Hawk Class
Welcome to Hawk Class 2025/26
WELCOME TO HAWK CLASS!
Welcome to a new academic year!
Hawk class is taught by Miss Baker. Out teaching assistants are: Mrs Gray, Miss Leighfield, Mrs McGuire, Mrs Callaghan and Mrs Salter
PE days are Wednesday and Thursday. Please ensure your child has a full PE kit that they keep in school. They will need a tracksuit or leggings and trainers for outdoor PE.
Link books need to be in school every day and the 5 weekly reads should be recorded in them.
Transition booklet HAWK classTerm 5 Pharaohs
Please bear in mind that SATs week will be w/b 11th May. The children have worked really hard and we value your support: encouraging them to get plenty of sleep, fresh air and exercise.
In term 5 we will continue with the theme of Pharaohs. Please see the parent letter and topic web for Term 4.
The jigsaw homework, however, will change to give the children new, exciting opportunities to learn about the broad and rich topic of Egyptians.
The Term 5 jigsaw homework is below:
/docs/Hawk/Term_5/Homework_Jigsaw_sheet_Term_5-_2024.pdf
Term 4 Pharaohs
Our topic this term is Pharaohs. We will be learning all about both Ancient Egypt exploring how they lived their lives as well as all about modern Egypt.
NSPCC Number Day
On Friday 6th February our school took part in NSPCC number day. In Year 5 and 6 we dressed up in our favourite number outfits and took part in a large range of maths focused activities including budgeting for their dream bedroom, a maths trail around the school, tessellation art and much more.
NSPCC Number Day 2026 Year 5/6
Term 3 Stargazers:
Our Topic for term 3 is called Stargazers. The children will learn all about the solar system: The planets, the moon and the sun; space travel and the space race. For our hook afternoon, we did some space themed art.
Christmas at Eldene
Y5/6 were invited to The Dorcan Christmas Show on 11/12/25. It was a really entertaining show and there were lots of ex-Eldene children singing and dancing!
On 17/12/25 it was our Christmas party. Lots of fun was had!
Term 2: A Child's War
This term our topic is A Child's War, we are learning all about World War II. During our hook day we sung some songs that were popular in World War two, we learnt some first aid and even experienced what it was like the Blitz, hearing the siren and going into the shelters.
Dorcan Literature Festival
On Tuesday 11th November, Y5/6 were lucky enough to be invited to Dorcan Literature Festival at Dorcan Academy. We listened to published author Jenny McLachlan discuss her books and the ideas and experiences that inspired her.
Term 1
Here is the parent letter, jigsaw homework and topic web for this term:
/docs/Hola_Mexico_25/Homework_Jigsaw_sheet_Term_1.pptx
/docs/Hawk/Hola_Mexico_2025/Parent_Letter_term_1_Year_5_and_6_Hola_Mexico.docx/docs/Hawk/Hola_Mexico_2025/Parent_web_term_1_Year_6_Hola_Mexico.docxxt-align: left;">This term our topic will be Hola Mexico!
We will be doing lots of activities to do with Mexico. including :
- Finding out about geography in Mexico
- Investigating Mexican art and artists
- learning about the history and culture of Mexico
For our hook day, we will be doing a variety of activities, based around songs, language, dancing and crafts.
