Welcome to Sycamore Class!

2024-2025

Welcome to Sycamore Class!

On our first day in Sycamore Class, we collectively wrote our own vision statement for the year. 

Our classroom is a calm, friendly, fun, creative and challenging place, where everyone is enthusiastic and passionate about their learning. It is a tidy place where everyone feels welcome, happy and safe. We listen carefully to each other and work together at all times. It is a place, where everyone can be the best versions of themselves.

It is going to be an action packed year in Sycamore with lots of exciting themes. I will upload the curriculum overview for each half-term as we teach it so that you can see what we will be learning. Please look at it and talk to your child about their learning. Scroll down to find out more. 

KEY DAYS TO NOTE: 

PE (Taught by Mr Harris)	Tuesday pm  Thursday pm
Homework (Reading, Spelling Shed, TT Rockstars)	given out/set on a Friday. due in on a Friday
Forest School  (Taught by Mrs Owen)	Wednesday pm Please bring your forest school clothes to school in a carrier bag ready to get changed at lunchtime.

Please check out our gallery for updates on what we get up to!

Spring 2 2025

Key Question: Were the Mayan Civilisation Civilised? 

Values: Judgement;   Class;   Tradition

This half term, Sycamore Class will be learning about the Mayans. They will explore why it is important to learn about them, even though they lived in Central America. They will look at what the Mayans were able to do e.g. build structures, develop calendars and number systems and their religious beliefs. They will also explore the class structure they had in place. In STEM, the children will explore forces, particularly looking at pulley systems, where they will design and make their own pulley system. The children will continue to use 'My Happy Mind' and 'Zones of Regulation' for their PSHE learning. Please look at our curriculum overview (attached below) for more information. 

Spring 1 2025

Where in Europe is Fabulous France? 

Key Question: What does it mean to be a neighbour? 

Values: Friendship; Value; Respect

This half term, Sycamore Class will be exploring Europe and particularly looking at the human and physical landscape of France. They will explore the works of Monet and use him as inspiration for their own artwork. They will also begin to work on 'My Happy MInd' and continue to explore the 'Zones of Regulation'. Please look at our curriculum overview (attached below) for more details. 

Autumn 1 and 2 2024

Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler? 

Key Question: Should children have a choice in what happens to them? 

Values:   Conflict    Sacrifice    Rights

This half term, Year 5 will mainly be learning about WW2 with a huge focus on evacuation. During the topic, they will learn about why the war began, why the children had to be evacuated and how Britain was able to stand firm against the German threat. Within their artwork, they will be looking at the work of L.S. Lowry and how they can use light and shade to create perspective. Please see the half term overview below to see what Year 5 will be learning in other subject areas this half term.