Chatsworth is a mixed-age class of Year 5 and 6. There are currently 19 children in the class. They are taught by Mrs Devonport and Mrs Sezgin covers PPA. Chatsworth Class take great pride in being mentors, coaches and mini leaders within school. They lead School Council, help with nursery and also lead activities for all the children within school at lunchtimes.
The children in Chatsworth Class are keen nature lovers. They enjoy taking part in 'Monday Manoeuvres' sessions each week where they explore nature, wildlife and gardening throughout the year.
How have the skies influenced lives?
We are creators
Summer Term 2025
The summer term is all about letting our creative side shine! The children will be exploring a range of creative projects including product design, sewing, oil painting and drama.
We begin with 'DT Fortnight' when the children will be designing and creating a sewn bookmark. This is followed by our immersive study: how have the skies inlfuenced lives? The children will be exploring the work of both impressionist and post impression painters and take part in an artist's worshop at Nottingham Contemporary. They will create their own version of Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' as well as joining together to creatre a shared collage/ appique of 'Sunflowers.' The second part of the summer term will also be the time that we rehearse and perform our junior production.
The books enhancing our learning this term with be Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Space Maps: Your Tour of the Universe by Lara Albanese.
In our stand alone subjects, we'll be covering:
| Subject | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Science | Earth and Moon | Forces; gravity and resistance |
| Computing | Programming Microbits | Media: webpage design |
| PE | Net and wall games | Outdoor and Adventurous Activities |
| PSHE | Think Positive | Diverse Britain |
| RE | What does a Muslim believe? | How does belief in Akhirah help a Muslim to lead their life? |
| MFL | School Subjects |
Sport and Hobbies
The weather
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| Music | Music and Me |
Rehearsal for the junior production
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Essential Information
Monday - reading record check and spelling test.
Monday Manouvres (Outdoor Learning)
Tuesday - PE
Friday - PE
Children should come to school in their PE kit on Tuesday and Friday. On a Monday, they should bring their outdoor kit (wellies, waterproofs, gloves and hat as appropriate) with them to change into. Children are welcome to keep their outdoor kit in the cloakroom.
SATs Help
SATs are part of our normal assessment procedure and hopefully, the children will not feel an undue amount of pressure or stress. However, some children are very excited for SATs and see this as a rite of passage ready to move on to secondary school.
If your child would like to revise, these sites have proved very popular with the children.
This is where children practise thier weekly spellings. Alongside this, they can practise all the spellings from the Year 5/6 list and access Grammar Arcade where they can revise all the content needed for the SATs grammar paper.
Revision guides for all areas and the brilliant Crystal Explorers game.
Revision guides for maths and our favourite game; Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica.
Where in the world are we?
We are explorers
Spring Term 2025
Our focus in the Spring term is exploring our local area. The children will learn all about the physical and human geography of the area surrounding the school as well as completing a fieldwork studies on land use. As part of this, the children will consider the needs of our local area to determine whether Fritchley needs a shop.
The novels underpinning our learning this term will be ‘Skellig’ by David Almond and ‘The London Eye Mystery’ by Siobhan Dowd. Skellig will also inspire our DT project creating model owls.
During this term, the children will be completing the next stage of their Bikeability training and complete a walk to survey the local area.
In our stand alone subjects, we will be studying:
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Subject |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
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Science |
Animals including humans. Human life cycle |
Evolution and inheritance |
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Computing |
Flat File Databases |
Programming: Microbits |
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PE |
Dodgeball Gymnastics |
Outdoor & Adventurous Activities Dance |
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PSHE |
Digital Wellbeing |
TEAM |
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RE |
What does it mean if God is holy and loving? |
What did Jesus do to save human beings? |
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MFL |
The date and birthdays |
My Family |
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Music |
A New Year Carol |
You’ve got a friend |
Were all ancient civilisations the same?
We are discoverers
Autumn Term 2024
We begin the year by discovering the ancient civilisations of Egypt, Sumer, Indus Valley and The Shang Dynasty. This will then lead on to in depth studies of the Ancient Egyptians and Ancient Maya. Our enrichment activities are an immersive Science Week which will include a trip to The National Space Centre.
In our stand alone subjects, we will be studying:
| Subject | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Science
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Science Week: Space | The Circulatory System |
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Computing
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Systems and Networks | Media: vector drawing |
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PE
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Athletics | Invasion games: handball |
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PSHE
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Aiming High | Safety First |
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RE
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Understanding Christianity:
People of God
How can following God bring
freedom and justice?
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Understanding Christianity:
Gospel
What would Jesus do?
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MFL
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Names and Greetings | Numbers and Colours |
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Music
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Charanga: Happy | Charanga: History of Jazz |
You can see our highlights below
Science Week
During Science Week, we invesitgated lots of questions to do with space such as why can't we see all of the moon all of the time? And which material we show the biggest impact if a meteor hit it? This combined with a visit to The National Space Centre led to lots of hands on learning and heaps of fun!
Can a pot tell a story?
We are creators
Summer 2024
This term is all about being creative in many different ways. We begin with a week focused on Design Technology where the children will take inspiration from Aesop's Fables to create their own pop up book. This is followed by a hybrid Art and History topic as children explore life in Ancient Greece through studying pottery. Children will learn to coil to create their own pots, attach handles, create relief work of everyday life and also have a go at throwing their own vase on a potter's wheel.
In our stand alone subjects, we will be studying:
| Subject | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Science
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Light | Animal and plant life cycles |
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Computing
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Data Spreadsheets | Variables in games |
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PE
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Gymnastics, striking and fielding games | Outdoor and adventurous activities |
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PSHE
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Money Matters | PSHE, Citizenship and Relationships Education |
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RE
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What difference does the ressurection make to Christians? | How does a Muslim show commitment to Allah? |
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MFL
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Saying what I and others do | Expressing likes and dislikes |
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Music
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Dancing in the street | Reflect, rewind and replay |
Does the environment affect the way we live?
We are explorers
Spring Term 2024
Our focus in the Spring term is exploring life in Scandanavia. The children will learn all about the physical and human geography of the region as well as completing a study on Oslo. As part of this, the children will compare our local area and discuss the similarities and differences with a family living in the city. They will also explore aspects of culture and education including making and tasting some traditional Scandinavian food. Our work in English focuses on books by Scandinavian authors including Wafflehearts by Maria Parr.
In the first part of the Spring term, the children will be completing the next stage of their Bikeability training and in the second, we will be visiting Whitehall for our two night stay.
In our stand alone subjects, we will be studying:
| Subject | Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
| Science | Classifying living things and their habitats. | Properties of materials |
| Computing | Media: 3D modelling | Programming: quizzes |
| PE | Dodgeball | Gymnastics |
| PSHE | It's my body | One World |
| RE | What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? |
Understanding Christianity: Incarnation
Was Jesus the messiah?
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| MFL | Saying what I and others do. | Saying where you're going and what there is there. |
| Music | Make you feel my love. | The Fresh Prince of Bel Air |
You can see our highlights below
Making birdfeeders as part of our RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch project.
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Making birdfeeders as part of our RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch project.
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Making birdfeeders as part of our RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch project.
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Warming up with hot chocolate and a chapter of Wafflehearts.
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Warming up with hot chocolate and a chapter of Wafflehearts.
5/20
Making birdfeeders as part of our RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch project.
6/20
Warming up with hot chocolate and a chapter of Wafflehearts.
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Warming up with hot chocolate and a chapter of Wafflehearts.
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Warming up with hot chocolate and a chapter of Wafflehearts.
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Making birdfeeders as part of our RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch project.
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Making birdfeeders as part of our RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch project.
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Making birdfeeders as part of our RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch project.
12/20
Making birdfeeders as part of our RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch project.
13/20
Learning about life in Norway through a video call with a family in Oslo.
14/20
Recapping 'The Big Story' in RE.
15/20
Learning new skills in Bikeability.
16/20
Making Norwegian waffles.
17/20
Our Norweigan waffles with sour cream and ligonberry jam.
18/20
Trying popular and traditional Norwegian food.
19/20
We loved it when one of our parents shared her love of pop up books on World Book Day.
20/20
How did the Tudors change the face of Great Britian?
We are discoverers
Autumn 2023
We began our school year by discovering the fascinating world of The Tudors. We explored the impact of each Tudor monarch and considered the legacy they each left which can still be seen today. Alongside this, our design technology work involved some tasty Tudor treats. Our work in English further enriched this topic as we studyed the BBC Teach version of Macbeth.
In our stand alone subjects, we studied:
| Subject | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
| Science | Enquiry | Electricity |
| Computing | Media: Video Editing | Systems and Networks |
| PE | Athletics | Invasion games |
| PSHE | VIPs | Be Yourself |
| RE |
Understanding Christianity:
Creation
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Understanding Christianity:
Kingdom
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| French | Pleased to meet you | Saying what I and others have |
| Music | Livin' on a prayer | Classroom Jazz |
You can see our highlights below
Tudor Knot Biscuits
We have thoroughly enjoyed our design technology work this term as it has been all about biscuits! The Tudor people were keen on spices such as cinnamon and clove which helped to disguise the flavour of heavily salted or rotting meat! Luckily for us, our Tudor Knot Biscuits, inspired by the original recipe for Jumbles via Paul Hollywood, were delicious!
Each child tested out a range of spice biscuits and used this to inspire their own flavour profile. They also practised their knots using playdough before creating their final biscuit.
You can find the recipe we based ours on here
Reading
Pie Corbett’s Reading Spine is a core of books that create a living library inside a child’s mind. It is a store of classics and essential reads that help children engage at a deeper level and enter the world of the story. Please follow the links below for the reading spines for each year group.
Learning Online
We love using a range of apps and games in our learning. You can follow the links below to access the sites we use. Adults, please check these before allowing your child to use them.
Spelling, punctuation and grammar:
Maths: