Summer 2
For the love of reading text
Journey to Jo’burg by Beverley Naidoo
“Mma lives and works in Johannesburg, far from the village thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother, Tiro, call home. When their baby sister suddenly becomes very sick, Naledi and Tiro know that they need to bring their mother back in order to save their sister’s life. Bravely, secretly, they set off on the long journey to the big city to find Mma. It isn’t until they finally reach Jo’burg that they see up close what life is like for black citizens across South Africa—and begin to really question the unfair and dangerous laws of apartheid.”
During this half term, the children will be completing two different genres of writing. They will be writing a persuasive, balanced argument and a letter.
White Rose Maths
This half term, the children will complete their work on decimals. They will then spend time focussing on negative numbers before finishing the year looking at measurement. Within this topic, the children will convert between different units of measure and find the volume of cubes and cuboids.
Geography/ History
Our focus this half term will be on Geography. The children will learn about journeys with a specific focus on trade. By the end of the half term, the children should be able to answer the question, “Where does all of our stuff come from?” To help the children to answer this, we will start by recognising that our food and clothes come from all over the world. We will look at how each type of fruit will only grow in a particular climate and in a particular season and how clothes can be produced fairly and sustainably. We will look at products that are produced in our local areas before finally being able to explain the journey a product goes on to reach a person’s home.
Science
Our topic for Science this half term will continue to be ‘Properties and Change of Material.’ In our learning this half term we will be looking at the uses for everyday materials by completing a variety of different experiments. We will be looking at reversible changes of state. We will also be looking at how changes can result in the formation of a new material and that thins change is not usually reversible.
Educational Visit
This half term, we will be going on a visit to London. During this visit, the children will go on a tour of The Tower of London and a cruise on the River Thames. The children will all take a trip on the London Eye before going on a walk down The Mall to Buckingham Palace.
PSHE/RSE/ RE
In PSHE we will looking at jobs that we would like to do. We will be looking at different jobs and careers and how much different jobs are paid. We will also study the different skills required to get certain jobs.
In RE will be learning about Christianity. We will be studying the difference between Humanists and Christians views on why people are good and bad.
Art/ D & T/ Music
In Art, we will be basing our work on the artist Henry Moore. We will continue to make sculptures and artwork based on his work and evaluating what we have created.
In Design and Technology we will be making a Spaghetti Bolognese. We will find a recipe and develop it to make it healthier. We will then be making the Spaghetti Bolognese and trying our product.
During music this half term, we will be reflecting on our learning from this year. We will be recapping on the songs that we have learnt about this year and comparing and contrasting them using the correct musical terminology.
Spanish
In Spanish, we will be learning about food and drink. The children will be able name different foods and drinks and be able to say what their favourite food and drink is. They will also be able to ask others what their favourite food or drink.
PE day
Year 5LS will be having PE lessons on a Monday and a Tuesday and Year 5AG will be having PE lessons on a Wednesday and Thursday. During these lessons we will be focussing on Nimble Nets and Cool Core (Pilates). We will also look at how a healthy mind and healthy body link together.
Spellings/ Reading
This half term we will be learning how to spell words that end in –ly and words with the silent letter ‘b.’ We will then look at how to spell words that are off the statutory word list and consolidating spellings that we have learnt this year.
Summer 1
For the love of reading text
Street Child by Berlie Doherty
“Jim Jarvis is a runaway. When his mother dies, he is all alone in the workhouse and desperate to escape. But London in the 1860s is a dangerous and lonely place. Jim faces a constant battle to survive. Just as he finds some friends, he is snatched away and made to work for the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick, constantly guarded by Nick’s vicious dog, Snipe. Will Jim ever be free?”
During this half term, the children will be completing two different genres of writing. They will be writing an information text and a piece of persuasive writing.
White Rose Maths
This half term, the children’s work will have geometry focus. We will start by learning about Shape before we move on to learn about Position and Direction. We will then finish the half term by moving our learning forward about Decimals from early in the year.
Geography/ History
Our focus this half term will be on History. The children will learn about Journey and be answering the question “What makes people go on a journey?” To begin with we will be looking at why people undertake journeys. We will then look at significant individuals like Walter Raleigh who made voyages during the Tudor times as well as looking at the journey of the Titanic. To finish we will learn all about the Empire Windrush and understand why refugees risk their lives making journeys today.
Science
Our topic for Science this half term is ‘Properties and Change of Material.’ In our learning this half term we will be completing lots of experiments. As a class we will be comparing and grouping together everyday material based on their properties including hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity and response to magnets. We will look at how some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution and describe how to recover a substance from a solution. This will build on our learning in Year 2 when we learnt about ‘Uses of everyday materials.’
Educational Visit
This half term, we will be visiting Blist Hill. During this visit, the children will be stepping back in time to visit a Victorian town. This children will be visit Victorian shops and cottages and meet craftspeople from the time. This visit will link with our ‘For the love of reading,’ topic and assist the children with their writing.
PSHE/RSE/ RE
In PSHE we will learning about how can drugs common to everyday life affect health? We will be looking at the effect of drugs such as smoking, nicotine, alcohol, caffeine and medicine. We will learn about the difference between legal and illegal drugs.
In RE will be learning about Christianity. We will be discussing how Christians decide how to live following what Jesus would do. We will be looking at different texts from the bible such as teachings, parables, narratives and gospels to answer the question.
Art/ D & T/ Music
In Art, we will be basing our work on the artist Henry Moore. We will be making sculptures in his style of work.
In Design and Technology we will be designing a healthy meal. We will be looking at developing healthy recipes using foods that would come from a farm.
Our music lessons this half term will be based on ‘Dancing in the Street,’ by Martha and the Vandellas, which was written in 1964 and is one of Motown’s most popular songs.
Spanish
In Spanish, we will be learning about hobbies. The children will be able to say what their favourite and least favourite hobbies are. They will also be able to ask others what their favourite hobby is.
PE day
Year 5LS will be having PE lessons on a Monday and a Tuesday and Year 5AG will be having PE lessons on a Wednesday and Thursday. During these lessons we will be focussing on being young olympians, fitness frenzy and being germ busters.
Spellings/ Reading
This half term we will be recapping homophones and learning how to spell words that end in –ably. We will also be looking at spellings containing a silent ‘w’ and words on the statutory word list.
Spring 2
For the love of reading text
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. “Turning the envelope over, his had trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter ‘H’. Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry’s eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!” During this half term, children will be learning all about the author of the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling, and writing a biography all about her life. The children will then write their own narrative about the story before writing a cinquain poem.
White Rose Maths
This half term, the children will be learning about the perimeter and area of shapes. We will then move on to learning about Statistics.
Geography/ History
Our focus this half term will be on Geography. The children learn about the Alpine region of Europe, how the Alps were formed and how homes are adapted to the climate. They will create a storyboard or digital book on mountain formation, design an Alpine home, and produce literature for visitors to the area using geographical vocabulary. The children will use their map reading skills to locate the Alpine region and the countries in which it is located. This unit builds on previous work the children have done on investigating their local area and other regions of the UK earlier this year.
Science
Our topic for Science this half term is ‘Living things and their habitat.’ During our Science lessons, we will be looking at the life-cycle of different animals and plants whilst also discussing sexual and asexual reproduction.
Educational Visit
This half term, we will be visiting Harry Potter World. While we are there, we will get the chance to look around the studios in which the films were produced. We will be visiting Privet Drive as well as entering the great hall of Hogwarts. This visit links to our ‘for the love of reading,’ text and the work that we are doing in our English lessons.
PSHE/RSE/ RE
In PSHE we will learning about how friends can communicate safely. Within this topic, we will be learning about how social media can be used positively and what content is safe to share with family and friends. In RE we will be learning about Judaism and why the Torah is so important to them. This will help the children to understand what Jewish people believe about God.
Art/ D & T/ Music
Monet will continue to be the focus for our art lessons. The children will study his work and create portraits and landscapes in his style. In DT we will continue with our textiles topic from last half term, where the children started to design and create their own stuffed toy. This will help the children to build on their sewing skills. Our song in music is ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.’ In these lessons we will be learning about the genre of the music and how it was composed. We will also continue to use instruments to play along to the song.
Spanish
In Spanish, we will be learning about where people live. This will include looking at the Spanish names for different types of homes and where they may be located. We will be able to ask each other questions about where we live, and what rooms we have in our homes.
PE day
Year 5LS will be having PE lessons on a Monday and a Tuesday and Year 5AG will be having PE lessons on a Wednesday and Thursday. During these lessons we will be focussing on striking and fielding as well as gym fit circuits.
Spellings/ Reading
This half term we will cover the spelling rule –cious and –tious, words ending in –ancy, nouns that end in –ce/cy, verbs that end in –se/ sy and silent letter words.
Spring 1
Changes in Our Local Environment: How is the UK changing?
In this unit, the children will find out about the regions of the UK, discovering how some of these areas have changed over time. The children will research how specific areas of the UK have been affected by change, before conducting a fieldwork activity on their own area.
Our class text this half term is ‘Cosmic’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Cosmic allows the children to fully comprehend what space is like and what is contained in our Solar System. Children are introduced to twelve-year-old Liam Digby, who somehow manages to end up in Space on the biggest adventure of his lifetime. During our English lessons we will create a space adventure story and write our own newspaper report about a child being sent into space.
Autumn 2
The Vikings
Would the Vikings do anything for money?
Our class text this half term — to promote a love of reading - will be ‘Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe’. Within our English lessons we will be looking closely at the Narnia Chronicles; written by C.S Lewis. We will be describing the characters that he created and the magical world through the wardrobe. We will also create our own Narnia inspired Newspaper reports.
Our next topic in Year 5 will be the ‘Vikings.’ Our topic lessons will closely focus on history, studying what Britain was like before and after the Viking invasion, laws and justice during the Viking era and we will also explore why King Alfred was dubbed ‘Alfred the Great’. We will be considering all of the reasons why the Vikings chose to settle in Britain and aiming to answer the big question of ‘Would the Vikings do anything for money?’
Autumn 1
Was the Anglo-Saxon period really a Dark Age?
In this unit, the children will learn about the world of the Anglo-Saxons. They will consider why they came to Britain and whether the period deserves to be called the ‘Dark Ages’. Children will examine archaeological evidence, such as the Sutton Hoo ship burial and the Staffordshire hoard, while using written evidence from the time, including Beowulf, to provide context for the archaeological finds. They will learn about the importance of archaeological evidence and the work of the archaeologist, as well as the accidental finds of metal detectorists.
Our class text this half term is ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ by Cressida Cowell. Children will immerse themselves in the fictional Viking world of Berk Island. It is the story of a young Viking boy and his adventures with a toothless dragon, his friends, and his family. Children will step into the story and go on their own adventure by writing their own Myths and Legends sagas about dragons.