Welcome to Year 5/6 - 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: Coasts.
This term, as part of our Geography topic, we will be learning about the features of the coastline through our beach trip to New Brighton.
Science: Animals including Humans
This term, Topaz are learning about the different life cycles of Animals and Humans. We will discover the difference between complete and incomplete metamorphosis and learn to read and create our own classification keys.
JIGSAW
Our Jigsaw topic this term is ‘Changing Me’ and we will be learning about the changes we will face as we grow older.
Year 5
Week 1: Self and Body Image
Week 2: Puberty for girls
Week 3: Puberty for boys
Week 4: Conception
Week 5: Looking ahead
Year 4
Week 1: Unique me
Week 2: Having a baby
Week 3 : Puberty and Menstruation
Week 4: Circles of change
Week 5: Accepting change and looking ahead
SPELLING
CLASP
This year, CLASP will take place on Thursday afternoons.
Year 4: Swimming
Year 5: First aid with Mrs Hankin
Gallery
This term in class, we have been learning to make sweet and savoury goods - WW2 style! We developed our cooking skills and learnt about the seasonality of ingredients! Safe to say - we’re true chefs now!