Harrier Class
Teachers: Mrs Stephanie Janas
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Christine Unwin
About Our Class
In year 5 the children move into Harrier Class with Mrs Janas, the class teacher, supported by Mrs Christine Unwin.
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 to the Summer term!
Our class focus this term continues to be Oracy: Learning to talk and learning through talk. We’re having lots of discussions across all our subjects, practising listening for extended periods of time, trying to use more sophisticated language in order to talk like a specialist, and learning how to probe and challenge politely in discussions.
This term
In the first half of the Summer Term will have a History focus of the Vikings. This follows on nicely from last term’s Anglo Saxons. We have started by writing diary entries from the point of view of both a monk and a Viking at the time of the raid on Lindisfarne in 793AD. In RE this term, we are learning more about Judaism. We have started by learning about the Torah. After half term we will be learning about Renewable Energy in our Geography topic and the Pop Art movement and Roy Lichtenstein in Art.
In our Science lessons we will be investigating the Circulatory System. The class will learn to:
- Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and explain the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood.
- Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function.
- Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.
In English we will be concentrating on fiction writing and using all of the literarty devices we have learnt so far this year. We have already written a Tale of Fear and will be going to write in several different genres. Our focus is punctuation accuracy and more adventurous vocabulary.
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 homework will be given out on Mondays. Please ensure your child practises these daily and completes and brings the spelling sheet in to school every day. There will be a test on Fridays.
In Maths we will aim to get stuck, as this is when we learn the most!
Please ensure your child has their PE kit in school every day. We will be playing Cricket and excitingly, after half term, Jackson from Long Sutton Golf Club is coming in to run Golf lessons on Wednesdays! The swimming pool is open – and looking lovely – so, starting next week, Swimming will be on Mondays. Please make sure your child has their swimming kit in school every day as we may swim at any time if the opportunity arises. There will be a Year 6 only swim on Thursday lunchtimes.
Please can we remind everyone to ensure their child has only 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
“It’s not that I’m so smart. It’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein
Our Prayer at the end of each day
We thank you Father for today,
And all the work we’ve done.
For help we have been given,
For our learning and our fun.
Amen
Documents for parents
Harrier Class Spellings Autumn 2023
Harrier Class Spellings Spring 2024
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