Eagles

Welcome to the home of the Eagles. 

We are taught by Mrs Ince and Miss Richards.  Our class spans Year Five and Year Six children so we are super busy.

Our topic

For the Spring Term, our history topic is The Kingdom of Benin where we will be learning about the history of the Benin Kingdom (in modern day Nigeria), the people who lived there and the oral storytelling of Obas (kings) and queens.  We will be delving deep into the differences between those who lived with wealth and those who lived in poverty and exploring the similarities between our lives today and the everyday lives of the people of Benin.  Eagles will be looking at the Benin Bronzes and the fabulous artwork created at the time.  We will be answering the question 'should the Benin Bronzes be returned?'  Our term will include a trip to Weston Park to look at artefacts from the Benin era.

In science, we are learning about evolution and inheritance in the first half term and then how to look after our environment.  Expect lots of questions about what qualities and attributes our children have inherited from their family, such as tongue rolling!

In RE, we will be looking at the Kingdom of God and that this is wherever God reigns as king in the hearts and minds of Christians.  In Spring 2, will be 'Walking the Bible' in a special unit to prepare us for Easter.

In music, we are going to be exploring dynamics, pitch and texture in Spring 1 before delving into South and West African music to tie in with our Kingdom of Benin history work.

For computing, we are continuing our work on creating a Mars Rover to capture images on the planet Mars and for PE, we are perfecting our gymnastic skills indoors. 

PE 

Our PE dates this term are Mondays and Wednesdays.  Please come to school in PE kit on both of those days.  Details of our PE kit can be found on the website.

 Class book

We love to read in Eagles and do lots of it.  Our class read is Journey to Jo'burg by Beverley Naidoo - a gorgeous tale of a young brother and sister that make a 300km journey on foot to Johannesburg to find their mother.  Their trip takes many different twists and turns including the need to steal oranges to eat and a truck ride across Africa.  I'm sure the children will empathise with these children and love the book.

Homework

The most important homework is to read for pleasure at home.  We recommend this is done at least 3 times a week and note this down in our home school diaries - children can write this in themselves.

Spellings will also be coming home once a week, so please take time to learn these ready to be tested on a Wednesday.

Maths and English homework will be alternated so there is a piece every week of either maths or English grammar work to do at home.

Dates

Look out for dates of exciting activities on the website or on our newsletter Burntstump Bugle.

As always, we love to hear from parents or carers, so if you'd like to get in touch via email to the office@burntstump.snmat.org.uk 

by phone or in person, please do not hesitate.  We're always happy to help and love to hear successes that the children have had outside of school.

Here's a copy of our book containing the Year 5 & 6 non chronological reports about Victorian workshouses for you to enjoy - can you spot your child's?