Welcome to our Year 5 Classes
Opal Class
Class Teacher: Mark Haines
Teaching Assistant: Gill Hammerberg
Sapphire Class
Class Teacher: Vivian Bull
Teaching Assistant: Anna Miszkiel
Year 5 Curriculum Map for 2016-2017
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Autumn |
The Eagle Has Landed |
English: Back stories, fact files, science fiction stories Maths: Number And Place Value, Including Decimals; Multiplication And Division Facts; Calculation; (All Four Operations); Problem Solving; Mental Maths History: The Moon Landing Geography: Digital and computer mapping Science: Plants and photosynthesis Computing: We Are Bloggers Art: Alan Bean - astronaut/artist; eclipse art RE: Why Do You Judge Me? PE: Football |
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Autumn |
World War |
English: setting descriptions, narratives, non-chronological reports Maths: Number And Place Value; Calculation - Including Roman Numerals; Multiplication And Division Facts; Geometry: Position And Direction; Problem Solving; Mental Maths History: World War 1 / World War 2 Geography: Maps of pre-war areas post-war Science: Plants and photosynthesis Computing: We Are Architects Art: Artists, architects and designers in history RE: Christianity PE: Netball |
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Spring |
African Kingdom |
English:Traditional tales and poetry Maths: Calculation (All Four Operations); Fractions, Decimals And Percentages; Measurement: Metric Units and Imperial Units; Problem Solving; Mental Maths History/Geography: Benin, A study of Africa, Fair Trade Science: Energy and Sound Computing: We Are Web Developers / E-Safety RE: Judaism PE: Gymnastics |
| Spring 2nd half |
Shifting Sands in Africa |
English: Stories with historical settings, Adverts, Poetry (The Highway Man) Maths: Calculation (All Four Operations); Geometry: Properties of Shapes; Measurement: Area And Perimeter; Problem Solving; Mental Maths History/Geography: Ancient Egypt/ Compare a rural and urban region in Africa Science: Forces Computing: We Are Cryptographers RE: Judaism |
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Summer |
Invaders |
English: Note-taking, Non-Chronological reports, Traditional stories Maths: Calculation (All Four Operations); Statistics - Line Graphs and Tables; Problem Solving; Mental Maths History/Geography: Viking Attacks, Study of the UK Science: Animals including humans Computing: We are game developers RE: Islam |
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Summer |
Raindrops keep falling on my head. |
English: Classic narrative, Fiction from our heritage, Story writing and planning (Treasure Island), Poetry Maths: Calculation (All Four Operations); Measurement - Time; Geometry - Angles; Problem Solving; Mental Maths History/Geography: Field study of a local river/ Science: Properties and changes to materials Computing: We Are Artists: Landscapes RE: Islam |
If you have any queries, please contact the Class teacher or the Learning and Teaching Leader for this phase: Vivian Bull.
Autumn term
We have been focusing on our passing and dribbling skills in P.E.
For homework, some of the children have made their own space games and have enjoyed playing them in class...
...whilst others are already planning their first trip to the moon.
On our visit to the Science Museum some children met a woman who has already been into space!
We are currently investigating plants and photosynthesis in Science.
Spring term
Children in Sapphire and Opal classes have enjoyed learning about the ancient kingdom of Benin during the opening half of the Spring term. A very colourful and creative range of homework currently adorns the classroom walls, ranging from masks, costume designs and timelines to travel brochures and puppets! This learning was supported by a trip to the Horniman Museum, in which we handled and investigated artefacts which are not usually put on display for the general public.
With the onset of winter weather we have been spending PE lessons indoors, learning and practising gymnastics. In Computing the children have been developing skills and knowledge in order to create their own websites, and have been learning about Judaism in RE. If your child keeps asking at home for their favourite lunch items in French then this may not necessarily mean that they are hungry, they may simply just be practising what we have been learning in our French lessons over the past few weeks!
Summer term
During the first half of the summer term, children across year five have been making Viking shields and boats to decorate the classroom as part of our topic study. Opal Class also enjoyed working with architects on our recent trip to the Blizard Building, as part of the Open City “Architecture In Schools” project.
During the second half of the term, Sapphire and Opal classes will be resuming our adventure learning projects with shelter building activities in Crystal Palace Park. We will also be visiting the London Central Mosque in Regent’s Park, as part of our RE studies.