Year 5
Autumn Term
Overview of Learning
English
Destination Reader
Children will read and analyse The Haunting of Aveline Jones as well as other seen and unseen texts.
Narrative
Suspense and Mystery:
Children will develop skills to build atmosphere in writing. They will use these in character descriptions and setting descriptions.
Recount
The children will compose opposing diary entries from different crew members (part of Shackleton’s Journey) focusing on shift in perspective and tone.
Persuasion
Children will learn that persuasive writing can be adapted for different purposes. They will compose a job advert and then write a persuasive letter in response from an applicant. (Shackleton’s Journey).
Poetry
Children will read, write and perform both free verse poetry and cinquains.
Science
Earth and space
Children will learn about the geocentric and heliocentric models of the Solar System. They will learn to name and describe the shape of celestial bodies.They will learn to describe the orbits of celestial bodies in the Solar System and name the force that keeps them in their orbits. Children will learn to describe the orbit of the Moon around the Earth and its phases. Furthermore, they will learn how day and night occur; how the seasons occur; and how a sundial works.
Life cycles and reproduction
Children will learn about the life cycle of a plant, including the reproductive stage. They will then go on to learn and compare the life cycle of a mammal, a bird, an amphibian and an insect. Finally, they will learn about asexual reproduction in plants. They will explore a range of working scientifically skills in this unit, such as researching and drawing a line graph.
Maths
Reasoning with large whole integers
Children will read, write, order and compare numbers to one million. They will round numbers within one million to the nearest multiple of powers of ten. They will read roman numerals up to M.
Integer addition and subtraction
Children will use rounding to estimate and mental calculation strategies to add and subtract. They will use the written column method of addition and subtraction.
Line graphs and timetables
Children will complete, read and interpret data in line graphs. They will read and interpret timetables including calculating intervals.
Multiplication and division
Children will learn how to identify multiples, factors and prime numbers. They will multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1,000. They will learn how to carry out formal multiplication strategies such as long multiplication and short division.
Perimeter and area
Children will investigate the area and perimeter of rectilinear shapes and estimate the area of non-rectilinear shapes.
Year 5
Autumn Term
Overview of Learning
Computing
Search engines
Children learn what a search engine is, how they work and how to use one. They learn to be aware that not everything online is true. They will create an informative poster.
Programming music
The children will tinker with a new piece of software. They will program their own soundtrack and include a live loop.
French
Space exploration
Children will learn the names of planets in French and identify cognates as well as developing their grammatical understanding in French.
Monster pets
Children will learn body parts in French. They will apply their knowledge of French nouns and gender agreement to a short piece of writing.
RE
Children will consider the following questions in their RE lessons.
What does it mean if Christians believe God is holy and loving?
What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?
History
Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
Extending their understanding of different societies, children learn about the
Vikings and the struggle for Britain. They develop their chronological
understanding and explore new types of sources, including oral histories, to learn
about the Vikings and the impact they had on local British communities. Using
historical enquiry techniques, pupils investigate whether the Vikings were
raiders, traders or settlers.
Rebellion (whole school project)
The children will learn about Rebellion in the context of Chartism (1836). They will analyse and evaluate evidence from this era to find out about about how the working- class had to endure harsh working conditions with low pay and what they were doing about it.
PE
Dance
They will learn different styles such as Merce Cunningham.
Gymnastics
They will carry out sequences, positions and balances.
Swimming
They are taught to swim a distance of 25m in different strokes. They also learn how to perform perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
PSHE
Family and relationships
The children will learn about bullying, friendship skills and respecting themselves. They will learn about marriage, family life and stereotypes to do with race and religion.
Health and Wellbeing
The children will learn about the importance of sleep, rest, sun safety and healthy eating.
Art
Sculpture and 3D: Interactive installation
Children will identify and compare features of art installations. They will investigate the effect of space and scale when creating 3D art; problem-solve when constructing 3D artworks; plan an installation that communicates an idea; and apply their knowledge of installation art and develop ideas into a finished piece.
Music
South and West Africa
Children will learn ‘Shosholoza’ and play call and response rhythms using percussion instruments.
Blues
Children will learn about Blues music and learn to play the 12-bar blues.
Design Technology
Electrical systems: Doodlers
The children will start this exciting unit by learning how motors are used in electrical products. They will then investigate an existing product to determine the factors that affect the product's form and function. Next, the children will put findings from research into practice to develop an improved product and finally they will evaluate their product.
Geography
What is life like in the Alps?
Children will locate the Alps on a world map and identify and label the eight countries they spread through. They will go on to locate physical and human characteristics in the Alps. They will research and describe the physical and human features of Innsbruck. Children will then use a variety of data collection methods including completing a questionnaire, mapping their route and recording their findings in sketches or photographs. They will then compare the human and physical geography of Hertford and Innsbruck.
Finally, they will describe the key aspects of the human and physical geography of the Alps to answer the enquiry question, ‘What is life like in the Alps?’