Year 5 2019/2020

Welcome to the Year 5 page! The teaching team in Year 5 consists of Mrs Hubbard (5H), Mrs Slaughter (5S) and Mrs Skinner

This year our topics are:

Term 1: Ancient Egypt

Term 2: To infinity and beyond

Term 3: Violent Volcanoes

Term 4: What’s the Deal?

Term 5: Capital Mystery

Term 6: Astonishing Africa

Throughout these topics we will be exploring many different texts related to our topics and will share these with the children when the topics begin.

Term 1	Ancient Egypt	Possible enrichment
	Maths: Whole numbers, Whole numbers 2, Four operations- Written methods. Literacy: Setting description, character description, diary entry, narrative writing, Non-fiction fact file. Topic - Geog/Hist: River Nile, Settlements and land use, economic activity including trade links, achievements of earliest civilisation. Science: Forces ICT: Digital Literacy RE: God – What does it mean if God is loving and holy? Music: Livin’ on a prayer PE: Hockey/Swimming & Fitness French: At the Café Art/DT: Skill – drawing. Canopic Jar Egyptian architecture PSHE: New Beginnings	Possible Egyptian history workshop
Term 2	To infinity and beyond	Possible enrichment
	Maths: Fractions, fractions 2, area of a triangle, ratio Literacy: Non-fiction biography, narrative(complete the adventure), Non-fiction (Cosmos) fact file, Space poetry Topic – Geog/Hist: Chronological history of space travel, use of globes Science: Earth & Space ICT: Computer Science RE: Incarnation – Was Jesus the Messiah? Music: Classroom jazz PE: Hockey/Swimming & Dance French: The weather Art/DT: Skill – drawing. Chalk solar system, Design and make a solar system mobile and evaluate once made. PSHE: Getting on	Greenwich Observatory/ planetarium
Term 3	Violent Volcanoes	Possible enrichment
	Maths: Decimals, Measurement, men (average), Percentages Literacy: Description of eruption, Narrative (own version of escape from Pompeii), Newspaper report, poetry. Topic – Geog/Hist: Locate Europe and North and South America, Equator, volcanoes and earthquakes Science: Properties and changes of materials ICT: Computer Science RE: People of God – How can following God bring freedom and justice Music: Make you feel my love PE: Handball & Gymnastics French: Clothes Art/DT: Skill: 3D. Making erupting volcanoes, Sketch of erupting volcano. PSHE: Going for goals
Term 4	What’s the Deal?	Possible enrichment
	Maths: Angles, Properties of triangles and 4 sided shapes, Geometrical construction Literacy: Persuasive writing, description, comparisons, Smuggling story. Topic – Geog/Hist: Name and locate; counties, regions, cities in UK. How some features have changed over time, physical characteristics, compass, grid references and symbols. Science: Living things and their habitats ICT: Information Technology RE: Salvation – What did Jesus do to save human beings? Music: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air PE: Netball & Multi - skills French: My Home Art/DT: Skill – printing. Print of Deal landmarks. PSHE: Good to be me
Term 5	Capital Mystery	Possible enrichment
	Maths: Volume of cubes and cuboids Literacy: Narrative writing, newspaper report, letter writing, interview report Topic – Geog/Hist: Compare London with New York similarities and differences human and physical. Science: Animals including humans ICT: Computer Science RE: Judaism – What does it mean to be Jewish in Britain today? Music: Dancing in the Street PE: Cricket & Dodgeball French: Revision-what’s the date Art/DT: Skills: painting Stephen Wiltshire artwork. London eye story artwork, skyline of London. PSHE: Changes	Performance
Term 6	Astonishing Africa	Possible enrichment
	Maths: Revision/ Power maths recaps of areas needing revisiting. Literacy: Letters to African School about life here, Narratives. Topic – Geog/Hist: Benin AD 900 – 1300. Equator, Northern and Southern Hemisphere, climate, Tropics of cancer and Capricorn. Science: Animals including humans ICT: Information technology RE: Is it better to express your beliefs in arts and architecture or in charity and generosity? Music: Reflect, rewind and replay PE: Athletics & Rounders French: Revision Art/DT: Illustrations in the Tinga art style. PSHE: RSE	African drumming Lion King in London or Port Lymnpe

General Information: PE is timetabled for Monday and Games for Thursday. Although in Year 5 we are lucky enough to go swimming at some point during the year. Children will need indoor kits (Plimsolls, T-shirt and shorts) for Monday and outdoor kits (trainers, T-shirts and shorts and tracksuit-type trousers for when it is cold and a sweatshirt) for Thursday. If children do not have the correct kit, they will not be able to take part in the sessions. Long hair needs to be tied back and earrings either need to be taken out or ‘taped’ with micropore tape brought from home. For swimming sessions, children will need to ensure they have their swimming costumes/shorts, a towel, and a swimming hat for those with long hair. Please also bear in mind that verruca socks must be provided and worn for those with verruca. Children should have their PE kits in school every day, in case we have any visitors leading workshops or changes to our timetable.

Homework: An important skill for everybody now is rapid recall of times tables. Knowing their times tables in any order is the aim and to this effect children are expected to practise their times tables at home. As you know we have been using Times Tables Rock Stars since last year. This is somewhere where children can practice their times tables skills in a fun way online. Each term, children will receive a homework sheet for the term. This will have a key maths skill for them to practice and the expected year group spellings attached for children to practice. Both of these elements of children’s home learning will be assessed at the end of each term through a short quiz. We also offer suggestions of any project style homework that children would like to produce and bring in to share with the rest of the class. This can be art work, fact files, posters, models and any other creative ideas the children have to show us what they have learnt during the term topic.

Reading Records: Reading is a vital part of children’s learning and something that will hold them in good stead for the future. We encourage children to read both independently and out loud at school and children are expected to do the same at home at least 3 times a week. We would appreciate it if an adult could sign the reading record each time their child reads at home, whether that be out loud or independently. Spelling Shed: As you will know from last year, children each have a log in to Spelling Shed. They will be given a list of words each week in a blue folder. These will be brought home every Monday for children to practice their spellings on the sheets. These folders need to be returned every Friday at the very latest. Children will be tested on their weekly words on a Friday.

Children can access their spelling words that they are learning for the week on their area. They can also play games and earn points on the programme.

As well as weekly spellings, in their blue folder they will also have a grammar task each week. This grammar task will be taught and started in school, however, if it is not completed, children are expected to complete it at home. By sending these grammar tasks home, we hope that you will be able to discuss the use of correct grammar when children are reading or writing outside of school.

Please do come and speak to us on the playground if you have any questions, queries or worries. We will be more than happy to help.

We are really looking forward an exciting year.

Year 5 PESE information for Kent Test and Year 7 2020

Year 5/6 Spelling list

Term 6 PSHE