Chatsworth is a mixed-age class of Year 5 and 6. There are currently 23 children in the class. They are taught by Mrs Devonport and supported by Mrs Sezgin and Mrs Proctor. 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 'Tree Time Tuesday' sessions each week where they explore nature, wildlife and gardening throughout the year.
Does the environment affect the way we live?
We are explorers
Spring Term 2026
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 | Exploring emotions | Difference and diversity |
| RE | What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? |
Understanding Christianity: Incarnation
Was Jesus the messiah?
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| MFL | Countries and cities | Nationalities and language. |
| Music | Make you feel my love. | The Fresh Prince of Bel Air |
How did the Tudors change the face of Great Britian?
We are discoverers
Autumn 2025
We begin our school year by discovering the fascinating world of The Tudors. We will explore the impact of each Tudor monarch and consider the legacy they each left which can still be seen today. Our work in English further enriches this topic as we study the BBC Teach version of Macbeth.
In our stand alone subjects, we will study:
| Subject | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
| Science | Enquiry based Science Week | Electricity |
| Computing | Systems and Networks | Media: video editing |
| PE | Athletics | Invasion games |
| PSHE | Being Healthy | Relationships |
| RE |
Understanding Christianity:
Creation
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Understanding Christianity:
Kingdom
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| French | Emotions | The Body |
| Music | Livin' on a prayer | Classroom Jazz |
Essential Information
Monday - reading record check and spelling test.
PE
Tuesday - Tree Time Tuesday (Outdoor Learning)
Friday - PE
Children should come to school in their PE kit on Monday and Friday. On a Tuesday, 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.
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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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 |
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: