Welcome to Chestnut Class
This term (Autumn 2024), our enquiry project will be:
'Can you keep a secret?'
In the 18th century, illegal trade across England's coast grew at a phenomenal rate. What had previously been simple small-scale evasion of duty (taxes) turned into an industry of astonishing proportions, syphoning money abroad, and channelling huge volumes of smuggled goods such as spirits, tea and chocolate into the southern counties of England. Whole communities took part in the trade or turned a blind eye, and profited from it. However, everyone in the village needed to keep smuggling a secret or face arrest, a beating, hanging or imprisonment.
Our project this term focuses on how and why is our coastline changing (the coastline in the South East was very important to smugglers!) and what can be done to protect it.
P.E. Days
Wednesdays - Swimming (Year 5 only until 4th December)
Thursdays - Mr McCarthy (P.E. Coach)
Fridays
Below you will find our project planner with further details about this term's learning:
Project Planner:
project planner chestnut t2 2024.pdf
Year 4 spellings:
year 4 autumn term 2 spellings pupil view.pdf
Year 5 spellings:
year 5 term 2 2024 rwi spellings children.pdf
Art
We have been learning about the Japanese flower festival, Hanami, and created our own cherry blossom trees using cotton bud dots using a technique called pontillism.
Pontillism Cherry Blossom Y4/5
Social Action Project 
Year 5 have been finding out about The Guinea Pig Club (WW2 airmen that received pioneering burns treatment and reconstructive plastic surgery at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead by Dr Archibald McIndoe.) Sadly The Guinea Pig Club no longer exists but we have been inspired to raise awareness of the challenges injured service men and women face and fundraise for them.
We have chosen to support Hounds for Heroes who provide trained support dogs for veterans which we are very excited about!
Class reader
Our class reading book is 'The Case of the Smuggler's Curse' by Mark Dawson.
We have adopted a lion!
As part of our whole school fundraising, each class raised enough money to adopt an animal from the WWF. We chose a lion. Meet Simba - our cuddly version of the majestic, vulnerable wild one! [Did you know there are estimated to be only 23,000 lions left in the wild?]
Mrs Galea - Teacher
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