‘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’
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