Welcome to the
Mulberry Class Page
Welcome back! We hope you had a lovely and restful Easter break. Our topic for the Summer term will be 'The Explorer'.
In English, we will be reading the book 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell.
In History, children will learn about the development of the Railways in Great Britain and discover the history of the railways and significant early locomotives. Children will investigate some important historical events, such as the opening of the first passenger carrying railway lines and the Rainhill Trials and they will learn about some of the key people who were influential in the development of the railways
In Science, we will be learning about properties and changes in materials. The children will compare and group together everyday materials based on their properties and response to magnets; discover that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution.
The children will also learn about living things and their habitats. During this unit of work, children will learn the life processes that distinguish living from non-living things, as well as extending prior knowledge of the life cycles of plants and animals, looking at the differences between the life cycles of mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds and insects.
In Maths, we will be starting with our statistics. The children will look at converting measurements, decimals, negative numbers, position & direction, shape and volume.
PE days for Mulberry Class will usually be on Wednesdays (with Mr Green) and Thursdays.
Spring 1 - Cricket and Athletics
Spring 2 - Tennis and Golf
Woodlands Learning
For the Summer term, Year 5 will have Woodlands Learning on the following dates:
- 30th April
- 14th May
- 4th June
- 18th June
- 2nd July
- 16th July
If you have a query or concern, please talk to us at school drop off or pick up. You can also get in touch through the school office by emailing messages@loxwoodschool.com. I am always happy to answer any questions and support your child.
Mr Fiveash
Each term, the children will be given a new ‘Independent Homework Grid’. In Year 5, there will be set ‘hand in’ days at the bottom which is the minimum requirement. Each task should be taken from a different row and column. The amount of time a child chooses to spend on a project is up to them. Please focus on the presentation!
After completing times tables and arithmetic on a Friday, children should choose an area that they would like to practice at home to help them improve their score each week.
