Year 5 Autumn Term Curriculum Information for Parents

Areas of Learning Autumn Term 2020

Continuous PSHE linked to our Values

There is a weekly PSHE (Personal, Social, Health Economic Development) lesson. The sessions are designed to facilitate group and class discussions based on a weekly question linked to local, national and international news and our Jigsaw scheme of work. All children are encouraged to access Newsround, and to look at Junior Week newspaper.

Welcome back: Recovery curriculum with a focus on Wellbeing, Reconnecting, Belonging, Being Active, Pupil Voice, Relationships Being Me in My World: Goal–setting, citizenship, behaviour and community Celebrating Differences: cultural differences, bullying and racism, challenging assumptions, judging by appearance, Understanding influences, Problem-Solving, Identifying how special and unique everyone is.Vocabulary: Education, appreciation, opportunities, goals, motivation, vision, hopes, challenge, culture, conflict, difference, similarity, belong, culture wheel

The Big Question and /or the “Hook” to develop ideas experiences, celebrations, Places to visit and/ or visitors to the school

How to stay positive and focused during challenging times? What can we do to overcome our worries?

To show self-discipline and motivation to change your mindset in challenging times.

Victorian Workshop

English

Read historical narratives and classical poetry Re-tell a familiar story from the point of view of another character, using spoken language imaginatively to

entertain and engage the listener. Year 5 and 6 spelling list Spell some words with ‘silent’ letters [for example, knight, psalm, solemn].

Diary Writing – Organise more complex chronological narratives into several paragraph units relating to story structure.

Use a wide range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs, e.g. adverbial phrases: furthermore, nevertheless, in other words, for example, consequently, as a result, just then, meanwhile.

Try varying pace by using direct and reported speech. Use dialogue to build character. Develop characterisation by showing the reader what characters say and do and how they feel and react

at different points in the story.Classical Poetry

Discuss poet’s possible viewpoint, explain and justify own response and interpretation. Explain the use of unusual or surprising language choices and effects, such as onomatopoeia and

metaphor; comment on how this influences meaning. Explore imagery including metaphor and personification. Be aware of a range of significant poets (both contemporary and classic), recite one or more of their

poems (or sections of their poems) and begin to express a preference, justifying own views. Develop characterisation by showing the reader what characters say and do and how they feel and react

at different points in the narrative. Plan and write an alternative ending in the form of a narrative.

Key Text

Writing OutcomesWrite a diary entry in character focusing on feelings, thoughts and experiences in a workhouse during the Victorian times. Empathy: empathise with children from a different historical period.Write an alternative ending in the form of a narrative.

Other Possible Cross Curricular Writing Outcomes

Write a letter in character to either agree or disagree with the introduction of a railway.

PRE- Philosophy, Religion and EthicsCreation: to compare the Hindu and the Christian stories about Creation of the WorldHow do you think the world was created?

Maths and Key Skills

Number and Place ValueVocabulary- Place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fraction, algebra, ratio, proportion, estimate, round, roman numeral, greater than, less thanPlace value within 100,000

read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000 and determine the value of each digit

count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000 round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above read Roman numerals to 1,000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals

Place value within 1,000,000 read, write, order and compare numbers to at least

1,000,000 and determine the value of each digit solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole

numbers, including through zeroAddition and SubtractionVocabulary- Add subtract total difference, inverse, round, mentally, estimate

add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits, including using formal written methods (columnar addition and subtraction)

use rounding to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, levels of accuracy

add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in context, deciding which operations and methods to

use and why estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation

Statistics- Interpreting and drawing charts and line graphs calculate and interpret the mean as an average interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use these to solve problems

Science and Key Skills Earth and SpaceScientific Knowledge

Do we know how the Earth, and other planets move in the solar system?

Can we describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth? Can we describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies? Can we use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night, and the apparent movement of the

sun across the sky? Current: Can we find out about space programmes around the world? Can we find out about recent explorations in space? Can we explore the history of space exploration?

Key Vocabulary: Spherical, gravity, solar system, planets, axis, rotate, orbit

Working Scientifically Begin to independently explore ideas and ask my own questions about scientific phenomena.

Healthy Eating Week

History and Key Skills

Changing Power of Monarchs (focus on Queen Victoria) Identify significant changes within and across historical periods studied Understand that continuity and change occurs over time. Identify similarities and differences with modern life today (21st Century) Understand the significance and impact of the 20th Century

How has the monarchy changed over time? – to show grit and determination to learn about a theme in British history beyond 1066. Vocabulary: primary and secondary sources, era, power, monarchy, reliability, royal, British timeline, BC AD change, impact.

Black History Month

Sanskrit

Revise all the consonants and vowels. Combine consonants with short and long vowels and diphthongs. Learn verse number 6 Damodarastakam." Namo deva damodar ananta vishnu ...." - connection with PRE Learn Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.2.23-"sattvam rajasthan tama..." Connection with PRE "God and world-

Creation and destruction" Sanskrit rhyme "Krishna krishna ... inspired by the English rhyme Johnny Johnny Yes Papa.." Revising all

the rhymes and songs learnt and learn number and verb song. Read the story “The Thirsty Crow” in Sanskrit.

Art and Key Skills

Create a 3D model of our solar system.

Create an Origami bird.-to be creative and reflective

Design Technology and Key Skills Create board games.

Computing and Key Skills

Touch – typing To know the order of letters and numbers on a keyboard. To explore other types of keyboards. To learn the functions on a keyboard including shortcut. To begin to use the correct hand positions for typing. To begin to touch-type, to know where keys are on a keyboard, use keyboard shortcuts, use mouse to

zoom in and out. To evaluate copyright cases.

Music and Key Skills African drumming and Body percussion.

P.E and Key Skills

Athletics: running – jumping skills Choose the best pace for running over a variety of distances Use a range of throws accurately to hit a target Combine running and jumping in athletic activities Living a healthy lifestyle including physical and mental fitness.