Class 4 - Holker Hall

Welcome to Class 4 - Holker Hall!

Year 5 & 6

Welcome to Class 4 - Years 5 & 6. Our class teachers are Mrs Field, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Townsend.

On this page, you will find information about what we are learning throughout the year, as well as photos, videos & information about exciting trips and projects that make our learning fun and memorable.

Mount Cook Residential

Our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils recently enjoyed an unforgettable residential visit to Mount Cook Adventure Centre. Over the course of the trip, the children embraced every opportunity to challenge themselves, try new experiences and step outside their comfort zones.

The residential was packed with exciting activities, including pond dipping at Carsington Water, a huge zip wire, via ferrata, walking, abseiling, climbing, team challenges, bushcraft and a campfire evening. The children showed fantastic determination and resilience throughout, with many overcoming fears and achieving things they never thought possible. During the bushcraft session, everyone did a brilliant job lighting their cotton wool!

Throughout the visit, the children impressed us with their excellent behaviour, positive attitudes and teamwork. They supported and encouraged one another, celebrated each other's successes and represented the school wonderfully. After busy days of adventure, everyone enjoyed relaxing in the glamping pods and sharing stories from the day's activities.

We are incredibly proud of all of the children for their courage, enthusiasm and willingness to embrace new challenges. They were an absolute pleasure to take away and created memories that will last for years to come.

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What are we learning this term?

Summer term 2026

Dynamic Dynasties

This project teaches children about the history of ancient China, focusing primarily on the Shang Dynasty, and explores the lasting legacy of the first five Chinese dynasties, some of which can still be seen in the world today.

Click here for our topic web for this term:

Dynamic Dynasties Topic Web.pdf

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BRIDGES CHALLENGE!

After researching, model making and investigating how to make paper structures stronger,

Class 4 were set a challenge!

Using no more than 50 artstraws, 5m of masking tape and no more than 15 sheets of paper,

each group had 15 minutes planning time and 45 minutes to make a bridge.

Here are our results:

For a Grammar Glossary with examples of the grammatical terms we work on, please click here:

Spring term 2026

Frozen Kingdoms

Welcome to the planet’s coldest lands. Vast wilds and hostile territories; incredibly beautiful, yet often deadly. Take shelter from the elements or fall prey to icy winds and the deepest chill. Trek bravely and valiantly across treacherous terrain to the ends of the Earth, treading deep in snow or being pulled by a team of mighty sled dogs. Be alert, for magnificent mammals roam these lands, sometimes hungry or fresh for a fight. Perhaps a hungry polar bear or an Arctic fox is hunting rodents, as swift as the wind. Research facts and figures of climate, temperature, habitats and ecosystems, and compose evocative poems about the Northern Lights.

This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of polar regions, including the North and South Poles, and includes a detailed exploration of the environmental factors that shape and influence them.

Click here for our topic web for this term:

Topic Web Frozen Kingdoms.pdf

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Celebrating World Book Day 2026

Autumn term 2025

BRITAIN AT WAR

This project teaches children about the causes, events and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, the influence of new inventions on warfare, how life in Great Britain was affected and the legacy of the wars in the post-war period.

Click below to see our topic web:

Topic Web Britain at War.pdf

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Imperial War Museum

We had a great day at the Imperial War Museum, North.

The museum taught us about World War 1 and 2 through interactive activities and genuine artefacts. The children were excited by the tanks, planes and barrage balloons and were humbled by the extraordinary stories of people who had experienced wartime.

We became journalists and documentary makers around the museum, and were awed by the interactive films and poetry.

Meeting a war veteran

We learnt about life with a guide dog when we met a war veteran on Remembrance Day.

Learning from primary sources

We were able to explore photographs, medals and other artefacts from one of our children's great and great-great-grandparents who served in the First and Second World War. A huge thank you to Mrs Bond's mother for coming in to talk to us about her father and grandfather's time in the wars and share their moving stories with us.