English Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Poetry – Vocabulary Building Fiction –Stories from our literary heritage
(Macbeth, Shakespeare) Non-Fiction – Recounts (Dick Turpin) SPAG focus in every lesson – some specific
sessions towards the end of the year.
Crime and Punishment
History & D&T How has crime and
punishment developed from the Tudors to modern day?
Witch hunts in Hertfordshire Creating ‘Ducking stools’
using first class levers.
Science Forces
English War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells Poetry – Cinquains Fiction – Take one book Non-Fiction – Persuasion
Space Odyssey
Science & Art Observational
drawing Map work Space collage Textiles
Science Space
Fabulous PharoahsThe Time Travelling Cat
PoetrySuspense and Mystery
Reports
OTHER THEMES IN THE YEAR
River Deep, Mountain HighStig of the Dump
PoetryTake one bookExplanation
Robin HoodOutlawPoetry
Traditional Tale - LegendsInstructions
IndiaJungle Book
PoetryTake One Book
Discussion
Our first topic is GIFTS FROM GOD
Our second topic is THE COMMANDMENTS
New School Year Mass Wednesday 9:30am.
A new type of prayer that we will be introducing is Meditation.
R.E
Behaviour contract: Decided and agreed
by the class Signed
Behaviour Expectations
Sanctions: Warnings Sent to Mrs Page Three times sent to
Mrs Fusi.Rewards: House Points. Bronze Award. Gold Book.
MULTIPLICATION TABLESLearning tables and being tested each Friday
SPELLING10 spellings a week that will be tested on a Friday
LEARNING LOGSA range of subjects to reinforce learning in the classroom – given on a Friday, due in the following Thursday.
MATHSWorksheets / Abacus – given on Friday, due in the following Thursday.
HOMEWORK
Buddy System
Year 5 will continue to be buddies to the Year 1 children.
They will be paired up and get a chance to read with, sit with them in special assemblies, and in the playground on certain ‘buddy events’.
NGRT New Group Reading Test
NFER – National Foundation for Educational Research Mathematics Test.
OPTIONAL SATS MAY 2015Reading and mathematics.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Foundation Subjects, R.E, P.E, English, Maths and
Science.
Assessment
*Parent consultation: Tuesday 21st October*