Welcome to Year 4/5- Topaz Class
Staff
Miss A Paget
Topaz
BA (Hons) PGCE
Hi, my name is Miss Paget and I am the current year 4 and 5 teacher in Topaz class. As well as this, I am also the design technology lead across school. I am passionate about giving children opportunities to try new and exciting things that are
Mrs S Hankin
Topaz
PE Day & PE Kit
PE will take place on Friday.
Please ensure you child comes to school in their PE Kit on that day.
What's New
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Snack Money
Tuck Shop is available after school
on Wednesday and Friday.
Daily healthy snack is available to purchase every day at break time. Snack can be purchased at morning break. The maximum amount snack will cost is £2 a week. Children are welcome to bring their own snack from home which is less than 110 calories.
Reading Books
Reading Books will usually be changed Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please read with your child every night and sign their reading record.
Knowledge Organiser
You have been given a Knowledge Organiser and Homework Grid with some tasks relating to our topic.
Each week we will have a focus that has been covered on the Knowledge Organiser.
Homework
Maths and spellings are given out every Friday. These are to be brought in on Thursday in preparation for their spelling test.
Children will get up to 15 spellings per week to learn at home.
Common exception words:
Year 3/4
Year 5/6
Homework Grid:
Recent Terms Archive
WELCOME TO TOPAZ CLASS
Overview
Topic: Warrington in the War.
This term, as part of our History topic, we will be learning about life in Warrington during WW2, with a trip to Burtonwood airbase. We hope to discover how our small but mighty town played its part in history.
Science:
Earth and Space
This term, Topaz are learning all about Earth and Space. Through investigation, we will answer numerous questions surrounding the movement of the planets, the moon, sun and how night become day.
DT: War time food
As part of our topic, we will also be learning about war time food as we try to prepare tasty, hearty meals during a time of rationing! We will look at different ingredients and favourable alternatives which became popular, well loved dishes!
RE:
Continuing with our RE scheme, we will be focusing on Christianity as we learn more about the Christian way of life. As we move towards the Christian celebration of Easter, we will be answering the question:
What is the best way for a Sikh to show commitment to God?
JIGSAW
Our Jigsaw topic ‘relationships’ has been moved to Summer 2, where we will explore the importance of keeping healthy relationships and our own relationship with the world around us.
SPELLING
CLASP
This year, CLASP will take place on Thursday afternoons.
Year 4: Swimming.
Year 5: Sport with Mr Riley
Gallery
Plastic Shed workshop
As part of our Amazon Topic last term, we took part in the plastic Shed workshop, working with a company who specialize in reusing plastic waste. We melted plastics down to create our own eco-friendly posters to spread messages that encourage people to do their bit in the fight against plastic pollution.
RE: Sikhism workshop
As part of our Sikhism workshop, we learnt about the beliefs of Sikhs. We looked at cultural clothing, food, stories and ways of life. Take a look at us trying on some authentic Sikh clothes!
