Welcome to Year 5
Our Class Teacher is Miss Garvey
Vikings - History
Our key driver subject this half term is: History
Our Key Enquiry Questions:
- How did the Anglo-Saxons keep control over their Kingdom?
- Were there any changes in religion and power once the Anglo-Saxons had settled?
- Who were the Vikings?
- Why did the Vikings carry out raids?
- Where did the Vikings settle and how do we know?
- How were the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings different?
During the second half-term in the Autumn, children in Year 5 will continue their learning through history to the Vikings. They will begin by learning about how the Anglo-Saxons kept control over their kingdom before the arrival of the Vikings. They will explore who the Vikings were and why they raided Britain. They will go onto identify where the Vikings settled and will use sources of evidence to support their understanding.
Later on, the children will compare the similarities and differences between Anglo-Saxon and Viking settlements.
Class Novel and Pathways to Write
English
This Autumn, Year 5 children will enhance their writing and grammar skills through the engaging story of 'Beowulf'. By reading and analysing this legendary story, the children will learn how to integrate dialogue into their writing to convey character emotion and punctuate this correctly. As well as this, they will use expanded noun phrases to describe a range of settings, characters and create atmosphere.
Through consistent practice of these skills, the children will write a future adventure for Beowulf as their final piece.
Design and Technology
Our class D.T. project this half term is 'Christmas Stockings'
Children's Right And SDGs
Children will explore SDG 12, which focuses on responsible consumption and production. Additionally to this, the children will explore children's right 8: identity through their work in Jigsaw particularly.
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PSHE - Jigsaw Units for Autumn 2 - Celebrating Differences
The children will be exploring what makes them different and special in their Celebrating Differences unit. They will begin by identifying what makes them unique and learn about the importance of empathising with children who are different from themselves. They will explore how being different can affect a person's life and the importance of inclusion. Children will go on to identify what bullying can look like and the appropriate steps to try and solve friendship problems and reporting unkind behaviour.
In their final sessions, children will explore the true meaning of 'kind words' and will work as a team to share compliments between their class mates.
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.
Miss Garvey