Spring 1
| English | Reading | Writing |
This half term, we will be looking at a range of non-fiction texts. We will continue to work on retrieving information from the text as well as summarising.
This half term, another text we are exploring is 'Voices In The Park'. We will work on inference skills and authorial choice.
We will also be looking at the poem 'The Jabberwocky.' | We will be writing a non-chronological report and a defeat the monster story this half term. We will have a focus on speech punctuation as well as using the reporting clause to move action on in a narrative. |
| Maths | This half term, we will continue our work on multiplication and division as well as continuing our learning about fractions. | |
| Number – multiplication and division | Fractions, Decimals & Percentages | |
| The children will multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one- or two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for 2-digit numbers. They will also divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context. | We will compare and order fractions whose denominators are multiples of the same number. We will look at decimals, percentages and how to order and compare these. | |
| Science | This half term, our unit of learning is Properties and Changes of Materials. The children will learn:
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| RE | Christianity Our question for this half term is: What does it mean if God is loving and holy? We will look at different words that Christians use to describe God. In additional, we will look at how religious buildings reflect these qualities. |
| PE | Indoor – Body Management - Gymnastics In this unit pupils continue to develop balancing, rolling, jumping and inverted movements. They explore partner relationships such as canon and synchronisation and matching and mirroring. Pupils are given opportunities to receive and provide feedback in order to make improvements on their performances. In gymnastics as a whole, pupils develop performance skills considering the quality and control of their actions
Outdoor – Invasion Games – Handball Handball is an invasion game. In this unit pupils develop their understanding of the attacking and defending principles of invasion games. In all games activities, pupils have to think about how they use skills, strategies and tactics to outwit the opposition. In handball pupils do this by maintaining possession and moving the ball towards goal to score. Pupils develop their understanding of the importance of fair play and honesty while self-managing games and learning and abiding by key rules, as well as evaluating their own and others’ performances. |
| History | This half term, our focus in History is The Anglo Saxons. We will:
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| DT | This half term, the children will be making a fabric doorstop.
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| PSHE | Caring and Responsibility: We will be looking at how our care needs change and the effects of loneliness and isolation. In addition to this we will look at ways in which we can show care in the community. |
| Music | This term the children will continue their learning of the ukulele. They will learn the correct hold, stance and be able to name the strings and initial chords. They will learn two songs which they will perform to the class teacher at the end of the term. |
| Computing | In Online Safety lessons this term, Y5 will discuss healthy habits to develop when online, such as making sure devices are off so that they can get a good night’s sleep. They will also learn about creating vector drawings. |