Harrier class and your child’s planner will be checked daily to ensure that they are maintaining the required minimum 4 reads per week. A child’s reading directly affects their success in other areas of the curriculum: oracy, vocabulary, comprehension and the development of their writing. Please continue to sign the book each time you hear your child read (I am happy for them to write the book title and the pages they have read themselves).
Click here during school hours to complete an AR quiz. Please record your score in your planner.
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We will be using Spelling Shed this year and the class will be completing activities on their weekly spellings throughout the week.
In Maths we will aim to get stuck, as this is when we learn the most! We will start with place value, extending our learning about decimals, starting with tenths and hundredths. We will continue to consolidate our times tables knowledge using TTRockstars.
Please ensure your child has their PE in school every day just in case it is necessary to move PE due to unforeseen circumstances. We will be swimming at Huish pool every Monday morning so they should have their swimming kit. Please ensure your child has a swimming hat – especially if they have long hair.
Please can we remind everyone to ensure their child has fruit or veg for a snack at morning break. Please also remember that we promote healthy eating in school, so lunchboxes should contain a healthy, balanced lunch and we only allow water in drink bottles.
Please do not hesitate to contact me via the school office email if you have any questions or concerns. Best wishes. Mrs Stephanie Janas
“I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.”
Elon Musk
The Class Prayer
Be thou a bright flame before me
Be thou a guiding star above me
Be thou a smooth path below me
Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me
Today tonight and forever.
St. Columbus (521 – 597)
Documents for parents
Harrier Class Spellings Autumn 2023
Harrier Class Spellings Spring 2024
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