Nansledan School

Johnson Class (Y5)

Welcome to Johnson class!

Our class is a team - we are pioneers, educators, leaders and learners of the 21st century!

Johnson Class is one of our Year Five class and we form part of The Pioneers Stage. Our class is named after Katherine Johnson. Her pioneering work using her mathematics skills, she helped NASA send astronauts to the moon and return them safely home. She also overcame racial and gender hurdles that helped make giant leaps for humankind.

Mr Humberstone

Class Teacher

All about me!

Hello, I’m Mr Humberstone and I will be your class teacher in Johnson class

I am really looking forward to the year ahead and we have got lots of exciting trips, visitors, projects and WOW moments lined up for you all. And we can’t forget about the much anticipated year 5 residential! Bouman class and Johnson class will work closely together with our projects and there will be lots of opportunities for collaborative learning linking to our STEAM curriculum.

Here are a few facts about me:

Favourite colour: Blue
Favourite animal: Seal/Doggo
Favourite beach: Porthmeor, St Ives
Favourite book: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Favourite subjects: PE/Reading

Fun Fact: I LOVE reading children's books and much prefer them to books written for adults. At home, I have a bookcase full of children's books. I've never counted but I would guess I have well over 200! I am always keen to read something new so if you have a suggestion, please don't hesitate to let me know!

I look forward to welcoming you to Johnson class!

Mrs Richards

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Watts

Teaching Assistant

Key Information:

Autumn Term 2:

Our project this half term is focusing on Natural Disasters. Our enquiry question is 'How do people prepare for a natural disaster?'. Here is an overview of our planned learning for this half term:

English and Vipers:

We will start the half term studying explanation texts about natural disasters (volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.). We will glean as much knowledge of these natural disasters and the genre of writing and will then produce explanation texts of our own based on these. We will incorporate as many of the grammar objectives from Autumn 1 as appropriate.

Our fiction text is Wildspark by Vashti Hardy. The children will explore the story from the main character’s perspective and write a narrative of her journey. The students will also discover meanings of new words within the context of the story.

The texts studied in English will be reflected in VIPERS sessions. Children will read extracts of longer texts each day and answer a wide variety of comprehension questions based on these (V = Vocabulary, I = Inference, P = Predict, E = Explain, R = Retrieve, S = Summarise/Sequence).

Maths:

In Maths we will start with a unit on fractions. We will find equivalent fractions, compare and order fractions, add and subtract fractions, and convert improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa.

 PE:

Our PE lessons this half term will focus on Orienteering and Dodgeball. In orienteering lessons, children will learn to combine map-reading skills alongside their teamwork, decision-making skills and athleticism. In dodgeball lessons, children will work on their throwing, catching and dodging skills whilst simultaneously working on communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Reading and Handwriting:

We devote time daily to independent reading and handwriting, as these are vitally important skills which help us across all curriculum areas. Watch this space for examples of high quality reading and writing, coming soon!

Homework:

Each week, there will be spellings to learn (these are differentiated allowing everyone to achieve at their individual spelling level), with a spelling test every Friday. Daily reading and regular practise of times tables using Times Table Rockstars is also part of our homework expectation. There will be a 2-minute timed multiplication test each week. Optional homework activities will be added to Class Dojo regularly.

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Autumn Term 1

Our project this half term is focusing on the Anglo Saxons and our enquiry question is 'How dark were the Dark Ages?'

Here is an overview of our planned learning for this half term:

English and Vipers

In English, we will be focusing on punctuation and grammar to embed prior knowledge and write in full, grammatically correct sentences. Our first focus area will be different nouns and how to correctly identify and use them in our own sentences. In VIPERS, we will be exploring the classic tale ‘Beowulf’ adapted by Michael Morpurgo.

Maths

In Maths we will be focusing on place value with numbers to 1,000,000, spending time using number lines and using methods to compare round numbers confidently. We will then move onto learning about addition and subtraction and then multiplication and division.