Year 5
Class Teacher: Miss Keeley Foster & Mrs Dawn Woodhouse
Homework
Spellings are set each week to be tested the following week.
Reading – Children are expected to read at least twice a week at home. They have the opportunity to read with an adult in class each week.
Websites
Children access these websites in Year 4 to help enhance their learning journey. Each child will have their own log in details and can also access the sites at home. Please click on the picture to be taken to the website.
Further information on these websites and other we use in school are linked here.
Curriculum Overview 2019-2020
Year 5 | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | ||||||
English/ Literacy | Classic Fiction Peter Pan Biographies/ Autobiographies | Halloween – Before Sunrise – narrative UFO’s – Non-Fiction/Instructions | Classic Narrative/Slam poetry MatildaMystery Genre – Road’s End | Shakespeare – Drama/Playscripts Arguments/Debates Reports/journalistic reports – Tuesday by David Wiesner | Classic Fiction Fantasy stories Power of Imagery – poetry | Non-Chronological reports Persuasive writing | |||||||||||
Maths | SAFE –Big Maths Big Maths | ||||||||||||||||
Science | Earth and Space | Forces | Properties and changes in materials | Properties and changes in materials | Animals including Humans | Living things and their habitats | |||||||||||
Topic | Romans | Victorians | Modern Europe | ||||||||||||||
DT | Aqueducts/Roman jewellery/shield | Victorian peg dolls | Making food from European countries | ||||||||||||||
Art | Roman mosaics/Roman artwork | Victorian art – William Morris and quilling | Studying artists from Europe | ||||||||||||||
Geography | Life In Britain before Romans Enough for Everyone What do we need? | Expansion of Roman Empire Mountains | Victorian Britain Energy and the environment | Victorian Britain Energy and the environment | European countries Marvellous maps Earthquakes | European countries Marvellous maps | |||||||||||
History | Life in Britain before Romans | Roman Invasion | Life during Victorian Britain | Victorian Britain | Modern Europe Change in ruling European countries/Mountains Compare Europe to N/S America | Modern Europe European countries/Mountains Compare Europe to N/S America | |||||||||||
R.E. | Living right Life’s big questions | Growing up Rites of passage – marriage | Believing – Christianity/Islam | Belonging – Christianity/Islam | Rights and respect Justice | Responsibility Poverty and wealth | |||||||||||
P.E./Games | Gym sequences/ Cross Country challenge Limitless Dance | Gymfit Circuits Dynamic Dance | Cool Core Pilates Striking and Fielding | Sportshall Athletics Ball Skills | Tennis Sports Day preparation Ball Skills | Gymfit Circuits Rounders/Cricket | |||||||||||
Music | Chinese instruments | Hip hop/rap | Steelband Music/Caribbean history/culture | Orchestral music | Beatles | Polish Traditional Music |
P.E. Overview
Autumn | Spring | Summer | ||||
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Year 5 | Gymfit sequences ———————— Sports Hall Athletics | Gymfit sequences/ Circuits ———————— Sports Hall Athletics | Striking and Fielding ———————— Onside Sports – Tag Rugby | Ball Skills ———————— Limitless Dance | Swimming ———————– Sports Day/Rounders/ Cricket | Tennis – Gary Weatherburn ———————— Swimming |