Autumn
WW2
Our main theme is WW2. We will be exploring the chronology, causes and effects of the war. We will also explore Germany as a nation and how it has recovered post WW2. You may want to look at this video as a little bit of extra learning.
introduction to our solar system.
Science
In science we will begin by learning about the earth and space. We will look at the planets of the solar system as well as their movements. We will investigate shadows and experiments that prove the Earth is a sphere. This video is a nice
Our Solar system
Homework
Children must read every night and bring in their diary. Children will also be given spellings to complete throughout the week. I would like children to practice times tables 1 through 12. It is a Year 4 expectation to know these and if children do not know them it will harm their development throughout upper KS2.
Finally, children may be given extra maths or theme homework if needed to provide some prelearning for lessons.
English
The Year 5 English curriculum is split into three sections: spoken language, reading and writing. At the end of KS2, children will be tested on their reading and writing abilities in the KS2 English SATs exams.
In Year 5, children will develop their reading skills by:
- reading and discussing a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays and textbooks.
- applying their knowledge of root words and prefixes/ suffixes to new and unfamiliar words.
- making comparisons between books.
- recommending books to their peers and providing reasons for their choices.
- summarising the main ideas of a text.
- distinguishing between statements of fact and opinion in texts.
- discussing how an author uses figurative language and thinking about the impact on the reader.
They'll develop their writing skills by:
- identifying the audience and purpose of their writing.
- coming up with changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to improve the writing.
- proofreading for errors in their writing.
- learning to use modal verbs and the perfect form of verbs.
- using expanded noun phrases to convey information.
- using relative clauses beginning with relative pronouns.
- using punctuation such as brackets, colons and bullet points.
Mathematics
The year 5 maths curriculum aims to develop children’s understanding further of previously learnt maths material, while also introducing new maths concepts.
In maths lessons, pupils will work on improving their:
- problem-solving skills;
- fluency and reasoning;
- logical and analytical thinking;
- understanding of how maths is applied in everyday life situations;
- ability to analyse data and spot trends;
- and more.
That’s why the curriculum covers a wide range of areas to help children improve these important skills.
