Year5
Cu r r i c u l u mOu t l i ne 2 0 1 9 2 0
Our Learning Wheel explained Our learners Our schools are small enough to ensure that each learner is known. By placing our learners at the centre of our approach, we create an education that allows individuality to flourish.
Developing character Fostering a secure bedrock of self-esteem and a sure moral compass is essential preparation for a future in a complex world.
Learning segments We group our subjects together into six curriculum areas. We teach subjects in an
integrated way, because the future belongs to those who can think way beyond narrow subject boundaries.
Learning to think Education is not just about imparting knowledge. It’s about teaching young people how to think for themselves: critically, creatively and collaboratively.
Outer circle We prepare young people to blaze a trail in whatever field they choose. They leave us equipped with a breadth of skills, ready to become responsible global citizens.
Form teachers 5P - Ms Prowse 5N - Mr Newnes
Subject teachers: Humanities - social understanding Mr Newnes and Madame Prowse (Humanities), Miss Terry (RS), Madame Prowse and Mrs Matthews (PSHEE), Mrs Knowles (RS) Language and Communication Mr Newnes (English), Mr Kohler (English), Mrs Fernández Smart (Spanish), Madame
Prowse (French) Mathematical Understanding Mrs Digby (Maths), Mr Newnes (Maths), Mr Hewlett (Coding) Physical Education and Well-being Mr Evans (Games), Mr Godfrey (Games and P.E), Mr Newnes (Games and P.E.), Mr Hewlett (Games), Mrs Parkin (Games), Miss Grayson (Games) Creative and Performing Arts Mrs Wynne-Powell (Creative and Design Engineering), Miss Mullaly (Music), Mrs Clark (Drama) Scientific Understanding Mr Hewlett
Humanities - Social Understanding
Key Topics In geography we will be studying the UK: Investigating who we are. Who are we and what makes us unique? Why do people want to move to and from the UK? This element will involve knowledge, understanding and enquiry. We will look at human activity and identify, locate and describe patterns. We will finish the topic with recognising how and why places might change and ask questions about the UK in the future. In history, we will continue our work on the Tudor period, using primary and secondary sources to find out about the past, understanding the place of the Tudors in world history. Will also link in to famous explorers of the time. You may find the following websites helpful: www.bbc.co.uk/Bitesize/KS2/History/World History www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk www.woodlands.kent.sch.uk/
Religious Studies
Key Topics In RS we will learn about Buddhism, one of the six major world faiths. We will learn the story of Siddhartha Gautama, who found the path to enlightenment and became known as the Buddha, or "awakened one". We will explore the meaning of key Buddhist beliefs, including the meaning of enlightenment, and learn that Buddhists believe in a cycle of reincarnation from which they seek to reach nirvana. We will also learn the importance of Buddhist shrines and the statues of Buddha found there, and look at the art and symbols illustrating Buddhist values.
Personal Social Health and Economic Education (PSHEE)
Key Topics Digital safety will be a continuing theme in PSHEE work and will be revisited regularly. See links below for general information or to find out about apps or websites your child may be using or want to use at home. https://ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10/ https://www.net-aware.org.uk/# Topics will be explored mainly through discussion work and children will be encouraged to express their ideas in a supportive, respectful and safe classroom environment. We will look at ways to develop ‘the voice of the pupil,’ encouraging children to express themselves fully and to know who they can talk to when they want to. We will also be looking at financial capability, money and charities, diversity and communities as well as British values.
Language and Communication
Key Topics Year 5 will participate in activities that will help them to develop their English skills. Weekly spellings will be given out on a Friday and assessed the following Friday. Grammar and punctuation skills will generally be taught in context as part of our lessons, although certain topics may be taught discretely as necessary. We will be linking our written work to our thematic learning based around the Tudors before half term and UK studies after half term. Using our trip to the Globe Theatre as inspiration, we will be studying Macbeth and using Shakespeare’s work as a prompt to writing in the style of journalists. We will also continue to focus on narrative writing, and use Shakespeare’s plays to support our work on literary reviews. Finally, we will investigate Shakespeare’s characters in more detail and write a range of character studies based upon the play. After half term we will undertake a unit of poetry and study The Journey, further developing our narrative writing skills and linking to our thematic learning. Digital learning is an important part of the English curriculum. Children will be given the opportunities to develop their research and digital presentation skills. They will also complete an extended creative writing task each half term. The children will be encouraged to develop their critical skills by regularly evaluating their own work and that of their peers. How to help at home:
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Encourage your child to write a brief comment about their reading each day, focusing on their personal reaction to what they have read. Please ensure that the reading scheme book is read every day. You can supplement the scheme with library and books from home. Please encourage your child to participate in the Dame B’s Spring Reading Challenge. Help your child to identify key information when using the internet, thus avoiding simply cutting and pasting when engaged in research tasks.
Assessment: ● PTE (Progress in English Test) ● Weekly spelling tests ● Half termly writing assessment
French In French, pupils will focus on expressions of likes, dislikes and preferences and they will learn a large variety of hobbies, sports and other interests to which they can apply these preferences in conversation, reading and written situations. Pupils will also have the opportunity to revise the autumn term vocabulary on foods and drinks by linking these to their likes and dislikes in conversation scenarios. To help at home: pupils can practise vocabulary and conversation from the free websites languagesonline.org.uk and Duolingo.
Spanish In Spanish the focus continues to be on speaking and listening and on establishing a good accent. We will discuss hobbies and give an opinion as well as using a verb plus adjective. This will give us a good opportunity to consider some of the differences between life in Spain and the UK. Moving on, we will focus on the key vocabulary used in and around school. We will take time to continue learning about Spanish culture and, in particular, how Easter is celebrated in Spain. Pupils can consolidate their learning by using the Linguascope or Grow Story Grow websites or by using one of the free websites which we have used in class.
Mathematical Understanding
Key Topics In maths, we will be learning how to use the formal method of long multiplication for up to 4-digits by 2-digits. We will also be learning how to use long division with 4-digits by 1-digit. Then we will cover fractions - equivalency, comparing and ordering fractions, converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers, adding and subtracting fractions and solving problems related to these; multiplying fractions and finding fractions of an amount. Our next topic is decimals - converting between fractions and decimals, ordering and comparing decimals, rounding decimals, multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000 and finally using all four operations to solve problems involving measures and money involving decimal notation. Our last topic will be percentages. We will look at the link between percentages, decimals and fractions, and pupils will understand that per cent relates to the number of parts per hundred. We will solve problems involving fractions, decimals and percentages. We will also have a weekly mental maths lesson where we focus on number fluency and also a maths investigation lesson relating to the current topic. Times Tables are expected to be learned at home. We use a wide variety of resources - concrete, pictorial, abstract and digital - to help pupils to develop mastery in each topic. Assessment ● In-class topic tests ● PTM (Progress Test in Maths)
Physical Education and Well-being
Key Topics Indoor athletics will be the focus of PE lessons up until February half term before the pupils begin their swimming lessons begin after the half term break. Football, netball and hockey will form the basis of games lessons for the children this term. Development of key skills, refinement of technique and a focus on integrating tactics into match play will be key features of lessons this term. Do encourage your child to get involved with any of these sports outside of school by joining local clubs, and discuss the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle. If your child is not a confident swimmer, any extra practice that you may be able to provide for your child prior to them starting swimming after February half term will help.
Creative and Performing Arts
Key Topics Pupils will take part in a Tudor music workshop at school with authentic instruments from the era to complement their study of recorder and ukulele renaissance music in class. We will learn to identify the sight and sound of different Tudor instruments and practise describing the sound they make. We will watch performances of Tudor consorts and discuss the context in which they would have been performed. Following this, we will explore the world of Samba music in preparation for a performance at our world music themed Saffron Hall concert on 29 March 2019. Students will not only explore a range of Samba instruments, but will also sing Brazilian songs and identify the key elements of the musical culture. After completing our terracotta warriors and building on our existing clay skills, we will launch into some research on Leonardo Da Vinci. We will develop mastery in drawing skills, taking a closer look at perspective and scale. The final outcome will be on display at Bridge End in the summer term. Towards the second part of term we will move onto painting skills and investigate the idea of illusion. Woven into the Create sessions will be elements of art and design history and quickfire skills activities that introduce different materials and schema. Listen out for the Cambridge Camera Club Competition later this term - Last year revealed quite a few Dame B’s shutterbugs!
Scientific Understanding
Key Topics Our topics this term include Space - we will think back to the lasting legacy of Dr Tim Peake's mission, the current exploration on mars as well as studying our immediate solar system; asking questions which extend our knowledge of deep space. With so much topical news involving space we will be linking our learning to any current discoveries e.g. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Project. We will focus on a number of scientists this term including: Peake, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo and Newton. After this we will study microscopy for a number of weeks. We will look at the microscope as a structure, learning how it works before using the microscopes to study the structure of various animals and objects. Your children are encouraged to bring anything of interest into the science lab for further exploration!