Summer 1 2024

MATHS

As mathematicians, we will know about:

• Dividing fractions
• Fraction problems
• Statistical representations
• Mean

ENGLISH

As readers, authors, speakers and listeners, we will study ‘Children of Winter’, by Berlie Doherty. We will use our Reciprocal reading skills to analyse the text through predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising. Our writing will link into the text and will include setting and character descriptions, diary entries and dialogue. Grammar and punctuation will link into this work and we will be reviewing all of our prior learning.

COMPUTING

As information technologists, we will know:

• what makes a good website
• how to layout a web page
• about copyright
• the importance of planning a web page carefully

SCIENCE

As scientists we will investigate light and sound.

We will know how to:

Geography

As geographers, we will know how to:

• describe how the water cycle works
• recognise the features and courses of a river
• name and locate some of the world’s longest rivers
• describe how rivers are used
• identify and locate human and physical features on a map
• collect data on the features of a local river

MUSIC

As musicians, we will:

• listen to and appraise different style songs, about being happy. (Happy by Pharrell Williams, Top Of The World sung by The Carpenters, Don’t Worry, Be Happy sung by Bobby McFerrin, Walking On Sunshine sung by Katrina And The Waves, When You’re Smiling sung by Frank Sinatra & Love Will Save The Day sung by Brendan Reilly.)
• understand the interrelated dimensions of music within each song
• accompany the song with instruments and improvise

DT

As design technologists, we will research and investigate structures. We will design, make and investigate a small scale bridge to transport a car over a river.

P.E.

As sports people, our PE sessions will focus on Striking and Fielding with our Sports Coaches and in our REAL PE we will have a health and fitness focus.

FRENCH

As linguists, we will be exploring the French speaking world by:

• reading and understanding a range of sentences including directions
• recognising and responding to directions
• forming directional phrases accurately by applying grammatical rules
• asking, answering questions and seeking clarification
• applying language detective strategies to work out meaning in spoken and written sources

R.E.

As part of religious education, we will:

• recognise the different religions in my village/town & have started to discover some of their involvement with the community
• realise all 6 of the main faith groups and their buildings are in the city
• understand that puja (worship) is performed at home
• understand that the scriptures are important and that many hope to achieve Moksha
• understand about some symbolism in Sikh faith e.g. 5Ks
• understand Sikh values of caring and serving God and others
• identify the main religions in UK (and the world)
• research some peoples whose freedom has been restricted and investigated others who have opposed this in a non-violent way
• investigate ideas towards a community in harmony

PSHE

This half term our topic is ‘Relationships’. As part of our personal education, we will discuss what makes healthy friendships, in person and online, as well as knowing where we can go for help if it is needed.

Spring 2 2024

MATHS – As mathematicians, we will know about:

• Area of triangles, rectilinear and composite shapes, and parallelograms
• Angles
• Reflections/Translations
• Fractions (multiplying and dividing)

ENGLISH –As readers, authors, speakers and listeners, we will study ‘The Bottle of Happiness’, by Pippa Goodhart. We will use our Reciprocal reading skills to analyse the text through predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising. Our writing will link into the text and will include setting and character descriptions, dialogue and short stories. Grammar and punctuation will link into this work and we will be reviewing all of our prior learning, as well as looking at parenthesis and modal verbs. 

COMPUTING – As information technologists, we will know how to:

• control a simple circuit connected to a computer
• write a program
• explain that a loop can stop when a condition is met
• explain that a loop can be used to check if a condition is met
• design a physical project
• create a program that controls a physical computing project

SCIENCE – As scientists we will investigate the topics of plants, animals and humans. We will know how to:

• relate knowledge of plants to studies of evolution and inheritance
• relate knowledge of plants to studies of all living things
• describe the changes as humans develop to old age
• identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe

the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood

• recognise the importance of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on

the way the human body functions

• describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals,

including humans

Geography– As geographers, we will know how to:

• locate the Alps on a map
• locate key human and physical characteristics of the Alps
• describe physical and human features of an Alpine region
• investigate what there is to do in the local area using data collection
• discuss similarities and differences between an Alpine and local area
• understand physical and human geography of the Alps

MUSIC –As musicians, we will know how to :

• discuss the interrelated dimensions of music through our ukulele tuition with Mr Tryner and by listening to the Fresh Prince of Belair
• appraise HipHop tunes
• use vocal warm ups to support singing
• play instruments with a song and improvise
• perform our own compositions

Art–As artists, we will know:

• the process of weaving
• key terminology (weft and warp)
• how weaving with different materials creates different effects

P.E. – As sports people, our PE sessions will focus on Invasion Games with our Sports Coaches and in our REAL PE we will know about:

• dynamic balance to agility: jumping and landing
• static Balance: one Leg

FRENCH-As linguists, we will know how to:

• describe the weather and vocabulary for the compass points
• count from 1-100 in multiples of ten
• combine this knowledge to make statements about the temperature in different parts of France
• deliver a weather forecast

R.E.– As part of religious education, we will know:

• an overview of New Testament
• why Peter, the Disciples & Paul risked their Lives for Jesus
• why Peter and Paul and Christians today follow Jesus
• Jesus’ 1st Commandment
• Jesus’ 2nd Commandment and how it is used
• Jesus’ other teachings
• How to summarise the Old and New Testaments

PSHE- This half term our topic is ‘Healthy Me’. As part of our personal education, we will know:

• how to take responsibility for our health and well-being
• about drugs and the effect on the body
• about exploitation and gangs
• how to look after our mental health and emotions
• how to manage stress and pressure effectively

Spring 1 2024

MATHS 

As mathematicians, we will focus on:

• Area of triangles, rectilinear and composite shapes, and parallelograms
• Formal division
• Properties of shape

ENGLISH

As readers, authors, speakers and listeners, we will study ‘The Adventures of Odysseus’.

We will use our Reciprocal reading skills to analyse the text through predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising. Our writing will link into the text and will include diary entries and play scripts.

Grammar and punctuation will link into this work and we will be reviewing all of our prior learning, as well as looking at subordinate clauses and the use of the semi-colon. 

COMPUTING

As information technologists, we will study communication and collaboration. We will explore how data is transferred over the internet, initially focussing on addressing, before moving on to the makeup and structure of data packets. We will look at how the internet facilitates online communication and collaboration, completing shared projects online and evaluating different methods of communication. Finally, we will learn how to communicate responsibly by considering what should and should not be shared on the internet.

SCIENCE

As scientists we will investigate materials.

We will:

• compare and group everyday materials
• know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution
• use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating
• demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes
• explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda

History

As historians, we will study the Ancient Greeks. We will:

• Sequence events chronologically
• Analyse sources of evidence
• Critically analyse sources of archaeological evidence
• Form conclusions
• Pursue a line of enquiry

MUSIC

As musicians, we will learn about the interrelated dimensions of music through our ukulele tuition with Mr Tryner.

DT

As design technicians, we will design, make and evaluate a small bag to carry precious items, using computer aided design to help us.

P.E.

As sports people, our PE sessions will focus on dynamic balance on a line and counter balance with a partner.

PE sessions will be on a Wednesday afternoon with our PE coach and a Friday afternoon.

FRENCH-

As linguists, we will:

• recognise vocabulary related to clothing
• describe clothes with colours
• understand adjectival position and agreement for gender and number
• express likes/dislikes

R.E.

As part of religious education, we will study Beliefs in Action in the World. We will look at the following questions:

• Do all members of a religion practise their faith in the same way? How did some Jewish people in Europe practise their faith before the Second World War?
• In what ways were Jewish people persecuted during the Holocaust? What important questions does the Holocaust raise for us today?
• What important questions does the Holocaust raise?
• What is it that makes us who we are, which we would always want to be? How did some Jewish people respond to persecution against them, to keep what was important to them?
• What were some of the actions and choices of religious people during the Holocaust and other times of persecution in resisting discrimination? What can we learn from their actions, and why they acted?
• What is my response to what I have learned about prejudice and the persecution of others?
• How do some Jewish people in the UK today help to fight discrimination against others? What teachings encourage them to do this? How can these teachings be studied?
• How can we promote respect for others in our own community, to ensure that the past is not repeated through our actions?

PSHE

This half term our topic is ‘Dreams and Goals’. As part of our personal education, we will:

• know our learning strengths and set challenging but realistic goals
• work out the steps needed to reach our goals and know how to keep motivated to work on these
• identify problems in the world that concern us and can talk to others about them
• work with other people to help make the world a better place
• describe some ways in which we can work with others to help make the world a better place
• know what some people in our class like or admire about us, and accept their praise

Autumn 2 2023

MATHS – As mathematicians, we will focus on:

• multiplicative reasoning
• additive reasoning
• number properties reasoning

We will continue to use Fluent in Five each morning to support our arithmetic skills.

It is also important that your child regularly uses Times Table Rockstars. A secure multiplication facts knowledge will really support their learning in all areas.

ENGLISH –As readers, authors, speakers and listeners, we will study the text ‘Floodland’ by Marcus Sedgwick. We will write in role, as well as writing setting and character descriptions. We will use our Reciprocal reading skills to analyse the text through predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising. Grammar and punctuation will link into this work and we will be covering active and passive voice, punctuation for parenthesis, tense revision, apostrophes for possession and main and subordinate clauses.

Reading continues to be a main focus and we ask that your child reads every day at home. Please record in the diary when you hear your child read so that we can award them with a reading star. Please remind your child to bring their reading diary every day so that they can be checked and reads signed off to go towards their half-termly reading challenge. Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and tested the following Friday – in addition, the year 5/6 statutory words must also be learnt.  

COMPUTING – As information technologists, we will:

Y5

• use cutaway and split screen tools in iMovie.
• evaluate and improve the best video tools to best explain my understanding.
• further improve green screen clips using crop and resize and explore more creative ways to use the tool - wearing green clothes and the masking tool.

Y6

• use the green screen masking tool with more than one character.
• use picture in picture tools in iMovie.
• add animated subtitles to my film to further enhance my creation.
• create videos using a range of media - green screen, animations, film and image.

SCIENCE – As scientists we will:

• understand electrical circuits
• understand earth’s movements in space

MUSIC –As musicians, we will continue to listen to and appraise a variety of Jazz songs. We will learn about the interrelated dimensions of music. We will also compose our own music using glockenspiels.

DT–As design technicians, we will design, make and evaluate a Halal based savoury samaosa snack, for a Muslim celebration.

P.E. – As sports people, our PE sessions will focus on dance skills. We will learn and develop shapes and circles and create sequences of movement with these through partnering and artistry. 

R.E.– As part of religious education, we will study Muslim families and celebrations. We will:

• understand that Muslims have food rules because of their beliefs.
• understand about their artefacts and understand about how varied Muslim clothes are and how many clothes are more cultural than religious.
• recall that the Qur’an is Muslim’s holy book and it is highly valued by them because they believe its contains Allah’s words.
• work out why Mosques have certain features.
• understand wudu and how it is used to make Muslims clean before meeting Allah.
• retell main events at a Muslim wedding and see similarities with a Christian marriage
• understand Islamic customs for the welcoming and naming ceremony.

PSHE- This half term our topic is ‘Celebrating Difference’. As part of our personal education, we will:

• understand there are different perceptions about what normal means
• understand how being different could affect someone’s life
• explain some of the ways in which one  person or a group can have power over another
• know some of the reasons why people use bullying behaviours
• give examples of people with disabilities who lead amazing lives
• explain ways in which difference can be a source of conflict and a cause for celebration

Autumn 1 2023

Summer 1 2023 in Class Willow (Year 5/6)

Why have people chosen to migrate to Britain?

We hope you had a good break and are ready for an exciting half term.

Our topic in history is ‘Journeys – Migration to Britain’ where we will discover the reasons people migrated to Britain at different points on our timeline. We will develop our ability to select the most significant evidence to help us make deductions and draw conclusions about events in the past.

This half term we will continue to learn more about ‘Forces’ when we investigate the effects of water resistance and explore how we can decrease water resistance by making objects more streamlined. We will also recognise how some mechanisms, which include levers, pulleys and gears, allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.

In R.E. we will be focusing on ‘Journey through Life’ and recognise how Christians and Hindus celebrate special times in their lives. We will explore how different religions help children to become adults and the ceremonies that are used to initiate them into the faith.

PE

Don't forget to wear your PE kit to school every Monday. This half term we will be developing our Striking and fielding games skills with Coach Josh. Your PE kit should include suitable, warm clothing (navy joggers and hoodie) and trainers.

We will continue our swimming lessons every Friday morning. Please ensure your child has the correct swimming kit in school - see swimming letter for details about costume/trunks, hair and jewellery.

Reading

We are all aiming to be reading superheroes this year. We try to read as often as we can so our reading rockets reach for the stars! Can you read 6 times a week to gain a Great Book Guzzler Golden Reading Award?

Homework

We have English and maths homework each week which helps us to show our parents how we are developing. Don’t forget to use your Times Table Rock Stars login to have fun doing multiplication and division practise. We also have weekly spellings where we need to try hard to write the words independently in our Wednesday spelling dictation.

Homework is collected in every Wednesday so please remember your homework packet.

Remember your child will need:

- Indoor and outdoor shoes.  

- A water bottle to keep hydrated.

Spring 2 2023 in Class Willow (Year 5/6)

Why are there hills around Nottinghamshire?

We hope you had a good break and are ready for an exciting half term.

In history, we will be asking the question ‘Why are there hills around Nottinghamshire?’ We will begin by finding out why coal was significant to the Industrial Revolution and how the 1842 Mining Act impacted on the lives of miners and their families. We will then consider how the opening of deep mining in our local area changed our local community and why the planned end of the coal mining industry in the 1980s was so controversial. Finally, we will explore the lasting impact (legacy) on our local area and the UK.

Our science topic this half term is ‘Forces’ where we will concentrate on friction, gravity and air resistance. We will investigate how surface area and materials affect friction and carry out comparative and fair tests based on gravity. We will use test results about air resistance as a starting point for further investigative work and record data and results of increasing complexity.

In R.E. we will be focusing on ‘Exploring Muslim Beliefs,’ where we will learn how Muslims show their respect for the word of Allah and recognise that Muslims use the Five pillars as a basis for the way they live. Later in the half term, we will concentrate on Easter and explore the disciples’ feelings and how they changed.

PE

Don't forget to wear your PE kit to school every Monday. This half term we will be developing our outdoor invasion games skills with Coach Josh. Your PE kit should include suitable, warm clothing (navy joggers and hoodie) and trainers.

We will also be starting our 17-week course of swimming lessons every Friday morning. Please ensure your child has the correct swimming kit in school - see swimming letter for details about costume/trunks, hair and jewellery.

Reading

We are all aiming to be reading superheroes this year. We try to read as often as we can so our reading rockets reach for the stars! Can you read 6 times a week to gain a Great Book Guzzler Golden Reading Award?

Homework

We have English and maths homework each week which helps us to show our parents how we are developing. Don’t forget to use your Times Table Rock Stars login to have fun doing multiplication and division practise. We also have weekly spellings where we need to try hard to write the words independently in our Wednesday spelling dictation.

Homework is collected in every Wednesday so please remember your homework packet.

Remember your child will need:

- Indoor and outdoor shoes.  

- A water bottle to keep hydrated.

Spring 1 2023 in Class Willow (Year 5/6)

Why is Fair Trade Fair?

We hope you had a good break and are ready for an exciting half term.

In geography, we will be asking the question ‘Why is Fair Trade Fair?’ We will begin by finding out why the Silk Road was the most important trading route in the history of the world and use political maps to locate the present day countries through which the Silk Road passed. We will discover why and how countries trade with each other and learn about the products that are imported and exported between the UK and China. Later, we will reflect on why the terms of international trade are not always fair for some producers of goods in other countries around the world.

Our science topic this half term is ‘Earth and Space.’ We will find out about the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun. We will ask questions to help us find out about the solar system and use secondary sources of information to answer our questions. We will use the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and discover how the Earth’s tilt leads to seasonal changes. Later we will make a shadow clock and test its accuracy. Throughout January, we will observe the different phases of the moon and then explain why the Moon appears to change shape.

In R.E. we will be focusing on ‘Investigating Religions and Respect.’ We will find out about the different Christian denominations and their involvement in the community. During the topic, we will refer to the six main religions in the UK but will have an in-depth exploration of Sikhism including: its symbols and clothing for Sikh people, the importance of Guru Nanak, its founder, and Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Book. The children will have opportunities to develop their skills through exploring the diversity of religions in the UK and through research.

PE

Don't forget to wear your PE kit to school every Monday and Friday. This half term we will be developing our REAL Gym skills with Coach Josh. Through REAL PE, we will be developing our fundamental movement skills of balance, co-ordination and agility. Your PE kit should include suitable, warm clothing (navy joggers and hoodie) and trainers.

Reading

We are all aiming to be reading superheroes this year. We try to read as often as we can so our reading rockets reach for the stars! Can you read 6 times a week to gain a Great Book Guzzler Golden Reading Award?

Homework

We have English and maths homework each week which helps us to show our parents how we are developing. Don’t forget to use your Times Table Rock Stars login to have fun doing multiplication and division practise. We also have weekly spellings where we need to try hard to write the words independently in our Wednesday spelling dictation.

Homework is collected in every Wednesday so please remember your homework packet.

Remember your child will need:

- Indoor and outdoor shoes.  

- A water bottle to keep hydrated.

Welcome to Class Willow

Autumn 2 2022 in Class Willow (Year 5/6)

What was life like in Baghdad during the Golden Age of Islam?

We hope you had a good half term break and are ready for an exciting half term.

 In history, we will be asking the question ‘What was life like in Baghdad during the Golden Age of Islam?’ as we learn about Early Islamic Civilisation. We will begin by sequencing World history and British history on a timeline as we develop our understanding that many timelines run concurrently. We will find out about the important events that happened during Early Islamic Civilisation from 570 – 1258 AD and find out why Baghdad was so important. We will learn about ‘The House of Wisdom’ and some of the significant discoveries and studies that have impacted the wider world. 

Our science topic this half term is ‘Light.’ We will build on our knowledge and understanding of light sources and shadows from Yr4. We will be investigating how a mirror reflects an image of an object and how mirrors can be used to see things that are not directly in line with the eye. Later, we will plan and carry out a fair test to investigate the relationship between shadow size and an independent variable.

In R.E. we will be focusing on ‘Exploring the Old Testament.’ We will begin by identifying some of the characters and recalling their stories. We will also learn about the many translations of the Bible. Later in the half term, we will concentrate on ‘Christmas’ as we learn about the significance of the wise men’s gifts. We will explore what we feel is the real meaning of Christmas.

PE

Don't forget to wear your PE kit to school every Monday and Friday. This half term we will be developing our REAL Dance skills with Coach Josh. Through REAL PE, we will be developing our fundamental movement skills of co-ordination and agility. Your PE kit should include suitable, warm clothing (navy joggers and hoodie) and trainers.

Reading

We are all aiming to be reading superheroes this year. We try to read as often as we can so our reading rockets reach for the stars! Can you read 6 times a week to gain a Great Book Guzzler Golden Reading Award?

Homework

We have English and maths homework each week which helps us to show our parents how we are developing. Don’t forget to use your Times Table Rock Stars login to have fun doing multiplication and division practise. We also have weekly spellings where we need to try hard to write the words independently in our Wednesday spelling dictation.

Homework is collected in every Wednesday so please remember your homework packet.

Remember your child will need:

- Indoor and outdoor shoes.  

- A water bottle to keep hydrated.

Autumn 1 2022 in Class Willow (Year 5/6)

Why do our seas and oceans matter so much?

We hope you had a good summer break and are ready for an exciting half term.

In geography, we will be asking the question ‘Why do our seas and oceans matter so much?’ We will locate the major oceans and seas in the world and learn what an oceanographer does. We will evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of plastic (as an incredibly versatile and widely used material) and compare and contrast these with the negative environmental impact that they can have.

Our science topic this half term is ‘Electricity.’ We will build on our knowledge and understanding from Yr4. We will be using a range of switches, showing them in a circuit diagram and describing how they work. We will be investigating how changing the number and types of components in a circuit affects how they operate and what happens to lamps, buzzers and motors when a resistor changes the flow of electricity in a circuit.

In R.E. we will be focusing on ‘Making a Difference in the World.’ We will begin by recognising the problems in the world today and understanding what it might be like to be really poor. We will investigate the work of charities and individuals who have made positive contributions in the world and have inspired others.

PE

Don't forget to wear your PE kit to school every Monday and Friday. This half term we will be developing our outdoor games skills including basketball and lacrosse. Through REAL PE, we will be developing our fundamental movement skills of co-ordination and agility. Your PE kit should include suitable, warm clothing (navy joggers and hoodie) and trainers.

Reading

We are all aiming to be reading superheroes this year. We try to read as often as we can so our reading rockets reach for the stars! Can you read 6 times a week to gain a Great Book Guzzler Golden Reading Award?

Homework

We have English and maths homework each week which helps us to show our parents how we are developing. Don’t forget to use your Times Table Rock Stars login to have fun doing multiplication and division practise. We also have weekly spellings where we need to try hard to write the words independently in our Wednesday spelling dictation.

Homework is collected in every Wednesday so please remember your homework packet.

Remember your child will need:

- Indoor and outdoor shoes.  

- A water bottle to keep hydrated.

Summer 1

Maths- This half term the children will be working on spatial reasoning, fraction reasoning and proportional reasoning.

English- The children will be reading Children of Winter as a whole class, exploring the time period and vocabulary used to learn more about how The Plague in England.

Science- In science the topic will be Electricity, including light. The children will get to learn through understanding and building circuits. They will then move onto living things and their habitats. Looking at different life cycles and discovering scientific terminology such as metamorphosis.

History- The class will be learning all about the Plague, specifically the village of Eyam, discovering their complications and the sacrifices its residents made.

Geography- This half term the children will be learning all about their local area and comparing and contrasting against a different location. The children will be focusing on how to read temperatures and average rain fall and will create a spreadsheet to show the data they have collected.

PE- Class Willow will be continuing their swimming sessions this half term (Friday am) and with Coach Josh they will practice their batting and fielding skills, to lead them onto Rounders and Cricket games (Mon pm).

French- With Madame Ballestra, year 5 and 6 have been learning all about Places, towns and directions. Learning the language and exploring French culture.

RE- To begin with the children will research religions in their local area, to understand what the main 6 faith groups are and where they worship. Focusing on worship at home and in the community. They will also learn the importance of caring for others and serving God within the Christian faith and what this may look like within other religions. 

PSHE- This half term the children will be using the Jigsaw approach to learn all about relationships, such as how to create and sustain a healthy friendship, how to take care of ourselves and our friends. Also, they will touch on the different stages of grief and how to get the correct support, as well as how to communicate with others safely online.

Spring 2 2022

MATHS – As mathematicians, we will focus on:

• Algebraic reasoning
• Geometric reasoning
• Proportional reasoning
• Multiplicative reasoning

We will continue to use Fluent in Five each morning to support our arithmetic skills.

It is also important that your child regularly uses Times Table Rockstars. A secure multiplication facts knowledge will really support their learning in all areas.

ENGLISH –As readers, authors, speakers and listeners, we will use Reciprocal and Echo Reading skills to analyse Michael Morpurgo’s, ‘The Giant’s Necklace’. We will link our Grammar learning into this, as well as writing diary entries and newspaper articles based on the text.

Reading continues to be a main focus and we ask that your child reads every day at home. Please record in the diary when you hear your child read so that we can award them with a reading star. Please remind your child to bring his/her reading diary every day so that they can be checked and reads signed off to go towards their half-termly reading challenge. Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and tested the following Friday – in addition, the year 5/6 statutory words must also be learnt.  

COMPUTING – As information technologists, we will:

Y5

collaborate with peers using online tools, e.g. blogs, Google Drive,  Office 365
create and export an interactive presentation including a variety of media, animations, transitions and other effects.
create an interactive guide to an image by embedding digital content and publishing it online.

create a webpage and embed video.

Y6

create a web site which includes a variety of media.

design an app prototype that links multimedia pages together with hyperlinks.

choose applications to communicate to a specific audience.

evaluate my own content and consider ways to improvements.

SCIENCE – As scientists we will:

Animals including humans

• describe the changes as humans develop to old age by drawing a timeline to indicate stages in the growth and development of humans.
• describe the changes as humans develop to old age by understanding the changes that take place in old age.
• record data and results of increasing complexity using bar and line graphs, and models in the context of comparing gestation periods and life expectancies of animals.

Electricity

• Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram by recognising and drawing scientific circuit symbols accurately.
• Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number
  and voltage of cells used in the circuit by observing and explaining the effect of
  different voltages in a circuit.
• Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the
  brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches.
• Plan different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including
  recognising and controlling variables where necessary by investigating the relationship between wire length and the brightness of bulbs or the loudness of buzzers.
• Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches.
• Record data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and
  labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs.
• Report and present findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal
  relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and
  written forms such as displays and other presentations by conducting an investigation, presenting and report findings on the effect of wire length on
  the brightness of bulbs or the loudness of buzzers.
   

Geography – As geographers, we will:

• Identify, recognise and describe, using appropriate subject vocabulary, where Saethor takes his dog Tiry for a walk each day
• Identify, describe and and compare and contrast the countries of Europe
• Recognise, describe and explain the key geographical features of the Westman Islands region of Iceland and the island of Hiemaey in particular
• Compare and contrast, using appropriate geographical vocabulary, the physical and human geography of Vestmannaeyjar with that of the local area/region
• Explain and reach a judgement, using appropriate and specialised subject vocabulary, why there are so few trees on Hiemaey
• Explain how volcanoes form, observe the global pattern of volcanoes correctly and suggest plausible geographical reasons for this distribution
• Understand how and why the environment of Hiemaey has changed over time and reach conclusions and make judgements about the positive and negative impact of these changes on the ways of life of the people of Hiemaey
• Understand the stages in the manufacture of an economic activity – fish processing – together with what export, import and trade entails
• Make a reasoned geographical judgement, using evidence and logical argument, as to whether earthquakes are more dangerous than volcanoes

MUSIC –As musicians, we will learn about the interrelated dimensions of music through this, as well as through our ukulele tuition with Mr Tryner. We will also listen to and appraise The Fresh Prince of Belair and other Hip Hop tunes.

Art– As artists, we will:

• understand the purpose and process of weaving
• use a variety of paper weaving techniques
• use weaving techniques to create a woven picture

P.E. – As sports people, our PE sessions will focus on We will also be swimming on a Friday. Please come to school in school PE kit on a Monday and Friday due to the current circumstances. Please wear your swimming trunks/costume, under your clothes. (No logos on PE kit please.)

FRENCH-As linguists, we will continue to work with Madame Balestra learning vocabulary and phrases linked to drinks and snacks and scenarios in a cafe. We will learn through rhymes, songs, games and having conversations, including writing our own conversations in French.

R.E.– As part of religious education, we will look at the following questions:

• What is in the New testament?
• After Jesus died who were the main people taught about Jesus?
• How do Christians use Jesus’ teaching?
• What is Jesus’ 1st great commandment?
• What is Jesus’ 2nd commandment and how does it relate to situations today?
• What are other examples of Jesus’ teaching and how do chn decide what rules they live by?
• What are other examples of Jesus’ teaching and how do chn decide what rules they live by?
• What are features of Bible?
   

PSHE- This half term our topic is ‘Healthy Me’. We will:

• take responsibility for my health and make choices that benefit my health and well-being
• know about different types of drugs and their uses and their effects on the body particularly the liver and heart
• understand that some people can be exploited and made to do things that are against the law
• know why some people join gangs and the risks this involves
• understand what it means to be emotionally well and can explore people’s attitudes towards mental health/illness
• can recognise stress and the triggers that cause this and I understand how stress can cause drug and alcohol misuse

Spring 1 2022

MATHS – As mathematicians, we will focus on:

• Fraction reasoning
• Multiplicative reasoning
• Algebraic reasoning

We will continue to use Fluent in Five each morning to support our arithmetic skills.

It is also important that your child regularly uses Times Table Rockstars. A secure multiplication facts knowledge will really support their learning in all areas.

ENGLISH –As readers, authors, speakers and listeners, we will study Ancient Greek myths. We will use our Reciprocal reading skills to analyse the myths through predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising. We will have a go at writing our own myths as well! Grammar and punctuation will link into this work and we will be reviewing all of our prior learning.

Reading continues to be a main focus and we ask that your child reads every day at home. Please record in the diary when you hear your child read so that we can award them with a reading star. Please remind your child to bring his/her reading diary every day so that they can be checked and reads signed off to go towards their half-termly reading challenge. Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and tested the following Friday – in addition, the year 5/6 statutory words must also be learnt.  

COMPUTING – As information technologists, we will:

Y5

• understand how we view web pages on the Internet
• use search technologies effectively
• understand that web spiders index the web for search engines
• appreciate how pages are ranked in a search engine

Y6

• understand what HTML is and recognize HTML tags
• know a range of HTML tags and can remix a web page

SCIENCE – As scientists we will:

Materials

• know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution
• use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating
• demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes
• explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda

Earth and Space

• describe the movement of the moon relative to the Earth
• describe the sun, Earth and moon as approximately spherical bodies

History– As historians, we will study the Ancient Greeks. We will:

• Sequence events chronologically
• Analyse sources of evidence
• Critically analyse sources of archaeological evidence
• Form conclusions
• Pursue a line of enquiry

MUSIC –As musicians, we will continue with previous learning on the Glockenspiel, as well as beginning to read music scores. We will learn about the interrelated dimensions of music through this, as well as through our ukulele tuition with Mr Tryner.

DT–As design technicians, we will design, make and evaluate an Ancient Greek style tunic (chiton), for a wealthy child.

P.E. – As sports people, our PE sessions will focus on dynamic balance on a line and counter balance with a partner. PE sessions will be on a Monday afternoon with our PE coach and a Friday afternoon. Please come to school in school PE kit on a Monday and Friday due to the current circumstances. (No logos on PE kit please.)

R.E.– As part of religious education, we will study Beliefs in Action in the World. We will look at the following questions:

• Do all members of a religion practise their faith in the same way? How did some Jewish people in Europe practise their faith before the Second World War?
• In what ways were Jewish people persecuted during the Holocaust? What important questions does the Holocaust raise for us today?
• What important questions does the Holocaust raise?
• What is it that makes us who we are, which we would always want to be? How did some Jewish people respond to persecution against them, to keep what was important to them?
• What were some of the actions and choices of religious people during the Holocaust and other times of persecution in resisting discrimination? What can we learn from their actions, and why they acted?
• What is my response to what I have learned about prejudice and the persecution of others?
• How do some Jewish people in the UK today help to fight discrimination against others? What teachings encourage them to do this? How can these teachings be studied?
• How can we promote respect for others in our own community, to ensure that the past is not repeated through our actions?
   

PSHE- This half term our topic is ‘Dreams and Goals’. As part of our personal education, we will:

• know our learning strengths and set challenging but realistic goals
• work out the steps needed to reach our goals and know how to keep motivated to work on these
• identify problems in the world that concern us and can talk to others about them
• work with other people to help make the world a better place
• describe some ways in which we can work with others to help make the world a better place
• know what some people in our class like or admire about us, and accept their praise

Autumn 2 2021

MATHS

As mathematicians, we will focus on:

• multiplicative reasoning
• additive reasoning
• number properties reasoning

We will continue to use Fluent in Five each morning to support our arithmetic skills.

It is also important that your child regularly uses Times Table Rockstars. A secure multiplication facts knowledge will really support their learning in all areas.

ENGLISH

As readers, authors, speakers and listeners, we will study the text ‘Floodland’ by Marcus Sedgwick. We will write in role, as well as writing setting and character descriptions. We will use our Reciprocal reading skills to analyse the text through predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising. Grammar and punctuation will link into this work and we will be covering active and passive voice, punctuation for parenthesis, tense revision, apostrophes for possession and main and subordinate clauses.

Reading continues to be a main focus and we ask that your child reads every day at home. Please record in the diary when you hear your child read so that we can award them with a reading star. Please remind your child to bring his/her reading diary every day so that they can be checked and reads signed off to go towards their half-termly reading challenge. Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and tested the following Friday – in addition, the year 5/6 statutory words must also be learnt.  

COMPUTING

As information technologists, we will:

Y5

• use cutaway and split screen tools in iMovie.
• evaluate and improve the best video tools to best explain my understanding.
• further improve green screen clips using crop and resize and explore more creative ways to use the tool - wearing green clothes and the masking tool.

Y6

• use the green screen masking tool with more than one character.
• use picture in picture tools in iMovie.
• add animated subtitles to my film to further enhance my creation.
• create videos using a range of media - green screen, animations, film and image.
   

SCIENCE

Our science work is all about ‘Evolution and Inheritance’. As scientists we will:

• compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets
• give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic
• describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the sun in the solar system
• use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky

Geography

Our topic question is ’What is a river?’ As geographers, we will:

• identify and describe how physical features of rivers change from source to mouth
• offer reasons to explain why the course of a river changes as it flows from higher to lower ground
• use OS maps, aerial photographs and GIS to recognise, describe, compare and contrast and explain how physical features change along the course of a river
• use a range of fieldwork techniques to measure, record and present and explain changes along a section of a local river and to reach a conclusion as to whether it constitutes a healthy habitat for living things
• identify and describe the features of river estuaries and explain why they are such important ecosystems for wildlife
• describe the components of the hydrological or water cycle and explain the important role that rivers play
• recognise, describe and explain the reasons why the Isle of Dogs developed to become part of the busiest river port in the world and evaluate the evidence and make a judgement about the causes of its sudden decline and closure
• interpret a range of geographical evidence to reach a conclusion as to why Bangladesh is at such a risk of serious annual river flooding
• reflect upon and evaluate the techniques used by classical composers to portray the different stages and features of the course of a river and create and record a personal musical piece to evoke the features of a waterfall
• understand climatically what the Little Ice Age refers to and how occasional severe winters impacted upon the River Thames and the people of London
• explain why China built the Three Gorges Dam along the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) and describe and evaluate some of its geographical impacts
   

MUSIC

As musicians, we will continue to listen to and appraise a variety of Jazz songs. We will learn about the interrelated dimensions of music through these songs, as well as through our ukulele tuition with Mr Tryner. We will also compose our own music using glockenspiels.

DT

As design technicians, we will design, make and evaluate a Halal based savoury samaosa snack for a Muslim celebration.

P.E.

As sports people, our PE sessions will focus on gymnastic skills. PE sessions will be on a Monday afternoon with our PE coach and a Friday afternoon. Please come to school in school PE kit on a Monday and Friday due to the current circumstances. (No logos on PE kit please.)

FRENCH

As linguists, we will continue to work with Madame Balestra learning vocabulary and phrases linked to rivers and cities of France. We will learn through rhymes, songs, games and having conversations, including writing our own conversations in French.

R.E.

As part of religious education, we will study Muslim families and celebrations. We will:

• understand that Muslims have food rules because of their beliefs.
• understand about their artefacts and understand about how varied Muslim clothes are and how many clothes are more cultural than religious.
• recall that the Qur’an is Muslim’s holy book and it is highly valued by them because they believe its contains Allah’s words.
• work out why Mosques have certain features.
• understand wudu and how it is used to make Muslims clean before meeting Allah.
• retell main events at a Muslim wedding and see similarities with a Christian marriage
• understand Islamic customs for the welcoming and naming ceremony.
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PSHE- This half term our topic is ‘Celebrating Difference’. As part of our personal education, we will:

• understand there are different perceptions about what normal means
• understand how being different could affect someone’s life
• explain some of the ways in which one  person or a group can have power over another
• know some of the reasons why people use bullying behaviours
• give examples of people with disabilities who lead amazing lives
• explain ways in which difference can be a source of conflict and a cause for celebration

Autumn 1 2021

MATHS – As mathematicians, we will be focussing on:

• number and place value reasoning
• multiplicative reasoning
• additive reasoning
• number properties reasoning

We will continue to use Fluent in Five each morning to support our arithmetic skills.

It is also really important that your child regularly uses Times Table Rockstars. A secure multiplication facts knowledge will really support their learning in all areas.

ENGLISH

As speakers, listeners, readers and writers, we will use the texts ‘Who was Tutankhamun?’ and ‘Ma’at’s Feather’, to learn about life in Ancient Egypt. We will write instructional and informative texts, as well as using the fiction as a stimulus for our own creative writing. We will use our Reciprocal reading skills to analyse the texts through predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising. Grammar and punctuation will link into this work and we will be covering expanded noun and preposition phrases, adverbs, imperative verbs, past tense, active and passive voice, as well as punctuation for parenthesis.

Reading continues to be a main focus and we ask that your child reads every day at home. Please record in the diary when you hear your child read so that we can award them with a reading star. Children will be allocated a book banding colour of reading book, appropriate to their reading age – the book bands are expertly organised to cover a variety of writing styles and genres, as well as increasing the children’s vocabulary and comprehension skills. Please remind your child to bring his/her reading diary every day so that they can be checked and reads signed off to go towards their half-termly reading challenge. Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and tested the following Friday – in addition, the year 5/6 statutory words must also be learnt.  

COMPUTING

As information technologists, the children will:

• record animations of different characters and edit them together to create an interview
• add green screen effects to a stop motion animation.
• create flip book animation using digital drawings and export as a Gif or video
• mix animations and video recordings to create video interviews
• plan, script and create a 3D animation to explain a concept or tell a story
• choose and create different types of animations to best explain their learning

SCIENCE

Our science work is all about ‘Evolution and Inheritance & Charles Darwin’. As scientists, we will:

• observe the effects of the environment on plants and design an experiment to investigate some of these effects
• investigate the effect of environmental variables on plants and interpret the results
• explore ways in which living things are adapted to suit the environments in which they live and to help them survive
• describe animal and plant adaptations and explain how the characteristics of the individuals in populations can change over time
• work scientifically and make predictions about which food will be the easiest to pick up with bird’s beaks and plan a method and way of recording results
• classify, and give reasons for classifying, plants and animals based on specific characteristics
• explain that classification keys help us to group, identify and name a variety of living things and begin to group living things

HISTORY

Our topic question is, 'What happened to the boy behind the golden mask?'. As historians, we will:

• understand where ancient Egypt sits within history
• understand and explain the significance of a Pharaoh in ancient Egypt and look in depth at certain Pharaohs
• identify and describe a range of artefacts discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun and suggest reasons why they might have been important to the boy Pharaoh
• explain what the artefacts discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb tell historians about the life and beliefs of Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt
• recognise that Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife and investigate this
• recognise that the death of Tutankhamun is a mystery to historians
• suggest reasons why archaeologists sometimes disagree about what historical evidence tells us and give an example from amongst the artefacts of Tutankhamun’s tomb to illustrate this

MUSIC

As musicians, the children will listen to and appraise a variety of Jazz songs. They will learn about the interrelated dimensions of music through these songs.

Art

As artists, we will be developing our sculpting skills by making Canopic jars and will:

• plan and develop ideas
• shape, form, model and join parts
• observe and use our imagination
• consider properties of media
• discuss and evaluate our own work and that of other sculptors

We will also be developing our sketching and drawing skills linked to nature work by:

• making detailed annotated sketches of plant species found in the school ground
• using pencils to show light, shade, form, pattern and texture
• using  pen and ink to add line, tone and perspective using a tonal ink wash
• focussing on shade, shape, tone and texture

P.E.

As sports people, our PE sessions will focus on outdoor games skills. PE sessions will be on a Monday afternoon with our PE coach. Please come to school in PE kit on a Monday due to the current circumstances.

R.E.

This term we will be learning about ‘Words of Wisdom’ and ‘Humanism’. As part of religious education, we will discuss the following elements:

• What can we learn from reflecting on Sikh, Christian and Muslim wisdom?
• Exploring right and wrong with Christians and Humanists.

PSHCE

This half term our topic is ‘Being me in my world’. As part of our personal education, we will:

• identify our goals for this year, understand our fears and worries about the future and know how to express them
• recognise that there are universal rights for all children but for many children these rights are not met
• understand that our actions affect other people locally and globally
• make choices about our own behaviour because we understand how rewards and consequences feel and we understand how these relate to our rights and responsibilities
• understand how an individual’s behaviour can impact on a group
• understand how democracy and having a voice benefits the school community

Summer 2

MATHS

This term we will be reviewing our key areas of learning, such as number and place value, formal calculation methods for all 4 operations, as well as fractions, decimals and percentages, to ensure that we have a secure grasp of these ready for transition into Y6 and Y7. In all areas, we will link our learning to problem solving and reasoning.

Recall of all multiplication facts is vitally important, as it overflows into all areas of maths: the quicker the recall, the easier the maths! Please make use of TTRS each day.

ENGLISH

In our English sessions, we will be writing a biography about Albert Einstein, as well as using Ripley’s Mighty Machines to help us structure and write our own non-fiction texts. Reciprocal Reading will be used to help us analyse the text. All grammar and punctuation will be reviewed alongside, and linked to, our writing challenges. We will continue to learn key spelling patterns each week.

R.E.–  This half term we will continue to explore the Bible. We will be asking questions such as:

• How is the Bible made up?
• How was the Bible written?
• What can be learned from the Bible?
• What is in the New Testament?
• Who were the main people that taught about Jesus after he died?
• How do Christians use Jesus’ teachings

COMPUTING

We are focussing on programming in Computing this half term and the children will:

Y5

• solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
• use selection in algorithms and recognise the need for conditions in repetition within algorithms
• use logical reasoning to explain how a variety of algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms
• create programs by decomposing them into smaller parts and use selection in programs
• use conditions in repetition commands, work with variables and create programs that control or simulate physical systems

Y6

• recognise, and make use, of patterns across programming projects
• write precise algorithms for use when programming
• identify variables needed and their use in selection and repetition
• decompose code into sections for effective debugging
• use a range of sequence, selection and repletion commands combined with variables as required to implement my design
• create procedures to hide complexity in programs
• identify and write generic code for use across multiple projects

SCIENCE

Our science topic will focus on forces. The children will:

• explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object, by identifying forces acting on objects
• identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction by identifying forces acting on objects
• explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object, by measuring the force of gravity pulling on objects
• identify the effects of air resistance by investigating the best parachute to slow a person down
• identify the effects of water resistance by creating and racing streamlined boats
• identify the effects of friction by investigating brakes
• recognise that some mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears, allow a smaller force to have a greater effect by exploring and designing a simple mechanism

GEOGRAPHY

This term, the children will investigate the question ‘Who are Britain’s National Parks for?’ by:

• identifying, locating, describing and explaining the distribution of the 15 National Parks in the UK
• observing and recording the common key natural features of the National Parks of the UK and explaining why they are referred to as the country’s ‘breathing spaces’
• recognising those other special qualities of National Parks, which are referred to as ‘cultural heritage’ and reflecting on the importance of their own cultural heritage in the context of this
• recognising, describing and explaining how National Parks actively encourage visitors to enjoy and learn about what makes them special
• identifying and recording the key physical and human geographical features of Southwest England and comparing and contrasting the proportion of protected land here with other regions of the UK
• identifying, describing through observation of the landscape of The Valley of Rocks in Exmoor National Park, and explaining the attraction of this area for visitors such as artists
• identifying, describing and, through observation, offer reasons for the existence of the Bronze Age ceremonial landscape in Dartmoor National Park, evaluating the reflections of others and reach a judgement about its purpose
• recognising, describing and explaining the features of a hill or upland farm and why farmers are so important in helping to achieve the aims of National Parks in the United Kingdom
• understanding who looks after National Parks in the UK and reflecting upon and evaluating the importance of the jobs that people do
• comparing and contrasting the Everglades National Park with Dartmoor and Exmoor National Park and understanding through explanation the main similarities and differences between National Parks in the UK and those in the United States

MUSIC

The children will continue to learn the ukulele with Mr Tryner, focussing on the interrelated dimensions of music.

DT

This half term, we will be investigating fairground rides and how they work, looking at levers, pulleys and gears. The children will design, plan and make their own mechanism.

P.E.

During this term, our PE sessions will focus on a range of athletic skills, on Mondays, and we will continue to swim on Tuesdays. Please make sure you come to school in PE kit on Mondays, and you have your swimming kit on a Tuesday.

FRENCH

This half term we will continue to work with Madame Balestra learning phrases and vocabulary linked to holidays. We will learn through games and listening to songs, as well having conversations.

PSHE

This term our topic centres on ‘Changing me’. We will also be supporting children with their transition into Y6 or Y7.

Summer 1

MATHS

This term we will be focussing on:

• fraction reasoning
• multiplicative reasoning
• algebraic reasoning

Remember to keep logging on to TTRS!

ENGLISH

In our English sessions, we will be using Reciprocal Reading skills to read, discuss and enjoy ‘My Story - A Roman Invasion.’ We will be writing accounts and explanation texts,  and completing creative writing using ‘Talk for Writing’ activities to support our learning.

R.E.

During the summer term, we will be exploring the Bible. We will be asking questions such as:

• Why is the Bible important to Christians?
• What characters are there in the Bible and what stories are there about them?
• What is God like?
• What does God like and dislike?
• How is the Bible made up?
• How was the Bible written?
• What can be learned from the Bible?

COMPUTING

In Computing, the children will be:

• creating their own online multiple choice questionnaire

• inputting data into a spreadsheet and exporting the data in a variety of ways: charts, bar charts, pie charts

• understanding how data is collected

• creating and publishing their own online questionnaire and analysing the results

• using simple formulae to solve calculations

• editing and formatting cells in a spreadsheet

• writing spreadsheet formula to solve more challenging maths problems

• creating and publishing their own online quiz with a range of media

SCIENCE

Our science topic will focus on sound. The children will:

• identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating
• find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
• recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear
• find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it, by exploring and creating musical instruments, and explaining how they change pitch
• investigate the best material for absorbing sound

HISTORY

As part of our topic entitled ‘I am Warrior’, the children will:

• identify and describe the modern-day countries of Europe and North Africa which formed part of the Roman Empire prior to the invasion of Britain by Emperor Claudius
• understand through explanation the motives for Emperor Claudius to invade and occupy Britain in AD 43
• compare and contrast the armies of Boudicca and the British Roman governor Paulinus and predict the likely outcome of their battle and justify their decision
• understand through explanation the difference between historical evidence and legends and folklore
• explain what the content of letters written in the first century tells us about the lives of high-status and wealthy Romans in Britain
• identify and describe the main design features of Hadrian’s Wall and explain why it proved necessary for Emperor Hadrian to order its construction in AD 122
• identify and describe the key features of the layout of typical Roman towns in Britain
• explain why historians know so much about how they were designed and built
• describe what a gladiator was and what occurred at gladiatorial games
• explain who ianistae were and why they owned and trained gladiators in private schools
• understand through explanation why the Romans went to so much effort and expense in organising gladiatorial games for the lower classes or plebeians
• explain why some Romans held different perspectives about gladiatorial games and how they justified their viewpoints 
   

MUSIC

The children will focus on the Charanga unit of ‘Happy’ this half term, focussing on the interrelated dimensions of music: pulse, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, tempo, timbre, structure, texture and notation.

ART

This half term, we will:

• explore manmade patterns
• experience surface patterns
• analyse and interpret manmade forms of construction (mosaics)
• plan and develop ideas from observation and imagination
• create our own pattern to reflect personal experiences and expression (mosaics)
• create pattern for purposes
• discuss and evaluate their own work and that of others

P.E.

During this term our PE sessions will focus on striking and fielding games and swimming. Please ensure long hair is tied up and earrings are removed for all PE. Please come in PE kit on Mondays and arrive promptly to school on Tuesdays with your swimming kit. (Ensure you have the correct swimming kit as specified in the letter sent home and that a goggle form has been completed if you wish to wear goggles.)

FRENCH

This half term we will continue to work with Madame Balestra learning the vocabulary and phrases associated with sport. We will learn through games, rhymes, conversations and song.

PSHCE

This term our topic centres on ‘Relationships’. We will:

• have an accurate picture of who we are as a person in terms of our characteristics and personal qualities.
• know how to keep building our own self-esteem
• understand that belonging to an online community can have positive and negative
  consequences.
• recognise when an online community feels unsafe or uncomfortable
• understand there are rights and responsibilities in an online community or social network
• recognise when an online community is helpful or unhelpful
• know there are rights and responsibilities when playing a game online
• recognise when an online game is becoming unhelpful or unsafe
• recognise when we are spending too much time using devices (screen time)
• identify things we can do to reduce screen time
• explain how to stay safe when using technology to communicate with friends
• recognise and resist pressures to use technology in ways that may be risky or may cause harm

Spring 2

(Correct prior to Covid-19 school closures)

MATHS

This term we will begin by reviewing positional reasoning and angles. We will continue to complete our ‘Fluency Focus’ each day, to recall prior learning and consolidate our understanding.

Recall of all multiplication facts is also vitally important, as it overflows into all areas of maths: the quicker their recall, the easier the maths! Please complete 15 minutes on TTRS daily.

ENGLISH –Our English work will be based upon William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. We will analyse the opening, complete character and setting descriptions within our writing, using the text as a stimulus and look at quotations and their meaning. Grammar teaching will link to our writing and we will be reviewing tenses, sentence types, precise verbs and adverbs, as well as vocabulary tasks, such as work on synonyms.

R.E.

This half term our topic is about Jewish celebrations and we will be learning about the Shabbat experience. We will also be looking at the story of Easter and what happened to Jesus in the last few days of his life. We will discuss how it must feel to have your friend disown you, as well as discussing how Peter (& the other disciples) disowned Jesus.

COMPUTING

In Computing, the children will create digital media, looking at:

• an interactive quiz eBook introducing hyperlinks, an eBook with text, images and sound, a presentation demonstrating understanding with a range of media and a digital timeline/mindmap with sound and video

• using online tools, e.g. blogs, Google Drive, Office 365

• an interactive presentation including a variety of media, animations, transitions and other effects

• an interactive guide to an image by embedding digital content and publishing it online

• a webpage and embedding a video

• a web site which includes a variety of media

• an app prototype that links multimedia pages together with hyperlinks

• applications to communicate to a specific audience

• evaluating their own content and considering ways to make improvements

SCIENCE

Our science topic will focus on classification in terms of families and inheritance. We will:

• talk about why the offspring of living things are similar but not identical to their parents
• recognise that all living things adapt and evolve over time
• begin to understand that all living things carry their own DNA ‘recipe’
• use a classification key

HISTORY

Our key learning question is based on how crime and punishment is different now to in the past. We will:

• understand and discuss the broad trends of crime and punishment from the Romans to the 21st century
• understand and explain some crimes from different time periods
• make suggestions about why they were crimes then but not perhaps later in history
• understand and explain a variety of punishments throughout history
• describe and explain whether punishments appear to match the crime and to make judgements about the severity of the crime in the time period
• develop chronological knowledge and understanding of the methods of investigating/detecting crimes over time
• identify and describe crime and punishment in the Roman period and to compare and contrast it to crime and punishment in the Victorian period
• reach informed conclusions about how realistic stories about crime and punishment are
• summarise and describe understanding of crime over time

MUSIC

The children will have ukulele lessons again this term and will continue to listen to and appraise pieces of music and to discuss musical terms within them. They will also continue their learning of pitch, tempo, rhythm, pulse and dynamics.

ART

This half term, we will be researching and analysing the artwork of David Hockney. We will recreate pieces of his work to show light and shadow, as well as using ‘pic stitch’ to alter images in his ‘joiners’ style.

P.E.

During this term, our PE sessions will focus on the skills and tactics required for a variety of invasion games. We will practise new skills and apply them to a game situation. Please ensure long hair is tied up and earrings are removed for PE. Please also make sure you come to school in PE kit each Monday.

FRENCH

This half term we will continue to work with Madame Balestra learning about different types of food and meals. We will listen to songs, play games and have conversations, as well as writing our own conversations in French.

PSHCE

This term our topic centres on ‘Healthy Me’. We will:

• know the health risks of smoking and tell you how tobacco affects the lungs, liver and heart
• know some of the risks with misusing alcohol, including anti-social behaviour, and how it affects the liver and heart
• know and can put into practice basic emergency aid procedures (including recovery position) and know how to get help in emergency situations
• understand how the media and celebrity culture promotes certain body types
• describe the different roles food can play in people’s lives and can explain how people can develop eating problems (disorders) relating to body image pressures
• know what makes a healthy lifestyle including healthy eating and the choices I need to make to be healthy and happy

Spring 1- Misty Mountain Sierra

MATHS

This term we will be focussing on:

• fraction reasoning
• multiplicative reasoning
• algebraic reasoning
• geometric reasoning

ENGLISH

In our English sessions, we will base our work on ‘A Bottle of Happiness’ by Pippa Goodhart & illustrated by Ehsan Abddollahi. We will use the text and pictures as a model for our own story writing. We will also research and write an explanation about the water cycle. Grammar and punctuation will link into this work. We will be reviewing figurative language, tenses, active and passive voice, main and subordinate clauses, as well as colons and semi-colons and incorporating dialogue into our writing.

SCIENCE

Our science topic will focus on states of matter. Children will:

• Classify materials
• Define melting and freezing
• Explain observations of air using scientific knowledge of materials
• Collect data and investigate evaporation
• Describe and explain their findings
• Understand and explain condensation

GEOGRAPHY

As part of our topic on ‘Misty Mountain Sierra’, we will research the following questions:

• Why are the three mountains of Olympus, Mauna Kea and Everest so famous?
• How were the world’s greatest mountain ranges formed?
• Why is the legend of Mallory and Irvine the greatest unsolved mystery of mountaineering?
• Why did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay find fossils of sea animals on the summit of Everest?
• How are the Cambrian Mountains different from the Himalaya Mountains?
• Why is the climate such a challenge for Derek?

MUSIC

The children will be using glockenspiels to explore pitch and melody. They will learn a range of notes, how they can be combined and will do this through exploring and replicating a variety of songs.

ART

This half term, we will:

• understand the weaving process of the Adi tribe
• observe textural artwork
• design textural art experimenting with creating mood, feeling, movement
• compare different fabrics
• select and use materials
• embellish our work
• make fabric
• apply knowledge of different techniques to express feelings
• evaluate the finished product against the design criteria
   

P.E.

During this term, our PE sessions will focus on dance. PE will continue to be on a Monday afternoon with our PE coach.

FRENCH

This half term we will continue to work with Madame Balestra. We will learn songs, play games and use vocabulary associated with shops and shopping in our verbal and written conversations.

R.E.

This half term our topic is ‘Journey through life’. Children will have the opportunity to discuss and share key experiences from their own lives, moving on to significant religious ceremonies that are celebrated in Christianity and Hinduism. We will also look at how different religions help children to become adults.

PSHCE

This term we will be thinking about ‘Dreams and Goals’. We will focus on the following:

• understanding that I will need money to help me
• achieving some of my dreams
• knowing about a range of jobs carried out by people I know and explore how much people earn in different jobs
• identifying a job I would like to do when I grow up and understanding what motivates me and what I need to do to achieve it
• describing the dreams and goals of young people in a culture different to mine
• understanding that communicating with someone in a different culture means we can learn from each other
• identifying a range of ways that we could support each other
• encouraging my peers to support young people here and abroad to meet their aspirations, and suggest ways we might do this, e.g. through sponsorship

COMPUTING – In Computing, the children will:

• understand that servers on the Internet are located across the planet
• understand how email is sent across the Internet
• understand how the Internet enables us to collaborate

• understand how we view web pages on the Internet
• use search technologies effectively
• understand that web spiders index the web for search engines
• appreciate how pages are ranked in a search engine

Autumn 2

MATHS

This term we will be focussing on:

• multiplicative reasoning
• additive reasoning
• number properties reasoning
• fraction reasoning
• algebraic reasoning

ENGLISH

In our English sessions, we will base our work on ‘Journey to the River Sea’ by Eva Ibbotson. Our writing will focus on poetry, report writing and narratives where we will write in role. Grammar and punctuation will link into this work. We will be reviewing descriptive language, tenses, active and passive voice, main and subordinate clauses, as well as punctuation for parenthesis. Daily grammar tasks will continue to take place each morning.

COMPUTING

In Computing, we will be learning about sound and video. We will:

• use cutaway and split screen tools in iMovie
• evaluate and improve the best video tools to best explain our understanding
• further improve green screen clips using crop and resize and explore more creative ways to use the tool - wearing green clothes and the masking tool
• use the green screen masking tool with more than one character
• use picture in picture tools in iMovie
• add animated subtitles to my film to further enhance my creation
• create videos using a range of media - green screen, animations, film and image

SCIENCE

All about burps, bottoms and bile continues this term! Children will:

• learn about teeth names and functions
• review oral hygiene
• investigate the digestive system

GEOGRAPHY

We will be considering why fair trade is fair and researching the following questions:

• Why was the silk road so important two thousand years ago?
• Why does Marco Polo visit the United Kingdom every eleven weeks?
• What does the United Kingdom export to the people of China?
• Why isn’t trade always fair for some people?
• Why is fair trade fair?

MUSIC

The children will be having ukulele lessons this half term with Mr Tryner. They will continue to learn about musical terms such as pitch, pulse, dynamics and tempo when listening to and appraising pieces of music, and learning to play pieces of music.

DT

This half term, we will be investigating, designing and making, and evaluating biscuits/cookies using fair trade ingredients.

P.E.

During this term, our PE sessions will focus on gymnastics. We will review types of jumps, rolls and slides to support our sequence work on the floor and using apparatus.

FRENCH

This half term we will continue to work with Madame Balestra. Our French theme this half term is birthdays and dates. We will learn key vocabulary and conversational language through listening to songs and rhymes, playing games and oral rehearsal.

R.E.

This half term our topic is ‘Expressing Faith through Art’. We will explore ways in which we can worship through music, art, dance, drama and poetry. We will focus on Hinduism and Christianity, and compare and contrast how faith is expressed through the arts.

PSHCE

This term we will be celebrating difference and looking at:

• Different cultures
• Racism
• Rumours and name-calling
• Types of bullying
• Money
• Differences across the world

Autumn 1 2020 - Hola Mexico!

MATHS

This term we will be focussing on:

• number and place value reasoning
• multiplicative reasoning
• additive reasoning
• number properties reasoning

ENGLISH

In our English sessions, we will learn about ‘Maya Creation Stories’, writing our own in a similar style, as well as looking at the text ‘Incredible Edibles’ where we will analyse and use the text as a model to write our own revolting recipes! Grammar and punctuation will link into this work and we will be covering expanded noun and preposition phrases, adverbs, imperative verbs, past tense, active and passive voice, as well as punctuation for parenthesis.

COMPUTING

In Computing, the children will:

• record animations of different characters and edit them together to create an interview
• add green screen effects to a stop motion animation.
• create flip book animation using digital drawings and export as a Gif or video
• mix animations and video recordings of themselves to create video interviews
• plan, script and create a 3D animation to explain a concept or tell a story
• choose and create different types of animations to best explain their learning

SCIENCE

Our science work is all about burps, bottoms and bile! Children will:

• review what constitutes a healthy, balanced diet
• learn about teeth names and functions
• review oral hygiene
• investigate the digestive system

HISTORY

Our topic is ‘Hola Mexico!’ We will investigate and answer the following questions:

• Who are the Maya and where do they live?
• What are the main occupations of Maya people today?
• What did John and Frederick rediscover in 1839?
• What do the ruins of Chichen Itza tell us about the lives of ancient Maya?
• Why do historians know so much about ancient Maya society?
• Why was pok-a-tok more than just a ball game?
• Why did the ancient Maya leave their jungle cities?

MUSIC

The children will listen to and appraise songs by Abba. They will learn about the interrelated dimensions of music through these songs.

DT

We will be developing our modelling skills by creating papier mache ‘day of the dead’ masks and healthy tortilla style pizzas, applying our knowledge of a healthy, balanced diet to support us!

P.E.

During this term, our PE sessions will focus on outdoor games skills. PE sessions will be on a Monday afternoon with our PE coach. Please come to school in PE kit on a Monday due to the current circumstances.

FRENCH

This half term we will continue to work with Madame Balestra learning vocabulary and phrases linked to our classroom and our pencil case.

R.E.

This term we will be thinking about ‘What is important?’ We will look at guidelines for behaviour at school, home and in other areas. We will think about our values, which may affect our behaviours, as well as looking at how we are influenced in our communities.

PSHCE

This half term our topic is ‘Being me in my world’. We will:

• face new challenges positively and know how to set personal goals
• understand our rights and responsibilities as a British citizen
• understand our rights and responsibilities as a British citizen and a member of our school
• make choices about our own behaviour because we understand how rewards and consequences feel
• understand how an individual’s behaviour can impact on a group
• understand how democracy and having a voice benefits the school community and know how to participate in this

Summer 2 - Stargazers

(Correct prior to Covid-19 school closures.)

ENGLISH

In our English sessions, we will read ‘Cosmic’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce and ‘Cosmic Disco’ poetry collection. We will create our own poetry using poems read as a stimulus and structure, as well as writing reports, information texts, discussion texts and writing in role. We will also link our writing into our space themed topic.

We will continue to review the Y5/6 spellings, as well as elements of grammar and punctuation which are specifically linked to our writing areas.

Reading continues to be a main focus and we ask that your child reads every day at home. We ask that you please record in the diary when you hear your child read. Please remind your child to bring his/her reading diary every day.

MATHS

We will continue to follow our spiral curriculum focussing on the following topics:

• Roman numerals and time
• Proportional reasoning
• Statistical reasoning
• Measures and describing patterns
• Problem solving involving all four operations
• Revision of topics covered

SCIENCE

Our work is related to our topic ‘Stargazers’ and will include investigating the following questions:

• ‘Why do planets have craters?’
• ‘How do we know the Earth is round?’
• ‘How does the Moon move?’
• ‘How do rockets take off?

Work will also include an exciting visit to the National Space Centre to find out more about the Space Race and the Earth, Moon and Sun, the stars and our Solar System.

HISTORY

The children have been commissioned by Government ministers to investigate and explore the problems and solutions that could be encountered in sending 30 people into space for five years. For the next 7 weeks, the children will become ‘Space explorers’ and will seek information about a mysterious Planet called Earth and its Solar System. During the duration of their commission, they will be given a number of ‘Space Missions’ to complete. At the end of their mission, they will present their findings to Government Ministers.

MUSIC

The children will listen to popular songs about space, including ‘Rocket Man’ by Elton John and ‘Major Tom’ by David Bowie, analysing the lyrics to discover the stories being told and how they are reflective of the time they were written. We will compare the songs to the classical piece ’The Planets’ by Gustav Holst.

ART

We will listen to the music 2001 Space Odyssey and Holst Planet Suite and use pastels, chalks and watercolour paint to create different images of views from our ‘Spaceship’ We will be thinking about colour, pattern, shape and form.

COMPUTING

In Computing, we will use Audacity to record our own version of the first Moon landing. We will continue using our Computing skills within our topic to research information.

R.E.

This term we will be thinking about our beautiful world. We will investigate big questions, such as the origins of the world, including the differing views of people with and without a faith, the management and care of the earth and the existence or non-existence of God. We will look at the different views about the beginning of the world through research and using various art forms to express these views. This will be followed by an investigation into environmental issues and stewardship of the world, and in particular the responsibility of humans for the care for the environment.

P.E.

During this term our less confident swimmers will continue taking swimming lessons every Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure your child has the appropriate kit for each session. In addition, they will be working with the sports coach on a Monday afternoon developing their Athletic skills.

FRENCH

This half term we will continue to work with Madame Balestra. Our French theme this half term is hobbies. Through the use of songs, rhymes, games and role-play we will learn the key vocabulary and phrases linked to this theme, to enable us to have a conversation and write key sentences.

Summer 1

Tomorrow's World

(Correct prior to Covid-19 school closures)

Maths

Our maths will continue to follow our spiral curriculum. This half term we will learn about:

• Angles and turns
• Translation, reflection and co-ordinates
• Statistics
• Time and Roman numerals

We will continue to use TTRS and Fluent in Five to work on our arithmetic skills.

English

Our English lessons this half term will focus on the text ‘Floodland’ by Marcus Sedgwick. We will be writing in role, writing formal persuasive letters to a character, composing instructional writing for rules to live on Eel Island, as well as narrative and report writing. Grammar and punctuation revision will continue in the build up to SATs. 

We will continue to complete our Daily Grammar tasks to revisit past learning and our spellings will continue to follow the 'Sounds and Syllables' scheme.

Computing

This half term we become software designers. The children will start by playing and analysing educational computer games, identifying those features that make a game successful. They will then plan and design a game, with a clear target audience in mind. They will create a working prototype, and then develop it further to add functionality and improve the user interface. Finally, they will test their game and make any necessary changes.

Science

Our Science Topic this half term is ‘Everyday Materials’. We will investigate the materials used in our school building and why they were used; plan a fair test to identify the best type of carrier bag; carry out a comparative test to see what properties of materials make a plate suitable for a particular purpose; research materials that can be used as insulators; and the children will also raise their own questions to investigate the absorbency of materials.

Geography

Our Topic this half term is ‘Tomorrows World.’ During the term, we will explore the rapidly changing new technologies that shape our world. We will investigate how technology affects the lives of people across the planet and their impact on natural resources. We will meet four families living in China and think about how one country is trying to overcome the pollution problems created by its rapid expansion of industry.

Art/DT

This half term we will explore the work of the artist Eric Joyner and the robot sculptor, Clayton Bailey. Using modroc we will design and make our own robots.

Music

This half term our music is based on ‘A Tragic Story’ by Benjamin Britten. Musical activities will include pulse, rhythm and pitch games, as well as vocal warm ups in preparation for learning songs in different styles.

PE

Our PE this half term will be net/wall games.  The children will explore the skills and tactics needed for a variety of games. 

RE

This half term we will discuss our own special places and then establish that a church is a special place for Christians. The children will be introduced to 4 imaginary families, new to the area, and looking for a church. They will investigate criteria for discovering the best church for each family and review their local church, producing an information pack on the church for a newcomer in the community. We will visit the St Philip’s Centre in Leicester to discover how a Mosque is a special place to Muslims and a synagogue is a special place to Jewish people.

PSHCE

This half term, our 'Jigsaw' learning focusses on 'Relationships'. We will:

• discuss significant people in our lives
• look at feelings and stages associated with loss or bereavement
• recognise controlling behaviour, including with technology
• look at how technology can be used safely and  positively

French

This half term we will continue to work with Madame Balestra. Our French theme this half term is ‘Shops' and we will learn the vocabulary and phrases related to this topic through songs, rhymes and games.

Spring 2

Under our feet

This half term we will research our local area to find out about the impact of pit closures on the mining community. We look forward to enhancing our topic with a visit to the National Coal Mining Museum on 10^th March, learning about the life of a miner.  We will investigate the conditions of working in a Coal mine over time, for both adults and children.

We will also become geologists, looking at what is under our feet! We will research fossil fuels and investigate the formation of coal and fossils. We will learn about the different rock types and how they are formed.

We will be sketching buildings and artefacts linked to our visit to the National Coal Mining Museum, as well as using  powder paints to build up paintings of imaginary landscapes and industrial buildings.  In addition, we will research and design our own Miner’s lunchbox and nutritional sandwich.

Our English lessons this half term will focus on the short story ‘The Giant’s Necklace’ by Michael Morpurgo. Writing will include using descriptive language, writing setting descriptions for contrasting coastal images, newspaper reports and diary entries. We will also be writing explanation and instruction texts.

MATHS

This term we will:

• review our division strategies for both metal and formal methods
• review and calculate areas, perimeters and volumes of a variety of shapes
• consolidate multiplication and division of fractions
• review ratio and scaling
• learn about angles and translation

RE

This term the children will continue to explore different religions in our local area. They will:

• look at how Hindus worship and the role of the priest
• research what it is like to be a Hindu in Nottingham
• look at some aspects of the Sikh faith and tradition
• think carefully about what we can learn from different places of worship

PSHE

This half term our topic is ‘Healthy Me’. We will learn about:

• the impact of food on the body, e.g. creating energy, giving comfort and altering mood
• different types of drugs and their uses and their effects on the body, particularly the liver and heart
• evaluating whether alcohol is used responsibly, anti-socially or being misused
• basic emergency first aid procedures (e.g. the recovery position) and know how to get help in emergency situations
• being emotionally well and explore people’s attitudes towards mental health/illness
• feeling stressed and the triggers that cause this and how stress can cause alcohol misuse

Music

This half term we will continue to learn and enjoy playing the Ukulele with a focus on dynamics. We will:

• identify and combine sounds with a crescendo and diminuendo that creates tension
• play sounds with  multiple notated dynamics to a pulse to create different moods
• maintain a repeated pattern with multiple different notated dynamics to a pulse to create moods and effects
• change and create a pattern using piano, mezzo forte, forte, crescendo and diminuendo to create an effect

PE

Our PE this half term will focus on invasion games. We will learn the rules, tactics and teamwork skills necessary to complete a variety of invasion games well, such as attacking and defending strategies and formations.  

Computing

We will become interface designers, sketching, planning and developing ideas for our App interface.  We will source and develop backgrounds, images, sound effects and a video for the App.

French

Our French theme this half term is clothing. We will learn key vocabulary through games and songs and apply this to conversations, which we will rehearse verbally before transferring into writing.

Spring Term 1

Revolution

This half term, we will become historical detectives and travel back in time to research a time when Victoria was Queen and Albert was Prince Consort. A time when some people lived in slums while others prospered. We will examine first hand evidence including photographs, paintings, diaries, artefacts and census material. We will take on the role of an important reformer and present our good causes to the Queen. Will we be able to cause a revolution of change?

We will be looking closely at the work of the Victorian artists L.S. Lowry and William Morris. We will sketch Victorian artefacts, developing our skills using pencil, pastel and pen and ink. We will draw close up views of bicycles and enlarge them into detailed pen and ink sketches.

Our English lessons will focus on the book ‘Street Child’ by Berlie Doherty. We will use reciprocal reading skills to discuss and analyse the text and use the text as a stimulus for descriptive writing.

MATHS

This term we will be:

• reviewing short division and interpreting remainders in context
• using formula and interpreting and solving simple algebraic equations
• classifying 2d shapes and identifying properties of 3d shapes
• working with nets
• converting between fractions, decimals and percentages
• calculating percentages of amounts using the most efficient strategies.

Science

We will extend our learning on light this half term by developing our scientific enquiry skills. We will:

• develop our hypotheses based on our scientific knowledge
• plan and carry out our own investigations on light
• record data in the most appropriate ways
• draw conclusions based on our findings and what we know.

RE

This term the children will explore different religions in our local area, developing positive attitudes and thoughtfulness through the investigation of non-violence and the consequences of actions, as well as exploring freedom of beliefs, harmony and respect.

PSHE

This half term we will be thinking about ‘Dreams and Goals’. We will:

• set challenging yet realistic goals
• look at how to motivate ourselves and others
• identify problems and talk about these with others
• work with people to make the world a better place
• learn how to accept and give praise.

Autumn 2 2019

Raiders and Settlers