Year 5
Ms Faulder Assistant Headteacher – Upper Key Stage 2
Miss Taylor Teacher – Class 5AT
Mr Sumner Teacher – Class 5CS
Dr Elderfield Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistant Lead
Mr Marsh Teaching Assistant
Mrs Pereira Teaching Assistant
Miss Rozario Teaching Assistant
Our Values |
Respect yourself Respect others Respect property and your community |
History – Discovery and Legacy |
| This half term in history, we will be learning about the Ancient Maya civilisation and will be comparing this to the Anglo Saxons. We will begin our learning by looking at the chronology and location of both the Mayan and Anglo-Saxon civilisations. This will provide us with the opportunity to retrieve our knowledge of the Anglo Saxons from our learning in the autumn term. Throughout the unit we will be looking closely at the similarities and differences between the two civilisations. We will be comparing: the food and farming; the buildings; the people and societal hierarchy; and language and number from both the Maya and Anglo-Saxon civilisations. We will finish our history topic by learning when and why both civilisations ended.
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English |
| In English, our first writing unit will be based around the legend Rain Player. We will use the text to complete short written pieces such as a recruitment poster, a diary entry and a descriptive piece of dialogue. The children will then develop a toolkit and use it to plan, write and edit sequence to write their own legend narrative. In our second writing unit, we will write a dual narrative based on a hunter and the hunted. |
Maths |
| Fractions, Decimals and Percentages: We will extend our knowledge of from tenths and hundredths into thousandths (0.001) We will also be looking at how to round decimals to one decimal place and begin looking at percentages.
Shape and Space: We will be calculating the area and perimeter of rectilinear and compound shapes, as well as common polygons. Statistics: We will be reading, interpreting and drawing line graphs and learning how to understand timetables. |
Science |
| Life Cycles:
• Know and describe the life cycle of a mammals |
Other Curriculum Areas |
| RE – Our big question is: ‘If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship?’ We will learn about and compare different places of worship (churches, mandirs and synagogues). We will also discuss why they are important to believers and other ways people worship their god. Art- Making Monotypes – we will look at the artwork of Kevork Mourad and practise making marks. They will build up to making their own visual poetry book using monotype. Music – Fresh Prince of Belair – Children will learn to rap the song and play the glockenspiel to the music. PE – Cricket and Danish Longball (with a focus on strategic thinking) Computing – Selection in Physical Computing – programming Crumble Controllers French – Les Planètes – In this unit children will learn how to name the planets in our solar system and describe them using a variety of adjectives. They will also ask and answer questions in the role of an astronaut! |
UN Convention of the Rights of the Child |
| In the Summer term 2025, we achieved the UNICEF UK Gold Rights Respecting Schools award. This term the Rights Respecting council will be planning a ‘Gold Day’ to celebrate this. We will be organising lots of fun activities linked to the Rights of the child. The council will write to you in the next few weeks to share more information. This half term we will also be celebrating World Book Day, International Women’s Day and World Water Day. In March, we will take part in the ‘Great British Spring Clean’. Article 2- The convention applies to every child without discrimination, whatever their ethnicity, gender, religion, language, abilities or any other status, whatever they think or say, whatever their family background. Article 12- Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously. Article 28- Every child has the right to an education. Article 31- Every child has the right to relax and play.
Empowering Learning Skills and Personal DevelopmentPersonal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) Living in the wider world – through our PSHE learning this half term we will learn about the rule of law, fair trade, enterprise and understanding what racism is and how we can live in a respectful society Empowering Learning Skills In Year 5 and 6, children are being taught empowering learning skills to help them be an ‘effective participator’ and a ‘reflective learner’. These skills allow children to get the most from their lessons and learning, while also helping them regulate, applying the strategies they have been taught. This half term we are focusing on: |
Important Dates |
| 23rd February: Spring 2 starts 4th March: SEND review progress evenings 5th March: World Book Day 8th March: International Women’s Day 12th March: Inclusion coffee morning WC 16th March: Progress evenings (17th face to face/ 19th virtual) 20th March: Welly Walk 20th March: Comic Relief Term ends: Thursday 2nd April at 2pm Easter holidays: Friday 3rd April- 17th April Summer 1 starts Monday 20th April
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Spring 2
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