Andersen Class (Year 5)

Hans Christian Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.

Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in many countries. His books are readily accessible to children, presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity. His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Tin Soldier", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Match Girl", and "Thumbelina". His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films.

Andersen Class Staff

Mr. I Abram (Class Teacher) Mrs. Cardoo (TA) Mrs. Gavin (TA)

Summer Term 1

Welcome to Andersen's Class page. Here are a few reminders to help you keep organised throughout this busy half term:

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Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings are our designated PE sessions. Children are expected to wear the correct PE Kit to school on these days. Our focus for this half term is cricket (inc. throwing, catching, striking a ball) for one of the lessons and we shall be developing our co-operation and teamwork skills  in the other by following our OAA scheme of work.             

​Reading

Ideally, pupils in Andersen Class should be reading on a daily basis at home but if this is not possible, the minimum expectation is to read at least 3 times a week.

To encourage a love of reading and to reinforce the notion that reading is a pleasurable activity, we have a wonderful new Reading Corner set up within our classroom which is well stocked with a wide selection of popular children's writers. The many varied authors include the likes of David Walliams, Roald Dahl, Jeff Kinney, Jill Murphy, Michael Morpurgo, Jaqueline Wilson, Megan Macdonald and Lenny Henry to name a few. We also have collections that include the 39 Storey Treehouse books, a  complete set of William Shakespeare plays, Goosebumps, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Judy Moody, Horrible Henry  and a set of Hans Christian Andersen Fairy tales. We even have our own class librarians who check books in and out of our library using a  laptop.

Usually, the end of the school day will see us reading a chapter of our class novel, 'Cosmic' by Frank Cottrell Boyce. More information about the book and how we use it within class can be found further down this page.

​Homework 

Homework is set every Friday afternoon and is due in the following Thursday. Our Maths homework is linked to the work completed in class (wherever possible) that week to reinforce learning. English homework consists of a reading comprehension task and an online 'Spelling Frame'  task based on the week's spelling patterns.  

If there are any issues regarding access to a suitable devise or to internet access then please contact Mr. Abram as we can organise a breaktime homework club one day a week if needed, where the homework can be completed. Ideally though, homework should be completed at home.

Please ensure that homework books with the completed comprehension activity inside are handed into school on Thursday morning at the very latest so they can be marked and sent out again the following day.

​Maths

 In Mathematics this half term, we are continuing to develop our numeracy skills through our topics about Shape, Angles, Position and Direction which includes work on symmetry, drawing and measuring anlges, compass direction, co-ordinates, reflection and symmetry. We will continue using 'White Rose' online resources and the accompanying pupil booklets. We are continuing to improve our arithmetic skills by completing a daily 'Tough Ten' activity from the Numeracy Ninja. We also use  'Learning by Questions' online resources to help reinforce and further develop our numeracy skills.

English

In our English lessons we are enjoying reading 'Cosmic' by Frank Cottrell Boyce. It is an exciting fantasy story aimed at upper Key Stage 2 pupils and we are basing much of our written work, vocabulary development and comprehension skills around this popular text.

Liam Digby wanted to see the world- but not quite like this...He's just an ordinary 12 year old - except he isnt. He is actually a very, very, very tall, ordinary twelve year old and some people even think he is a grown up. This is the incredible story of how Liam told some fibs and somehow ended up in space.

"A laugh out loud adventure of friendship, big dreams and an even bigger space rocket!" - Sunday Telegraph

"A five-laughs-a-page and fall off your chair funny" - Daily Mail 

Why not scan this QR code above  to find out more about the book.

Geography

This half term our Geography topic is :

"Where do we get our Energy from?" 

Our pupils will learn all about the significance of energy and understand the differences between renewable and non-renewable sources. They will discuss the benefits and disadvantages of different energy sources and understand how our energy needs are currently met by looking at the location of energy resources, the vital energy trading routes and how methods of transportation have changed throughout the years. We will also develop our understanding of how to generate and distribute electricity in a given area.

Religious Education

In R.E. we are finding out all about 'Ascension' and 'Pentecost' 

The aim of this unit is to:

• ensure that all pupil's know that Acension and Pentecost are both key events in Christianity
• help us to understand why Christians believe people's lives can be inspired and transformed by the Holy Spirit
• develop our understanding that the events of Ascension and Pentecost are both connected to distinctive Christain beliefs.

Science

Our focus this half term is 'Earth and Space'. 

 Our pupils will explore the solar system and its planets. They will begin to understand the heliocentric model of our solar system and be able to explain the Earth's movement in space. They will study the Earth's rotation and how this gives us 'day' and 'night' and be able to explain the movement of the moon.

Please keep checking back for important dates and information for Andersen Class as well as information and photos about our fantastic learning this year on our class blog.

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