Teacher: Mr Brett
PPA Teacher: Mr Hayes
Teaching Assistants: Ms Souness and Miss Dunn

This page is dedicated to all the exciting things we will be doing in class this year.

Term 5

Dear parents and carers

Divorced, beheaded, died?

Our topic this term is themed around the question ‘Divorced, beheaded, Died?’ We will be exploring the rise and fall of the Tudors, finding out about how they came to power, the reign of Henry VIII and his wives, as well as Elizabeth I and the end of the Tudors. We will look at how the Tudors affected our lives today.

English and Maths

Our English lessons will be linked to our topic as usual. We will be creating a graphic novel of the Battle of Bosworth, writing a newspaper report on the beheading of Anne Boleyn and exploring the events in our class book. We will look at the works of Shakespeare and rehearse and perform a scene from a famous Shakespeare play. In Maths, we will look at Properties of shape, focusing on angles and 3d shapes, before looking at Position and direction- focusing on coordinates, translation and reflection.

Other Subjects

Science: Living Things and Their Habitats- Lifecycles. Art/DT: Graphic Novel illustrations, Portraits, Tudor houses. PE: Sports Leaders/ striking and fielding RE: Judaism Geography: Latitude and longitude- Tudor exploration of the globe

Reading Books, Spelling and Homework

It is very important that your child has the opportunity to read at home every day. If you have any questions or queries about this, we are happy to help. When you have read with your child, just make a little note of it in their reading record book. Your child should bring their book folder into school every day, so we can change their books regularly. Spellings: We send the children home with their weekly spellings on a Friday. They should try their best to practise these at home for our quiz on the following Friday. Spare copies of the sheet can be found on the windowsill under the wooden eagle.

Homework: I have received some amazing homework so far this year and I am excited to see what you produce this term. Please ensure you use the homework books to document you work as much as possible.

Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send me an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or catch me at the door to arrange a meeting.

Mr Brett