Brookburn Primary School

Staff

Mr Quibell	Teacher – Class 5LQ
Mrs Deer	Teacher – Class 5ED Assistant Head – Upper Key Stage 2
Dr Elderfield	Upper Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistant Lead
Mrs Pereira	Teaching Assistant
Miss Fowler	Teaching Assistant

Curriculum Overview – Autumn 1

Geography- Our place

To start the year, our whole school topic will be ‘Our Place’. In Year 5, our learning will focus on the River Mersey. Children will learn about the water cycle, complete a river study, collect and analyse data and complete map work through this unit of work.

English

This year, we will continue to complete our work in English through the use of different texts. We will begin the year by looking at a range of comics and reading the text ‘The Rhythm of the Rain’ by Grahame Baker-Smith. Using these texts, we will complete short writing activities, comprehension, grammar activities and the children will complete a longer piece of writing using a plan, write, and edit sequence of lessons.

Guided Reading will take place each day and children will be exposed to a variety of different texts through these lessons.

In handwriting lessons, we will use the Year 5/6 spelling list to continue to practise cursive writing and improve presentation.

Maths

In maths, we will begin with number and place value, learning to read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000 and determine the value of each digit. We will also be learning to count forwards and backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number to 1,000,000.

In addition and subtraction, we will practise our mental calculation, adding and subtracting numbers with more than 4 digits using effective written methods and using the inverse to check answers.

In multiplication and division, we will continue to learn and consolidate our times tables facts. We will also learn how to use formal written methods to multiply numbers with up to 4-digits by a one or two-digit number and to divide 4-digit numbers by a one-digit number. Children will be taught to identify multiples and factors of given numbers.

Science

The first science topic we will cover this year will be ‘Materials’. These lessons will involve comparing and grouping different materials based on their properties eg. magnetism, transparency, hardness and solubility. Children will work scientifically by identifying and classifying, performing tests, making observations and using these to suggest answers to questions.

Other Curriculum Areas

RE – What are the teachings of Christianity?

DT – Mechanisms – Making a pop-up book

Music – Charanga unit: Livin’ on a Prayer – teaching rhythm and pitch using the glockenspiels. Children will compose their own song.

PE – Handball (Thursday), Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA) (Friday)

PSHCE- Mental and Emotional Wellbeing – Zones of Regulation. Our next step in Year 5 will be to support the children to create their own toolkits to support with self-regulation.

French – A l’école (at school) Children will learn to repeat and recognise the vocabulary for school subjects and express their likes and dislikes

UNICEF Rights Respecting School

Creating charters support a positive learning environment for our children. We will also be electing our new representatives for our ‘Rights Council’. Mrs Owen will be leading this while Mrs Kingsford is on maternity leave. We are ‘Going for Gold’.

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.

Important Dates

Meet the Year 5 Team– Thursday 14^th September 2023 – 3.45pm or 5.00pm

Parent focus group- This was started last year as a way for you to share what you think and for us to work together. If you would like to come please could you let the office know. The next meeting is: 9am, 28^th September in the training room.

Individual photo day– 3rd Oct

SEND coffee morning/ drop in– Thursday 5^th October- 9am.

Bike Right – Thursday 12^th October, Friday 13^th October and week commencing 16^th October

Fieldwork trip to the River Mersey– Week commencing 9^th October 2023

Half Term– 23^rd October-27^th October. Return to school on the 30^th October.

Documents

Meet the Team Presentation

Please open the document below to view the Meet the Team presentation from 14th September.