‘Everyone valued, everyone challenged, everyone achieving’

Year 5 Curriculum Newsletter -

Autumn Term 2019/20

Ms Hamida (YGL) – 5H

Ms Begum – 5R

Ms Rasul – 5S

Mr Pasha – 5P

We continue to thank parents for your partnership

with our school and your involvement in your child’s

learning. Please do not hesitate to speak to your

child’s teacher if you have any questions or

concerns.

English

Writing – In Autumn we will be:

Exploring novels and stories by Anne

Fine.

Writing a non – chronological report

on the life and times of Nelson

Mandela which links to Black History

Month.

Writing a set of instructions linked

to a science experiment on

properties of materials.

Writing an explanation text on ‘Why

is water so important to life?’

Exploring myths and legends focusing

on the Anglo – Saxon myth ‘Beowolf’.

Reading – Our focus text in autumn is

‘Harry Potter and the philosophers stone’

written by J.K Rowling.

During Guided Reading the children will:

Develop fluency by exploring different

reading strategies;

Improve their comprehension skills using

Reciprocal Reading to deepen

understanding.

They will be taught to

Provide evidence from the text;

Make sensible predictions;

Clarify meanings;

Summarise text.

Science

Our first topic is ‘Materials and their properties.

We will learn to:

The properties of materials;

What materials are used for;

Making and separating mixtures;

Planning and carrying out investigations;

Analysing results and making predictions.

Maths

Following a scheme call Maths No Problem, which

teaches Maths for mastery and the purpose is to

improve the confidence of all pupils.

The term will begin with children focusing on

Number and place value;

Addition and subtraction;

A range of problem solving opportunities.

Children must learn their times tables off by

heart up to 12 x 12.

Please remember to make sure your child has

their PE kit on a Monday they will take it home to

wash on a Friday. Your child’s PE kit must be

labelled with their name and new class.

Computing

Children will learn about E- safety. They will learn

about how to use the internet and social media

responsibly and safely. They will also learn basic,

computing skills involving using PowerPoint for

presentations and Excel to process data.

Art/Music

Art–We will make illuminated letters

linked to History, Opus Anglicanum

Music – We will make Water Music –

short composition activity, using

available sound sources, instruments,

voices and body percussion as

appropriate to describe their ‘water’

image. It will link to Geography.

Geography - Our topic will be about the Water, Coasts and Rivers.

Children will:

Improve their map reading skills

Learn how to find grid references.

History – Our topic will be about Britain’s settlement by the Anglo –

Saxons, Children will:

Learn about Anglo – Saxon invasions, settlements and kingdoms.

Explore how they lived and their contributions to society.

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Home Learning

In Year 5, we will set homework mostly on Google Classroom as well as in

homework books. Homework will help your child retain information

taught in the classroom as well as increasing their general understanding

of concepts taught.

English – Homework will relate to the unit of work for that week. We

expect a high standard of writing, the same as we would expect in a

lesson.

Maths - Activities given will be based on the unit of work taught that

week.

Reading –For the children to progress in their reading, we expect them

to read daily for at least 30 minutes. Please write a short comment in

their reading log to communicate to us how they are reading at home.

Spellings - Weekly spellings should be practiced at home daily using the

Read, Write, Look, Cover, Check strategy.

Speak Up! - A poem will be given to be learned off by heart at the

beginning of each half term. These will be performed in an assembly

each half term.

In Autumn 2, we will take part in a creative

project called the Enterprise Week where our

children will become more entrepreneurial. We

will design and make an item to sell at our

Winter Bazaar, Winter Wonderland. This

project covers all of the curriculum topics so

the children learn a wide range of skills.

R.E/PSHE

R.E. - We will be exploring how inner forces

effect how we feel. We will also learn about how

Christmas is celebrated around the world.

PSHCE – We will cover the topics ‘New

Beginnings’ and ‘Say no to Bullying’

Educational Visits

We will be visiting Tate and Lyle in November. Some children will also

have the opportunity to visit the House of Parliament.

In December, children will have the fantastic educational and cultural

opportunity to experience the magic of theatre while simultaneously

developing their learning in literacy, literature, creativity, issue-based

learning and citizenship.

‘Everyone valued, everyone challenged, everyone achieving’