Year 5 Teaching Staff
Year 5 comprises St Cecilia - Mrs Dorman and Mrs Carr : St Mary - Miss Whalley
TA - Mrs Baker
Autumn Term
English:
In English we will be starting with, ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore’, working towards the children writing their own short story in a few weeks. In Guided Reading, St Mary will begin to look at the frightening world of, ‘The Halloweeds’, and St Cecilia will be finding out what it’s like for a 4-inches tall girl in the giant world of “Lilliput’.
Maths:
In maths, children will build upon their knowledge of place value, and will continue to apply what they know to increasingly larger numbers up to 1,000,000. Following this unit, we will move onto addition and subtraction.
RE:
In RE, we will be studying Christianity, and trying to answer the question, ‘What does it mean if God is loving and Holy?’ We will also be learning about the Buddha and why he is an important figure in Buddhism.
History and Geography:
Children will learn what life was like in Ancient Greece during History lessons, and they will learn about grid references and map skills in Geography, including online mapping software called ‘Digimap’.
Science:
Science will introduce Living Things and their Habitats, which children will build on in later Science topics throughout the year.
Art:
Year 5 will also explore Painting and Drawing techniques in Art, using a range of media including charcoal, and studying small sections of artwork and learning how to enlarge them, keeping them in proportion.
Computing:
Computing will begin with Internet Safety, followed by learning how computer systems and networks work.
Music:
The music topic will begin looking at music technology, followed by children learning to play, improvise and perform small sections of music on a recorder.
French:
We will be learning about different pets in French, followed by Dates and times.
PSHE:
Our PSHE scheme starts with a topic on ‘Being Me in My World’, which will be taught through both individual and group tasks.
PE :
Children will be creating their own dances in PE, learning how to make ‘shapes’ and to move between them to form a routine. They will also be participating in a unit in PE based around cognition.
Reading at Home:
All children are expected to read regularly every week to an adult and have it signed in their planner by an adult at home. Every five reads earns a merit. When they have read 25 times, they will receive a golden ticket which will be placed in a prize draw at the end of each half term.
Home/School Planner:
Could you please ensure that your child brings their home/school planner in to school every day. Please feel free to write any comments in it.
Every Friday your child will bring their planner home which will have been signed by their teacher. This should be countersigned by the parent/carer and returned to school again on Monday morning. Children will receive a merit for planners that have been signed when returned on Monday.
Our Classroom Rules:
- Be respectful.
- Maintain a clean learning environment.
- Follow any teachers’ directions the first time.
- Take responsibility for yourself.
Year 5 Home Learning
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Year 5 Curriculum
