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Welcome to Class 5P
Your class teacher is Ms Powell.
Welcome back to school! We hope you had a lovely half term break.
Remember PE kits on PE days (Mondays and Tuesdays), water bottles in school and appropriate clothing for the weather.
Please remember to read for 20 minutes minimum each night, TTR and Spelling Shed. You can also quiz your books at home.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to see one of us at the end of the school day.
Year 5 Team x
Maths
Understand percentages
Percentages as fractions
Percentages as decimals
Equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages
Perimeter of rectangles
Perimeter of rectilinear shapes
Perimeter of polygons
Area of rectangles
Area of compound shapes
Estimate area
Draw line graphs
Read and interpret line graphs
Read and interpret tables
Two-way tables
Read and interpret timetables
Writing
Non-Chronological Report:
Retrieving Information: Learn to gather, record, and present information from non-fiction texts and ask questions to deepen understanding.
Sorting Information: Organise information into categories or groups.
Identifying Features: Recognise the key features of a non-chronological report.
Cohesion: Use adverbials and fronted adverbials to link ideas smoothly in writing.
Parenthesis: Add extra information using parentheses for clarification.
Planning and Structuring: Plan the layout and structure of a report effectively.
Introductory Sentences: Use clear introductory sentences to outline the purpose of paragraphs.
Editing: Review and edit for cohesion before publishing the report.
Persuasive Writing (Balanced Argument):
Modal Verbs and Adverbs: Use modal verbs or adverbs to show different degrees of possibility.
Articulating and Justifying Opinions: Be able to clearly explain and defend your answers, arguments, and opinions.
Identifying Features: Recognise the language and structural features of a balanced argument.
Planning and Organising: Plan and organise your balanced argument effectively.
Writing and Conclusion: Write a clear argument and conclude it appropriately.
Cohesion in Paragraphs: Organise writing into paragraphs to ensure cohesion.
Editing and Publishing: Edit and publish the balanced argument.
Reading
Holes – Louis Sachar
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Independent reading
Fluency practice in pairs
Echo reading
Plot and character discussions through Oracy.
Writing based on texts focusing on explain, infer and summarise
History
Who were the Maya civilisation? When and where did they exist?
How did the Maya farm and trade?
How did the Maya settlers survive? Where there any similarities between the Maya period and Viking Britain?
What do Maya ruins tell us about Maya city states?
Are pictures of Frederick Catherwood a good source of information about the Maya?
Art
Mosaic based on Mayan artwork
Collage using natural materials to create a natural setting
Using a wide range of visual and tactile materials to create a collage of an animal in its habitat.
Science
Animals including humans
To explain what gestation periods are for different animals including humans
Human life cycle timeline
Stages of human development
To describe the changes as humans develop from fertilisation to birth.
To explain how babies grow and develop into children.
To describe and explain the main changes that occur during puberty
To identify the changes that take place in late adulthood
Music
Musical Theatre
Explain what musical theatre is and be able to recall at least three features of this kind of music.
Categorise songs as action songs or character songs.
Select appropriate existing music for their scene to tell the story of a journey.
Perform in time with their groups, ensuring smooth transitions between spoken dialogue, singing and dancing.
French
Through the medium of this familiar and very popular event, pupils will be taught the skills to understand slightly longer and more complicated text in French. They will learn to ‘gist’ read, listen and understand more by using cognates and more familiar language to decode unknown language. Pupils will learn 10 Olympic sports as well as the 1st and 3rd person conjugations of the verb 'faire' in order to express which sports they do and do not do. They will also look at gendered nouns and the changes required when describing the Olympians in the unit.
PSHE
Living in the wider world - Money and work
Identifying job interests and aspirations; what influences career choices; workplace stereotypes
Lots of fun learning ahead so please make sure
you are in school every day and ready to learn!
Year 5 Teachers x
