Year 5

Miss Weeks & Miss Wilkinson

Art – As artists we will study:

• Use paint to respond to the work of Chris Ofili.
• Compare ideas, methods and approaches in Fauvism.
• Produce a reduction print block using Print Press.

Computing – We will:

• Debug, improve and create games using coding.
• Understand the importance of online safety and how to remain safe online.

Design Technology – As designers we will:

• Develop our knowledge in nutrition and cooking skills.
• Enhance our knowledge in how baking has changed and enhanced over the years as well as building on our recipe skills.

French – as linguists we will be learning about:

• ‘Bon appétit, bonne santé’ meaning healthy eating.
• ‘je suis le musician’ meaning I am the Music Man.

English – As writers and communicators we will:

• Understand and compare character’s personalities and intentions.
• Write a character description.
• Describe a setting.
• Write a diary entry from Karl’s perspective.
• Use drama to demonstrate our understanding of the text.

Geography: We will:

• Identify, describe and locate some of the world’s highest mountains.
• Know what a mountain is and how it is formed.
• Explore some famous people who have climbed mountains.
• Learn about endangered animal and plant species that live on a mountain.
• Compare mountain ranges across the world.

History – As historians we will study the struggle between the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons for the Kingdom of England:

• Who were the Anglo-Saxons and how did they influence our lives today?
• What evidence do we have today that the Anglo-Saxons were here in the first place?
• Which Anglo-Saxon Christian symbols remain with us today?
• How did the Anglo-Saxons bring law and order to Britain?
• Who were the famous Anglo-Saxons and why was Alfred ‘so great’?

Mathematics – As mathematicians we will:

• Read, write, order and compare numbers up to one million. Round numbers to the nearest multiple of powers of ten. Read Roman numerals up to M.
• Use a range of mental calculation strategies to add and subtract integers. Illustrate and explain the written method of column addition and subtraction. Select efficient calculation strategies.
• Complete, read and interpret data presented in line graphs. Read and interpret timetables including calculating intervals.
• Identify multiples and factors. Investigate prime numbers. Multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000. Illustrate and explain formal multiplication and division strategies.
• Investigate area and perimeter of rectilinear shapes. Estimate area of nonrectilinear shapes.

Music – This term our music is focused around ‘How does music bring us together?’

• In this unit, we ask ‘How Does Music Bring Us Together?’ as an entry point for the broad Social Theme of ‘Music Is a Peacebuilder and Friendmaker’. Aside from peace and friendship, this theme is relevant to learning topics such as kindness, responsibility, charity and diplomacy.

P.E. – As athletes we will:

• Develop our balance, coordination, agility and stamina as gymnasts.
• Develop our passing and dribbling skills in hockey.
• Develop our water confidence and be aware of how to be safe in the water.

R.E. – As theologians we will:

• Know the story of Creation and the Fall in Genesis and think about its meaning.
• Know why God made us.
• Know that God calls us for care of creation.
• Know about individuals who inspire us to respect creation.
• Know and appreciate the purpose of the Ten Commandments.
• Understand that the Commandments are a gift from God to help us.
• Reflect on the birth of Jesus.

RPSHE – As we are continuing to develop we will:

• Look at crime, how to recognise it and what to do if we see it happening.
• Discuss identities and what makes our identity.

Science – As scientists we will study living things and their habitats. This will include :

• Describing the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, amphibian, insect and a bird.
• Describing plant sexual and asexual reproduction.
• Comparing life cycles of plants and animals from around the world.
• Investigate the role of naturalists.