Year 5 & Year 6 (Eyam, Darley Dale & Crich)
Welcome.
Welcome to Year 5 & Year 6. We have three parallel classes: Eyam (Y5), Darley Dale (Y5/6) and Crich (Y6). Please take a look at the information below to find out what we will be learning about in the Autumn Terms.
Thank you,
Mr West, Mrs Newman and Mr Hunter.
Key days each week.
| Eyam (Mrs Newman) | Darley Dale (Mr Hunter) | Crich (Mr West) | |
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| Monday | Reading records/ library books to be returned to school every Monday. | Reading records/ library books to be returned to school every Monday. PE day- Please wear the provided PE uniform. | Reading records/ library books to be returned to school every Monday. PE day- Please wear the provided PE uniform. |
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| Wednesday | PE day- Please wear the provided PE uniform. | ||
| Thursday | Eyam (and Y5 from Darley Dale) swim in the Summer Term. This will be in a 15 week block.
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What are we learning this term?
The driver for this enquiry is History, our enquiry question is How far have we come?
As part of our History investigation this term, we will be exploring British History dating back to the Roman withdrawal in AD 410 up to the struggle between the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons up to the time of Edward the Confessor.
In English, we are delving into the world of Sutton Hoo (A tale of discovery and excavation that has captivated the world) We will be creating a narrative as an Anglo-Saxon living in the time of Sutton Hoo. Following this, we will report and research the exciting discoveries made by Basil Brown to create our own non-chronological report on the subject.
In Science, we will be exploring human stages of development from foetus to old age. Following this, we will be exploring evolution and inheritance. We will understand that living things have changed over time and fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.
In Maths, we will be exploring our understanding of place value. pupils work with numbers up to 1,000,000, learning to read, write, compare, round, and interpret digits using place value, including negative numbers and Roman numerals.
Swimming
Eyam class (plus Year 5s in Darley Dale) will swim in the Summer Term.
Swimming lessons take place during the school day at Queens Park Sports Centre.
Author of the Term
Darley Dale
"Letters from the Lighthouse" is a gripping middle-grade historical fiction novel by Emma Carroll, set during World War II, following evacuee Olive Bradshaw as she uncovers secrets about her missing sister. |
Eyam
"Riddle of the Runes" is a children's historical mystery set in a Viking village, following young investigator Alva as she solves puzzles, uncovers secrets, and deciphers runes. |
Crich
"Rooftoppers" begins when Sophie, rescued as a baby from the sea in a cello case, refuses to believe her mother perished. When officials threaten to send her to an orphanage, she and her guardian escape to Paris, where she joins a band of rooftop-dwelling children to hunt for the woman she remembers. |
