Welcome to Year 5 and 6!

In Year 5 and 6 at Wirksworth Junior School, we have 2 classes:

Coelho - Mrs Meehan

Underwood - Mrs Taylor

We love reading!

This half-term, our class reading for pleasure book is...

The book we will be reading, discussing and analysing in our shared reading lessons in the Summer Term is...

In the Summer Term, our curriculum theme is Creativity and Imagination. The main subjects we will be focusing on during our project are Art and Music. Throughout our project, we will explore concepts such as influence, diversity, achievement and community. In Art, we will be learning about diverse artists such as Beatriz Milhazes, Romero Britto, Gaudi and Banksy; we will be practising a range of techniques such as cubism; and will create sculptures and stencil designs. In Music, we will learn about musicians such as Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan and how their music inspired change. We will also compose and perform our own blues song. Please see our Art and Music curriculum pages for more information.

Our Big Philosophical Question this term:

Is it better to stand out or fit in?

This term's writing units

Fiction

Warning Story

Suspense 

Non-fiction

Formal letter

Biography

Discussion 

Recount (diary entry)

Poetry

Using simile and metaphor 

Throughout the term, we will also be provided with opportunities to apply our writing skills across the curriculum. 

In maths this term, Year 5s will be focusing on the following concepts:

Volume

factors and multiples

Fractions and percentages

Angles

Measure

Year 6s will be focusing on the following concepts:

Angles

Circles

Problem solving and application of mathematical skills

What we will be learning in our other subjects this half-term:

PE - Gymnastics and Athletics 

Science - Classification 

Computing - Systems and Networks

PSHE - Changes

RE - What do religions say when life gets hard?

Spanish - Asi soy yo (That is how I am); Hago Deporte (I practise sports)

Things to remember...

Reading diaries will be checked on a Monday. Read 5 times each week to receive your Dojo points and reading chart stamp.

Maths homework will be sent out each Friday and is to be completed by the following Thursday.

Spelling and handwriting homework will be sent out each Friday and is to be completed by the following Thursday.

PE days this term:

Tuesdays (Underwood), Wednesdays (both classes) and Fridays (Coelho).