Mount CofE
Primary school
Y5/6
Welcome to the Chris Van Allsburg Unit. Our Unit is named after the author we are studying within our first topic ‘Open a Book’.
The staff within our unit are:
Mrs Cobb (Unit Lead/Class Teacher)
Mr Terry (Class Teacher)
Teachers in the unit are supported by Mrs Anderson, Mrs Henfrey, Mrs Ellison, Mrs Bloszyk
Mrs Kerrigan and Miss Coote.
Our learning and teaching is planned through a topic based curriculum where each topic encompasses key areas for development.
Here is our topic and related curriculum areas for this half term:
Autumn 1
| Subject | Work Focus |
|
English |
Chris Van Allsburg texts: Queen of the Falls - Jumanji Text types: Newspaper Articles, Narratives |
| Maths |
Place Value Addition/Subtraction Multiplication/Division |
| Science | Animals Including Humans |
| RE |
Nottinghamshire Syllabus: Teachings, Wisdom & Authority Understanding Christianity: God |
| History | Annie Edson Taylor |
| Computing | E-Safety |
| PE | Varied sports at College |
| Modern Foreign Languages (French) |
Greetings, Numbers, Days/Months, Birthdays/Christmas |
| Music | At the Movies |
Trips & Events
Linked to our unit author, Chris Van Allsburg, and his text Jumanji, we will be looking into the endangered species that are present within the story. As such, a trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park on the 25th October 2018 has been organised. Not only will this be a great opportunity for the children to meet some of these species up close and personal, it will be a great learning opportunity to find out more information as to why these poor animals are becoming endangered.