Welcome to our Year 5 Curriculum Meeting
Homework Spellings – tested at school on a Friday Spellings – tested at school on a Friday Reading Reading mymaths.co.uk mymaths.co.uk Login: Username: stmarksce Login: Username: stmarksce Password: church Password: church Literacy Literacy Open Ended Open Ended Wednesday – Monday Wednesday – Monday Handed in with Home school record book Handed in with Home school record book
Core Subjects Literacy – Literacy – Spring 1 st Half – Narrative poetry - The Highwayman Spring 1 st Half – Narrative poetry - The Highwayman Instruction writing Instruction writing Spring 2 nd Half - Myths, legends & Fables – Robin Hood Spring 2 nd Half - Myths, legends & Fables – Robin Hood
Core Subjects Numeracy – Number, shape & space, problem solving/investigations Numeracy – Number, shape & space, problem solving/investigations Mrs Whale’ s group – Fractions, decimals and percentages, place value & negative numbers. Mrs Whale’ s group – Fractions, decimals and percentages, place value & negative numbers. Mrs Bonser’s group – Multiplication tables, Fractions of amounts, place value & negative numbers. Mrs Bonser’s group – Multiplication tables, Fractions of amounts, place value & negative numbers.
Core Subjects Science – Science – 1 st Half Term - Living things & their habitats 1 st Half Term - Living things & their habitats Study the life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects & birds, including some unusual examples like egg-laying mammals & marsupials. Compare complete & incomplete metamorphosis. Find out about well-known naturalists & animal behaviourists. Propagate plants from different parts of the parent plant. 2 nd Half Term - Animals including humans. 2 nd Half Term - Animals including humans. Discuss why living things need to reproduce & look in detail at human life cycle, comparing with other animals. Study physical & emotional changes at puberty.
Core Subjects Computing – Blogging and Scratch Computing – Blogging and Scratch PE – Gymnastics/hockey and tennis PE – Gymnastics/hockey and tennis RE – Islam – Trip to Gloucester Mosque & Gloucester Cathedral – Tuesday 1 st March RE – Islam – Trip to Gloucester Mosque & Gloucester Cathedral – Tuesday 1 st March
Core Subjects RE – Islam – Trip to Gloucester Mosque & Gloucester Cathedral – Tuesday 1 st March RE – Islam – Trip to Gloucester Mosque & Gloucester Cathedral – Tuesday 1 st March At the Mosque - At the Mosque - Introduction to Islam. A guided tour of the mosque building accompanied by a faith guide. Q & A and/or discussion session and a multi-media presentation about the Islamic faith. At the Cathedral - At the Cathedral - Input about a special part of the Cathedral and a look at the Cathedral as a place to…worship, pray, remember, belong and listen and learn. Comparison of the Mosque and the Cathedral.
Topic Work Crime and Punishment throughout the ages Crime and Punishment throughout the ages Art – William Morris Art – William Morris Day Trip to Warwick Castle – Tuesday 22 nd March Day Trip to Warwick Castle – Tuesday 22 nd March
Other areas of the curriculum Outdoor learning activity - Orienteering Outdoor learning activity - Orienteering Skills/competitive games lesson Skills/competitive games lesson Termly house assembly Termly house assembly French – Clothes French – Clothes Skill Zone – Class 6 Wednesday 24 th February Skill Zone – Class 6 Wednesday 24 th February Class 7 Thursday 25 th February Class 7 Thursday 25 th February PSHCE – Rules and rights PSHCE – Rules and rights
Independence/Responsibility Homework Homework Personal organisation Personal organisation Taking responsibility for actions Taking responsibility for actions