Year 5
| Mrs Deer | Assistant Headteacher – Upper Key Stage 2 Teacher – Class 5ED |
| Miss Taylor | Teacher – Class 5AT |
| Dr Elderfield | Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistant Lead |
| Mr Marsh | Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Pereira | Teaching Assistant |
| Mr Zakaria-Welburn | Teaching Assistant |
| Miss Rozario | Learning Mentor |
History – Legacy of Monarchy
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| This term, we will be learning about the Germanic tribes that invaded England and the reasons for this. We will be looking at how England was divided into different kingdoms and what the country was like under Anglo Saxon rule. We will also study the Viking invasion of Lindisfarne, using sources as evidence and understanding the perspectives of different historians. Children will learn about the following historical figures: Alfred the Great, Athelstan and Edward the Confessor. We will discuss whether Alfred the Great deserved his title, why Athelstan was significant and understand what happened at the Battle of Hastings. | |
English |
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| In English, the first text that we will study will be Beowolf by Michael Morpurgo. We will complete short writing activities linked to the text and build up to writing our own legend narrative using a ‘plan, write and edit’ sequence of lessons. This longer piece of writing will showcase the children’s descriptive writing skills and understanding of how to use a range of punctuation within their writing.
In guided reading lessons, children will continue to read a range of different text types. Within these sessions, we will be focusing on the children’s fluency and their understanding of the texts they read. Our spelling lessons will continue to focus on the key spelling rules children need to be able to apply independently.
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Maths |
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Science |
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| We will be continuing with our work on ‘Materials’ this half-term. Children will learn that some materials dissolve in liquid to form a solution and explain how to recover a substance from a solution. Using their knowledge of solids, liquids and gases, children will decide how mixtures might be separated and will devise and carry out tests to investigate. We will also learn that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is usually not reversible. Children will continue to work scientifically by planning different types of scientific enquiries, taking measurements, recording results, making predictions and presenting their findings. | |
Other Curriculum Areas |
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| RE – What are the teachings of Christianity?
Art – Typography and Maps – exploring how we can create typography through drawing and design Music – Classroom Jazz PE – Netball (Tuesday) and Gym (Thursday) PSHCE – Keeping Safe – we will look at strategies for recognising and managing peer influence, how to predict, assess and manage risk in different situations and how to recognise that habits can have both positive and negative effects on a healthy lifestyle Computing – Video Production – we will use the iPads and iMovie to record a blog-style video French – Regular verbs – children will learn about personal pronouns and will learn about verb stems and endings
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Empowering Learning Skills |
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This half term in Upper Key Stage 2, we will continue to teach ‘Empowering Learning Skills’. It is important that we explicitly teach children about these behaviours to support their learning in school. Each week we will choose a specific learning behaviour that we will focus on as a key stage. In class, we will discuss how children can demonstrate these learning skills and what this should look like in Year 5. This half term, our celebration assembly will also have a focus on ‘Empowering Learning Skills’.
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UN Convention of the Rights of the Child |
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Dates for your Diary |
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Class Handbook
Curriculum Overview - Printable Version
Autumn 2
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