Miss Brown - 5B Class Teacher

I am a Year 5 teacher who is new to the school this year. I have previously been a year 5 teacher for 4 years before taking a year out of teaching last year to travel and work as a librarian. I look forward to joining the Manor Farm Junior School community and talking to students about books, gardening and art. 

 Miss Fisher - 5F Class Teacher 

Learning in School

Each half term the children will explore one of our six core themes, these are:

• Community and Citizenship
• Sustainability
• Equality and Human Rights
• Intercultural Understanding
• Healthy Living and Wellbeing
• Technology and the Future

The children's learning is based around these themes using Lyfta storyworlds to engage the children in learning about people across the world to provide them with a more worldly view outside of their own community. 

In Year 5, children learn about people and places from across the planet including: 

• Ethiopia
• Somaliland
• Finland 
• Canada

Where possible the Year 5 National Curriculum is taught through these themes. Some subjects, where relevant or purposeful links cannot be made, are taught discretely outside of the Lyfta Storyworlds and themes listed above. 

Please see the termly overview pages of each theme here: 

Follow the link below to find out more about our fantastic and broad curriculum:

Our Curriculum

Learning at Home

Pupils at Manor Farm Junior School learn throughout the school day and so learning at home should be used to supplement learning by being completed in alternative ways to doing more of the same. 

Our pupils are encouraged to produce learning in different ways, explore themes and concepts and take the opportunity to build up evidence for award criteria which will help to develop their independence and motivation for learning that will support them through this school and onto their secondary education. 

Please see below the Learning at Home Pre-Learning sheets that are sent home half termly in preparation for their future learning:

Getting support as a parent

The curriculum and methods of teaching have moved on a lot since parents attended school themselves. To help parents with home learning we offer every parent supportive social media groups to share information and provide guidance for parents from all things learning to resilience and motivation. 

Upon entry to the school you have the chance to sign up for one of our groups and you will be sent information through your social media feed in order to support parents as much as possible when you are not in school. 

Working in Partnership; Parents and School

As a school we feel it is vital that we work as closely as we can with the children and their families. We welcome parents in school, supporting initiatives, speaking to the children or assisting with additional reading. Please speak to the the class teachers if you are able and willing to support. 

If you have any concerns over the safety or safeguarding of children please speak to the Designated Safeguarding Leads immediately. Information on our safeguarding practices can be found here.