Beech - Year 5 2023 - 2024

                                                                                      Welcome to Beech Class!

Welcome to the Summer term 1, this half term our topic will be Enslavement. We will be thoroughly exploring this topic throughout History, art, English and Shared reading. In Shared reading we will focus on the text 'The Secret to Freedom' by Marcia Vaughan. In English we be studying the text 'Henry's Freedom Box' by Ellen Levine. After studying this text within English, the children will be producing a biography and a diary entry. 

In History, we will focus on the lives of the slaves and how this impacted them. We will also be looking at the triangular trade and the different points in which trades happened. 

In Science this half term, our topic will be forces. Our main focus will be Sir Isaac Newton and his theory. We will also be looking at different key terms such as gravity, friction and air resistance. 

Forest School

Forest school will be every other Wednesday and the dates are all on our school calendar. Children must come into school in their forest school clothing and bring their wellies/walking boots in a separate bag.

PE

PE will be every Tuesday afternoon and our unit is striking and fielding - rounders. We aim to complete this outside. 

We will also try and get outside to complete the goldenmile as much as possible. 

If you have any questions, queries please do not hesitate to contact me at wplant@smallwood.cheshire.sch.uk