Year 5 – Jaguars

In English, we will be reading a truly fantastic book called ‘The Nowhere Emporium’, by Ross MacKenzie. We will use this in our reading lessons to practise key reading skills and we will use it to inspire our writing: a newspaper report and a narrative.

In maths, we will be developing our knowledge in geometry by learning about position and direction. We will also further our understanding of decimals and negative numbers. Finally, we will strengthening our knowledge of measurement by experimenting with converting units and working with volume.

In science, we will continue to develop our understanding of forces and then learn about properties and changes of materials.

In French, we will be learning about families and how to talk about families in French.

In art, we will be developing our printing skills by creating linocut prints. We will use special linocut tools to create designs and see what they look like when we print them using printing ink!

In D.T., we will be developing our designing and sewing skills by making a Viking cuff! We will be experimenting with different types of stitches for attaching pieces of fabric together and for decorative purposes.

In P.E., we will be enjoying developing our skills in rounders and athletics.

In history, we will learn about a piece of local history: the Battle of Evesham! We will learn about Simon De Montfort and how he became known as the Father of Parliament. We will also go on a school trip to the Almonry museum to strengthen our understanding of the impact of the battle.

We will also learn about civil rights in our Be the Change unit.

In geography, we will celebrate Cool Earth Week, where we will work in groups to create a city that uses renewable energy out of recycled materials. We will learn about renewable energy and the impact it has on our planet.

In R.E., we will further develop our knowledge and understanding about Christianity. We will consider the question, ‘what would Jesus do?’, and then consider what matters most to Christians and Humanists.

In P.S.H.C.E., we will consider what good economic wellbeing is and start to thin about different periods of transition that we experience throughout our lives.

In music, we will be considering the following questions: ‘how does music shape our way of life?’ and ‘how does music connect us with our environment?’.

In computing, we will continue to learn about how to keep ourselves safe online by learning about online safety and then we will develop our computing skills by learning about stop-motion animation.

In English, we will be reading the story ‘Wisp – A Story of Hope’. It is an incredible, though-provoking tale of a boy named Idris and how he dares to hope, and inspires others to hope, too. We will use this text to create a narrative filled with metaphors and will also include subordinate clauses and direct speech.

We will also read ‘Anglo-Saxon Boy’ by Tony Bradman. It is a thrilling tale of ambition and vengeance in the time of the Anglo-Saxons. We will develop our reading skills and deepen our understanding of the text as well as write a diary entry as an Anglo-Saxon.

In maths, we will use our multiplication knowledge to multiply 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers using the formal written method. We will also use multiplication facts to help us to solve division questions using the bus stop method. We will then further develop our fractions knowledge, followed by percentages and decimals. Finally, we will learn more about perimeter and area and statistics.

In science, we will learn about Earth and space. We will also learn about forces.

In French, we will learn new vocabulary to so that we can develop our knowledge about shopping in French and we will also broaden our understanding about the French-speaking world.

In art, we will look at the work of Gary Hoang, a photomontage artist. We will use the topic of natural disasters, our geography unit, to create a photomontage including an illusion.

We will also look at the work of sculptor, Alberto Giacometti and develop our own sculpting skills to create a model of the moon!

In D.T., we will learn more about pulleys and gears and use that knowledge to create a model of a crane. Using our measuring skills and ensuring we use saws and glue guns carefully, we will work in groups to showcase our understanding of pulleys!

In P.E., we are going to develop our gymnastics skills, working hard to improve our flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance. We will also extend our understanding of outdoor adventurous activities!

In history, we will learn about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings!

We will learn about latitude and longitude, and learn about different types of maps, developing our understanding of the world. We will also develop our understanding of wider and natural disasters.

In R.E., we will be learning more about Christianity and asking ourselves, ‘why do Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah?’. We will consider the qualities of a saviour and what the Bible tells us about what was expected.

We will then learn more about Judaism and consider why the Torah is important to Jewish people.

Safety and the changing body is the topic we will learn more about and then we will consider what it is to be a good citizen.

In music, we will be exploring key and time signatures and considering how music improves our world. Then, we will introduce chords and ask ourselves ‘how does music teach us about our community?’.

We will be further developing our understanding about keeping ourselves safe online. Then, we will use our computing skills to program music and then learn about the technology involved in operating the Mars Rover!