Welcome to Glanvill Class!

Glanvill Class is home to Year 5 and to Mr Foster, our teacher.

In Glanvill, our learning is challenging, energetic and fun, with a strong focus on being creative and making connections across curriculums and topics. We support children in developing their skills and understanding and encourage independent thinking.

Together we study at least one, and sometimes two, whole class novels each half term linked to our termly topic.

In Glanvill, we love learning and our classroom is a vibrant and exciting environment in which to spend our days.

Our Learning Journey

This term we are exploring South America and the Amazon, from a geographical, cultural and environmental perspective, as well as looking at the art it has inspired (Henri Rousseau), the biology and biodiversity (Living things and their habitats) and the histories and stories of the peoples and civilizations (Machi Pichu and the Incas). Our class book, "The Explorer" by Katherine Rundell is a beautifully written, thought provoking adventure, detailing the experiences of 4 young children lost in the depths of the Amazon. Our science topic this term is investigating how we classify and order life, how animals, including humans, live and reproduce in cycles, and how different types of organisms exist dependent on their environment.