Years 5 and 6
There are 4 classrooms in Upper Key Stage Two. The classes are:
Team Amethyst - Mr Holcroft
Team Violet - Mrs Linforth
Team Magenta - Mr Kilner
Team Lavender - Mrs MacManus
We are also assisted by the phenomenal the wonderful Mrs Butler, the amazing Mrs Fisher and the stupendous Miss Williams.
Upper Key Stage 2 Reminders
Years 5 and 6 have PE each Monday and Wednesday. Year 5 have swimming every Tuesday!
Your child will have a 'Reading Reward Card' in their reading record. Please ensure that your child reads each day - continuing to read with them is wonderful! If your child reads every day in one week they will receive one stamp. When they have achieved 4 stamps your child will be given a reward in school. If you are unsure about anything, please speak to a member of the team. Thank you for your continued support and happy reading!
Our Curriculum
Click here for an overview of the subjects we will be studying this year.
Click here for an overview of what we are learning this half-term.
Information Briefings
Meetings
Transition Meeting - June 2025 - Click here for information
Year 5 and 6 Reading Briefing - September 2025
Year 6 SATs and Transition Briefing - October 2025
Links to Online Learning
Autumn
Looping and Remixing
In Music, we have been learning to play simple looped rhythms (from Somewhere Under the Rainbow) to perform as a loop. To finish our unit we will combine these loops to create remixes!
Viking Control
As historians, we have investigated how Vikings were both raiders and settlers at different points in history. We have analysed how their settlement of what is now England was not straightforward: their control varied at different points in time.
Respect
Life Skills has focussed on respect: how we can show respect to others, and also how we would like to be respected in different spheres of life. We reflected on respect online, between friends, strangers and family members.
Basketball
We have been practising dribbling and shooting to improve our skills in basketball. It has been wonderful to be back with our friends and classmates again to work together.
Class Worship
Classes have spent time reflecting on Harvest: we have thought deeply about gratitude, and how we can be good stewards of God's creation.
Comparing Fractions
Year 6 have been comparing fractions and it has been so wonderful to see them use different techniques and reasoning. Some children used fraction walls to compare, others used bar modelling. Some children used their knowledge of halves to compare fractions by recognising if they were more than or less than a half.
Fruity Thinking
Our S.U.M.O (Stop. Understand. Move On.) principle for this half-term is: Fruity Thinking. Although we might not have control over things that happen to use, we can have greater control over how we respond. Fruity Thinking helps us to make our positive thoughts a little louder!
Complimentary Colours
We have been practising using complimentary colours in watercolour - sometimes to add depth to shapes and sometimes just for pleasing effects.
Chiarascuro
As part of our Art unit, we have investigated 'chiarascuro', which is how artists treat light and shade. We used masking and charcoal to create an interesting, 3-D effect.
Evolution
In Science we have been about evolution. Through fossil records, we have studied our evidence for change over time. Through experimentation and modelling, we have explored the mechanism of natural selection and the time scales involved evolution.
Clause Structures
We have used sentence strips to experiment with changing clause structures and marking clauses. Question tags were a breeze to learn this way too!