Autumn 1
Religious Education (R.E.)
We will start the year by learning about our school patron saint – St. Joseph and go on to learn about our class saints – St. Bernadette and saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto.
We will also be thinking about Creation and developing our understanding of the creation stories in the Book of Genesis. We will consider our uniqueness in creation and how we are created in God’s image to be custodians of the world we live in. This will be further supported in our shared worship as we follow One Life’s music and prayer celebrating creation.
Our final unit of the half term explores the Miracles of Jesus and the Sacrament of the Sick. We find out about many of the miracles Jesus performed and contemplate what they show us about who Jesus is. We will also learn about what the Sacrament of the Sick is and its significance to our relationship with God.
Reading into Writing
In Reading into Writing this half term, we are completing lessons on basic writing skills to remind us how to use these in our sentences.
We will also be reading the novel The 1000 Year Old Boy and will be answering comprehension questions based on these using our VIPERS scheme.
In writing, we are also focussing on The 1000 Year Old Boy, writing an adventure narrative using the skills we’ve learnt in the punctuation and grammar lessons.
Maths
This half term we focus on place value, exploring numbers up to 1 000 000. We begin by reviewing how to read and write numbers to 100 000, quickly moving onto numbers to 1 000 000. Time is spent using concrete materials to represent numbers to 1 000 000, including place-value counters and place-value charts. We compare numbers to 1 000 000 using our knowledge of place value in addition to bar model supports to assist them. Pupils complete the unit by making number patterns and rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 1000, 10 000 and 100 000.
We then focus on addition and subtraction. We start off with simple addition before moving on to addition where renaming is required. Subtraction is also covered in a similar way where simple subtraction is mastered before moving to subtraction where renaming is required. Once we master addition and subtraction, we start to look at problem-solving questions and practice using bar models.
Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar
SPAG lessons this half term are on Fridays and we will test previously learned spelling and have new spellings for the following week. We will also explore a variety of grammar features to support our work in writing.
Spellings for this half term include: -able/-ible, ie words, silent letters, homophones, -ant/-ent, -ence/-ance.
Science
Our Science focus for this half term is Chemistry – Separating Mixtures. We will be thinking about how some solids can be dissolved into liquids and explore how we can or cannot recover the solid. We will use and learn about a variety of separating methods including filtering, sieving and evaporating. We will use our previous knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to help us explain what is happening to the substances we explore.
Geography
In Geography we will be learning all about the world’s different biomes. We will look at what a biome is and research the main six in more detail. We will also consider the damage that can occur to an ecosystem and a biome, as well as how we can protect and preserve them.
French
During his half term the children will be learning about noun gender, article-noun agreement and adjective placement while exploring monster and body part vocabulary; identifying key facts using cognates and other language detective skills;. They will create their own French Fantastical Beast.
Computing
Systems and searching: The children will develop their understanding of computer systems and how information is transferred between systems and devices. They consider small-scale as well as large-scale systems. They explain the input, output, and process aspects of a variety of different real-world systems. They discover how information is found on the World Wide Web, through learning how search engines work and what influences searching, and through comparing different search engines.
Physical Education (P.E.)
In Year 5 our PE focus for this half term is invasion games including football and netball. We will learn how to pass and move to gain territory against our opposing team.
Children will need their PE kit in school on Mondays and Thursdays.
Music
In Music this half term we focus on class performance. We explore the music of famous composers including Beethoven and Bach and look at the impact of music on society and vice versa through the music of The Beatles and Queen
Art
In Art, we will explore typography design and how we can create their own fonts and designs. We will explore how we can use visual letters and other elements to help convey ideas and emotions. They are introduced to the work of an artist and a designer who have both used lettering combined with maps to produce maps which tell stories. Children then go on to create their own visual and often three dimensional maps.
Personal, Social & Health Education (PSHE)
In PSHE, we learn about rules, rights and responsibilities with a particular emphasis on British Values. We conduct elections for our representatives in school and also think about the life of Martin Luther King Jnr during Black History Month. We also think about how we stay safe online.