Silkstone Primary School

Welcome to Class Five  

In Class 5, the children will be working with Miss Glisson and Mrs Ellis. Our aim for this year is to make sure the children feel happy, safe and valued in order to make progress in their learning. We want the children to learn new skills, take on new challenges and grow in confidence throughout the year.

We will be rewarded each week for good behaviour, following our school rules and working hard. We can earn Dojo points individually, positive letters home and can be named Star of the Week. We can also earn a whole class reward if we work well as a team to achieve our goals.

Children will have weekly spellings, reading and homework tasks. Please encourage your child to complete their home learning and continue to practise their times tables. Spellings are practised on Edshed and are set weekly and for times tables we use TT Rockstars. We have also sent a reading record home with your child and ask that you read at least 3 times a week with them and note this in their record. Please can children hand their reading record in on a Thursday so we can reward excellent reading behaviour.

Our PE days will be a Wednesday and Thursday (swimming). Your child needs to have their PE kit/swimming kit, including suitable footwear on these days and earrings must be removed.

We will use Class Dojo to post class information, reminders and a termly overview so please login if you haven’t already.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have, we are always happy to help.

We look forward to a fantastic year ahead with your children, creating wonderful memories, working hard and being our best selves!

Visit to National Space Centre

As part of our topic on Space, Class 5 visit the National Space Centre in Leicester. We have a fabulous time exploring the planets, learning about space travel and even exploring a real rocket!

We are creative!

In our class, we enjoy being creative. We build houses in Art, bake Christmas biscuits in DT and we design eco-friendly tote bags.

World Book Day

We love reading and enjoy celebrating World Book Day in our fabulous costumes.

Learning in Class 5

We enjoy working together in lessons and listening to each other’s ideas. We love learning in the ICT suite and have enjoyed practical Science lessons.  

Huskar Pit Church Visit

We learn all about the Huskar Pit disaster as part of our Victorian topic. We visit Silkstone Church where we are met by members of the local history group, who tell us stories from the time. We also look at the memorial in the grounds of the Church.

Christmas Fair

We had great fun at the Christmas Fair!

Summer Term Curriculum Map

National Coal-Mining Museum

We had a great day at the Museum; learning about life for the miners and how it has changed over the centuries.  We experienced what it was like to be a child down the mine in Victorian times bringing our history knowledge to life.

Curriculum Map for Autumn 2025

Our Curriculum Map for the Spring Term