“Striving for excellence in the Community where everyone matters”
SPRING TERM 2017 CURRICULUM
YEAR 5
Mr Simpson (Elizabethan Class)
Miss Byrne (Victorian Class)
Mr Maguire (Norman Class)
Through a values based education approach we aim to improve the lives of the
children we work with, the communities they are part of and the local community.
Our Core Values
Caring
Determination
Honesty
Independence
Respect
Self-Belief
Curr/Currbooksyr5spring
ENGLISH
 Fiction / Poetry – Treasure Island, with a focus on descriptive and
figurative language, narrative storytelling, character description and use
of vocabulary to engage the reader.
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Non-fiction – European Geography, with a focus on retrieving
information (skimming and scanning, note taking), reports and
explanations
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Spelling: Identify mis-spelt words in own writing and keep individual
lists to learn to spell them. To investigate meanings and spellings for
connectives. To use word roots, prefixes, suffixes and general spelling
rules to develop spelling strategies.
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History - Mayan Civilisation
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Investigating, designing and making a moving machine using cogs and cranks.
COMPUTING
Using software to design and build architecture linked to European geography.
ART
European artists and their artwork
Punctuation: To secure knowledge and understanding of basic
punctuation and of more sophisticated punctuation marks e.g. semicolon, commas, brackets, dashes.
Maritime artists and their artwork
Grammar – Correct use of grammar, verb / subject agreement, sentence
types and word classes.
MUSIC
Exploring sound sources
MATHS
 Number – Calculations and word problems involving the 4 operations:
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Using decimal,
tenths and hundredths. Comparing and ordering numbers including
decimals. Mental strategies and written strategies. Problem solving:
money and measures. Fractions
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HUMANITIES
European Geography - Map work, landmarks, physical and human features.
Geometry – Symmetry. Bar-line and bar charts. Properties of triangles.
Angles. Perimeter and Area. 24 hour time. Reflection, Rotation and
Translation
Extending strategies for mental maths
SCIENCE
 Forces
 Gravity
 Air resistance
 Water resistance
 Friction
 Force and motion
Mayan art including Mayan murals and masks
Exploring lyrics and melody
RE
Awe and Wonder in the major religions.
PE
Hockey/ Dance/ Handball