Sparrowhawk Class 2024 - 2025

Welcome to Sparrowhawks Class 

Sparrowhawks Class Team 

Class Teacher: Mr A Gibbs 

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Class Teaching Assitant: Mrs K Chastney and Mrs K Clack

PPA cover: Mrs K Chastney on a Thursday from 11:45am 

 

Upper Key stage 2 are significant years for children at Randwick C of E Primary School.  During these years, the children learn to develop their independence and have greater responsiblilties as they begin the final steps of their journey towards secondary school. They will learn more about the world around them as well as about themselves and will make great strides in their preparation for the next big step. In our class, we work hard to understand the importance of using our growth mindsets and maintaining a positive approach towards every learning opportunity. As a class, we welcome mistakes and choose to use these as a learning opportunity whenever we can. Our class environment encapsulates our theme; we love to be creative  whilst making links across the curriculum and also to our prior learning whilst benefitting from an enriched curriculum. 

 

Spring 1

A study of an aspect in Bristish history - World War II

This term, our curriculum driver will be History; we will delve into one of the most pivotal periods in British history: World War II. This topic aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the profound impact this conflict had on our nation and its people.

We will examine the causes of WWII, investigate the strategies that led to the success of the Battle of Britain, and analyse how innovations in transport transformed military engagements. Furthermore, we will discuss the government's robust propaganda campaigns that sought to unite the populace and bolster morale during this tumultuous time.

Pupils in Sparrowhawk's will gain insights into the drastic changes in daily life brought about by the Blitz and the Battle of Britain, including the rationale behind the evacuation of children and the regions to which they were sent. This enriching journey through history promises to enhance our understanding of these significant events and their lasting effects on society.

 

Knowledge Organisers

Find out what the children will be learning and the vital vocabulary that the children will encounter. 

History Knowledge Organiser - World War II

Science Knowledge Organiser- Properties and changes to materials

RE Knowledge Organiser - Creation and science conflicting or complementary

 

Our Class Text

This term, we will be reading 'Letters from the Lighthouse' by Emma Carroll

We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar.

February, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little brother Cliff are evacuated to the Devon coast. The only person with two spare beds is Mr Ephraim, the local lighthouse keeper. But he's not used to company and he certainly doesn't want any evacuees.

Desperate to be helpful, Olive becomes his post-girl, carrying secret messages (as she likes to think of the letters) to the villagers. But Olive has a secret of her own. Her older sister Sukie went missing in an air raid, and she's desperate to discover what happened to her. And then she finds a strange coded note which seems to link Sukie to Devon, and to something dark and impossibly dangerous.

 

Reading Passport

Sparrowhawk Class Padlet Reading Passport

 

Our Reading Passport at Randwick C of E Primary, has been created to inspire children to read the best literature available to them. Over the course of the year, we would like your child to read 7 of the books from the list for their year group.

When they manage to read 7, they will bring their passport back into school to receive a £5 book token. 

 

Uniform

General uniform:

Dark blue sweatshirt/cardigan, light blue polo shirt, grey trousers/skirt/shorts, grey/navy/white socks or tights, dark coloured school shoes or boots in winter.

 

PE kit:

Randwick PE Shirt, navy shorts/cycling shorts/skirt, trainers, change of socks (white/grey)

In cold weather, navy blue joggers/leggings and a school sweatshirt are recommended.

 

Forest school kit:

Navy blue joggers, school t-shirt and school jumper. They can wear their shoes/trainers to school and bring their wellies with them in a bag. Don’t forget a waterproof coat!