Welcome to Year 5
Our Class Teacher is Mrs Yates
Welcome to Year 5
Our Class Teacher is Mrs Yates
Spring 1
Climate Zones
In Spring 1, our topic is Climate Zones. Year 5 will explore this topic through 5 key enquiry questions. Children will explore how the different lines of latitude influence the climate and weather patterns around the world. We will discover ways climate zones vary between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Children will use date to create a weather forecast for a specific climate zone. We will investigate why someone might choose to live in a particular climate zone.
Our key questions will be:
Writing - Pathways to Write
Spring 1 Text: Arthur and the Golden Rope
In our writing lessons this term, we will be reading Arthur and the Golden Rope and the children will be using it as a foundation for developing their writing skills.
Children will be focusing on the following mastery keys:
- Using expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely
- Use relative clauses
- Link ideas across paragraphs using adverbials
- Use commas to clarify meaning
We will also be reading a class novel – The Girl Who Speaks Bear
Maths
In Autumn 1, we will be focusing on learning all about fractions.
Science
Our science topic this half term is ‘Living Things and their Habitats’. During this unit, children will focus on the following objectives:
- Describe the difference in the life cycles of a mammal, amphibian, insect and a bird.
- Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.
To support their knowledge of science in the wider world, the children will learn about the scientist David Attenborough, who he is and why he is so significant. They will also make links between his work and SDG 13: Climate Action.
Art & DT
In our art lessons this half term, we will be studying the work of Nerys Levy. They will begin by investigating and analysing her work and identifying key characteristics of her style. From this, children will learn and practice the key skills needed for painting such as creating tints and hues, before planning their own landscape design. They will apply their taught skills to eventually create a painted landscape in the style of Nerys Levy.
Children's Right and SDGs
The children will explore SDG 13 – Climate Action. This will link strongly to our science unit and focus scientist – David Attenborough.
We will also explore Children’s Rights Article 29 – Aims of Education.
These themes will be interwoven in our studies through other topics.
PSHE
In Spring 1, we will be continuing with our new PSHE scheme, ‘Kapow’. We will focus on two units - ‘Health and Wellbeing’ and then ‘Safety and the Changing Body’.
Music
Music will be taught this term by Love Music Trust, who will tutor the children in learning a woodwind or brass instrument. They will focus on the importance of posture and breath as well as building their notation knowledge.
Instrument lessons will take place on a Tuesday, from week 2, so please ensure your child has their instrument in school on Tuesdays. Thank you.
Spanish
Our Spanish unit for Spring 1 is ‘My Clothes’ and this unit will be taught by Mrs Horrocks during Mrs Yates’s PPA time.
RE
Our RE unit for Spring 1 is Hinduism. Children will explore the question, what place do festivals, worship and celebrations have within Hinduism?
PE
This half term, our PE unit will be gymnastics. PE will be taught by Multiflex during Mrs Yates’s PPA time.PE days will be posted on Seesaw.
Computing
In Spring 1, we will begin a new unit of work in computing, called ‘Creating Media, Video Production’.
This unit gives children the opportunity to learn how to create short videos in groups. Children will develop skills of capturing, editing and manipulating video.
Please check our curriculum map for more information.
Remember to check Seesaw for posts about our learning, as well as announcements, homework and additional information.
Mrs Yates