Here’s to an amazing year together! In our class you will find:
This year our topics will be:
Autumn Term: The Tudors
Spring Term: The Victorians
Summer Term: World War 1
Reading
Homework
Homework is set on a Friday and due in the following Friday. This will consist of:
If your child is finding their homework difficult please encourage them to attend homework club which runs during Monday lunchtime where a member of the year five staff will be available to give extra support.
Communication
If at any point over the year you need to make contact with us, then please either:
PE
Our sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mr Boulton will be teaching cricket and orienteering this term. We suggest they leave their PE kit in school for the half term (unless it gets really dirty) so they can take part in all lessons as we will have extra PE sessions practising for sports day. Earrings must be removed for PE lessons and long hair tied back for health and safety reasons.
Summer term curriculum
Literacy
In the first half of summer term we will be using the text ‘War Horse’ by Michael Morpurgo to base our literacy work on. This will include story writing and discussion text. After half term we will be using the texts 'The Haunted Hills' and 'Children of Winter' which are books by our year 5 author Berlie Doherty. We will be writing fantasy stories and newsround reports based on WW1. Alongside these, we will complete choral and performance poetry.
Maths
This term we will be looking at shape, position and direction, decimals, converting units and volume.
Science
This term our two science topics are 'living things and their habitats' and 'animals including humans'. The children will continue the work from last term, carrying out investigations, making predictions, collecting results and explaining them using scientific language.
History
Our topic this term is WW1. We will study which countries were involved as well as the events that led up to the war starting. The children will learn about what life in the trenches was like and the battles that were fought. This will also cover the weapons that were used, how the role of women changed as they had to undertake the jobs left when the men went to war. We will study the role that Harwich played in WW1 and the importance of the submarine base that was located here. We will finish the topic with a day 'parachuting into enemy lines' learning skills for survival.
Geography
This term our topic is North America; it's location, population and climate. We will look at the countries within the continent and finish with creating a fact file on New York and how the city compares to our location.
RE
Our topic this term will explore the key questions and concepts regarding Hinduism including:
PSHE
This term we will be covering:
These units are taught through class discussion where the children are encouraged to think about topics with emphasis on discussion to boosting self esteem and confidence.
Computing
This term we will be using and applying the skills we have learnt throughout the year to create their own' ultimate bedroom' using a range of software packages .
Music
This term we are going to be looking at loops using percussion, focusing on dynamics, pitch and texture.
Art/DT
During DT this term, we will create our own regiment badge which we will cut out from patterns and sew together using different textiles. In Art, we will examine what installation art is and create our own.
Spanish
Our two topics this term are 'at the cafe' and 'my home'. The children will learn the new language as well as being able to recognise the new vocabulary and match the two together.
MyHappyminds
Once a week we have a myHappymind session. This programme is grounded in science and dedicated to building positive mental wellbeing, myHappymind helps children understand how their brains work and creates a culture that helps to build children's resilience, confidence, and self-esteem.
Spring term curriculum
Literacy
In the first half of spring term we will be using the text ‘Street Child’ by Berlie Doherty to base our literacy work on. This will include story writing and newspaper reports. After half term we will be basing our literacy on the film 'Oliver' so we can write play scripts, diary recounts and persuasive letters. Alongside these, we will complete narrative and choral and performance poetry.
Maths
This term we will be looking at multiplication and division, fractions, decimals and percentages, perimeter and area and statistics.
Science
This term our two science topics are 'scientists and inventors' and 'properties and changing materials'. The children will continue the work from last term, carrying out investigations, making predictions, collecting results and explaining them using scientific language.
History
Our topic this term is the vile Victorians. We will study Queen Victoria, prominent people of the period and learn about how life was different for the rich and poor. We will also study the industrial revolution, the inventions and the important role Britain played as part of the Victorian empire and how this impacted on other countries across the world.
Geography
During the first half term we will be investigating 'world trade' and following this will move onto 'food and farming' in the second half of the spring term.
RE
Our topic this term will explore the key questions/concepts:
PSHE
This term we will be covering:
These units are taught through class discussion where the children are encouraged to think about how they are feeling about themselves with the emphasis on boosting self esteem and confidence.
Computing
This term we will be covering 'coding' and 'controlling devices'.
Music
This term we are going to be looking at African melodies, focusing on dynamics, pitch and texture.
Art/DT
During DT this term, we will look at structures, recreating bridges using different materials, testing their strength and durability. Our target will be to build a bridge using cogs and pulley systems. In Art, we will examine architecture using a range of art mediums such as sketching and charcoal.
Spanish
Our two topics this term are 'my pets' and 'my family'. The children will learn the new language as well as being able to recognise the new vocabulary and match the two together.
MyHappyminds
Once a week we have a myHappymind session. This programme is grounded in science and dedicated to building positive mental wellbeing, myHappymind helps children understand how their brains work and creates a culture that helps to build children's resilience, confidence, and self-esteem.
Autumn term curriculum
Literacy
We will be using the text ‘Treason’ by Berlie Doherty to base our literacy work on. This will include story writing and reports. We will also be reading Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Midnight Summer’s Dream’ so we can write adventure stories and instruction texts. Alongside these, we will complete narrative and choral and performance poetry.
Maths
This term we will be looking at place value (numbers up to one million), the four operations (+ - x ÷) as well as fractions.
Science
This term our two science topics are earth and space as well as forces. The children will be carrying out investigations, making predictions, collecting results and explaining them using scientific language.
History
Our topic this term is the terrible Tudors. We will study the monarchs, prominent people of the period and learn about how life was different for the rich and poor.
Geography
We will be investigating Antarctica and looking at the importance of preserving this vast landscape for the future of our planet.
RE
Our two topics this term are exploring the key questions/concepts:
PSHE
This term we will be covering:
These units are taught through class discussion where the children are encouraged to think about how they are feeling about themselves with the emphasis on boosting self esteem and confidence.
Computing
This term we will be covering online safety and spreadsheets.
Music
This term we are going to be looking at Tudor songs, focusing on dynamics, pitch and texture.
Art/DT
During this term, we will be looking at drawing skills linked to space art. We will also be designing and making pop up books using a selection of different techniques.
Spanish
Our two topics this term are learning the seasons and different flavour ice creams.