1. Year 5 2014 Spring Term: 1) Is developing technology a good thing?
2) Could humans live on other planets in our solar system?

2. Non-Fiction – Instructions (Gadgets from Stormbreaker)
Literacy
Narrative – Novels and Stories by Significant Authors (Stormbreaker: Anthony Horowitz)
Film Narrative
Non-Fiction – Instructions (Gadgets from Stormbreaker)
Key skills:
Composition and effect
Paragraphing and
the flow of writing
Punctuation and
Grammar
Place
Value,
ordering,
rounding.
Understanding
+ and -.
Money and ‘real life’
problems.
Making decisions and checking results.
Handling Data.
Using a calculator.
Shape and space. Reasoning about shapes.
Measures, including
Mental and paper
strategies
for + and -.
Understanding multiplication.
Fractions.
Decimals.
Numeracy
Science
Keeping Healthy

3. I.C.T. Geography and History Art R.E. Design & Technology P.E. Music
What can we learn about recent history from studying the life of a famous person?
Investigating Coasts
I.C.T.
Evaluating information, checking accuracy and questioning plausibility
Planets database
Controlling Devices
(Mars Rover / Logo)
Art
Containers
R.E.
Unifying Theme 3:
Buildings - Islam
Design & Technology
P.E.
Musical Instruments
Dance/Gymnastics
5-a-day
Music
Charanga :
Reggae (Three Little Birds)
French
Speaking and Listening

4. Key Curriculum Resources
Homework
Friday - Literacy and Numeracy homework
(to be handed in on Wednesday)
Monday – Spellings homework
(to be learnt for a quiz on Friday)
Key Curriculum Resources
and websites:
We may ask for your support in helping your child with this term in different ways. Please support and advise your child with your interest, experiences and enthusiasm, but do not complete the work on his or her behalf!
We have included some of the recommended websites to support the homework tasks and independent research activities. Your child has been encouraged to explore other sources of information, including books from their local library.
Websites:
Greek mythology.