Termly Information
Year 5
English
We begin the new year with the classic narrative
poem by Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman. The
children will discuss and make predictions about
characters and plot before they explore language
meanings and the rhythm of the poem and how it
should be performed. We will investigate the use of
language techniques such as onomatopoeia,
imagery and metaphor. The children will write in the
style of the poet, tell and then write a narrative from
the perspective of one of the characters. After half
term, we will study stories from other cultures with
Journey to Jo’burg by Beverly Naidoo. We will learn
how to correctly punctuate direct speech and
further develop our persuasive letter writing skills.
Physical Education
Outdoor PE will be taught by Mr Murray from
Stockport County on a Tuesday afternoon. The focus
is on invasion skills through hockey and football.
Dance is on a Thursday afternoon with a focus on
developing steps, formations and patterning and
performing dance expressively.
French
Introduce numbers 50-100, revise alphabet and
weather topics. In the Bon Apetit topic, children will
learn to discuss their likes and dislikes with food and
be able to read simple food recipes in French.
Teacher: Mrs Taylor
Date: Spring 2017
Science
Animals including humans. How mammals develop over time. The risks to birds during their life cycle. Why we study animals in their natural habitat
and how we can improve the local environment
for wildlife. As part of this study, we will link be taking part in the RSPB’s Big Bird Watch.
Properties and changes of material. Differences
between a solid, liquid and gas. Different properties of materials. Reversible or irreversible materials. How to separate a solution. How a material
dissolves.
Humanities, Computing,Art, D.T
Our humanities focus is Geography. A study of the
continent of North America. We will undertake map
work and look at the physical and human features of
this continent. We will read Queen of the Falls as part of
this topic.
Computing: Computer aided design (CAD) as part of
the DT project Bird Hides. Coding: planning and
creating an interactive game.
Music
Mr O’Dowda from Stockport Music Service will be teaching
singing, musical notation and keyboards. The children will be
focusing on increased confidence and control when playing
the keyboard. They will be concentrating on understanding
composition and structure of musical pieces.
Maths
Measurement: We will be convert between different
units of metric measure for length, mass, volume. We
will be working on understanding and using
approximate equivalences between metric and
common imperial units. We will focus on calculating
the perimeter and area of regular and irregular
shapes. For each of the measure units we will focus on
solving ‘real life’ maths problems.
Number: We will use all four operations to solve
problems involving measure we will be calculating
using decimal notation.
Geometry: This term we will focus on angles. We will
be identifying angles and learn to draw and measure
them. We will look at estimating and be able to
compare acute, obtuse and reflex angles.
See https://www.gov.uk/government/
collections/national-curriculum for further
information on Yr 5 curriculum
Homework / Dates
Please see the Year 5 Homework Checklist at the front
of homework books and handed out in September for
details. Children are expected to practise their
spellings every night and to read for 30 minutes. Books
may be changed daily if required.