Welcome to Bouman class!
Our class is a team - we are pioneers, educators, leaders and learners of the 21st century!
Bouman Class is our Year Five class and we form part of The Pioneers Stage. Our class is named after Katie Bouman. Her pioneering work as an American engineer, who worked as part of a team that captured the first-ever image of a black hole, had an incredible impact future scientific discoveries.
Mrs Baxter
Class Teacher
Over the last few years, I have discovered a love of paddle boarding and bouldering but I’m definitely still in need of some practice! I enjoy being active and creative; I especially love baking sweet treats to share with others! When I’m not in school I spend my time at the beach with my two dogs, Max and Milo. They love catching a frisbee and swimming in the sea!
I look forward to welcoming you to Bouman class!
Mrs Denning
General Teaching Assistant
Mrs Steele
General Teaching Assistant
Miss Manners
SEN Support
Mr Griffin
SEN Support
Miss Stevens
SEN Support
For our launch day, we will be visiting Barton Hall for a three-day residential full of engaging and fun activities.
English
In our English lessons we will focus on The Secret Garden as a text, exploring its use of description and detail. We will then use the text as a basis for our own creative writing.
VIPERS
We use VIPERS to cover the reading content domains across KS1 and KS2. In VIPERS, we will be exploring the classic tale ‘The Secret Garden'.
Maths
In Maths, we will continue to explore fractions, decimals, and percentages and how they link with each other. Later this half term, we will be deepening our understanding of both perimeter and measure before moving on to reading and interpreting data tables effectively.
PE
We will return to be on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. The students will need kit suitable for both indoor and outdoor activities. This term we will be learning skills in both Handball and Rounders.
Reading and Handwriting
At Nansledan, we appreciate the huge importance of both reading and handwriting. These are the keys to unlocking the rest of the curriculum. With this in mind, time is devoted to these skills daily.
Homework
Access Spelling Shed to practise our weekly spellings. The children will be tested on these spelling words every Friday.
A list of challenge words that children in England are expected to be able to spell by the end of Year 6 (age 11) can be found below. Please also practise these throughout the year.
Homework is set half termly as the suggested learning opportunities at home. Children are also able to access TTRS, Spelling Shed and SumDog whilst at home.
Google Classroom
• Invitation link: https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwOTk5Nzk5MjQw?cjc=ep72nye
• Class code: ep72nye
