Year 5

CURRICULUM LETTER:

Here is our autumn curriculum overview so you can see what we are learning about this term: 

AUTUMN SPELLINGS:

Here are our spellings for autumn:

Year 5 - Autumn Spellings

AUTUMN 2:

READING:

In Autumn 2, our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:

Our class novels we are also reading in English and Whole-class Reading lessons and Class Novel time are:

PHOTOS:

Our learning:

SCIENCE

This half term we are learning all about Space and our Solar System. To start our new unit, we completed a Space-themed project where we could choose to research about the planets, write a poem or make a space model. Take a look at our beautiful creations...

We have also been visited in school by an astronaut who taught us all about the Space Race. We had an amazing day.

DT

In DT this half term, we have completed a project to make a doodler. We started by researching motorised products and creating a simple circuit.

Then, we explored a finished doodler to see what components were included and how it was put together.

COMPUTING

This half term, we have been using sketchpad in Computing to create digital images using different sized and shaped vectors.

MUSIC

In Music, we have been learning all about blues music, singing the blues and learning the 12 bar blues on glockenspiels.

PE

In PE, we have completed a gymnastics unit where we looked at different balances, rolls and shapes. 

We also completed a dance unit where we created a routine using various movements to go on an imaginative journey through a forest.

PSHE

In PSHE, we have explored the positives of friendship and how to be a good friend. We have also looked at others' friendship problems and how to solve them.

READING

In Reading, we have been reading Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman and explored the traditional tale themes within this story. In groups, we created a pyramid of power to show which themes we thought were most relevant to the story.

ENGLISH

In English, we have been reading Beowulf. To explore the characters further, we hot-seated Hrothgar and then wrote a speech in role as a soldier to Hrothgar all about our thoughts and feelings on Grendel the monster. 

AUTUMN 1:

READING:

In Autumn 1, our 5 Reads books that we read in story time each day are:

Our class novels we are also reading in English and Whole-class Reading lessons and Class Novel time are:

PHOTOS:

Our learning:

MUSIC

This half term, we have been looking at South and West African music focusing on the song 'Shosholoza' which is a South African song in the Xhosa language. We have also been learning different musical notations and how to play a 3-note chord on the glockenspiels. Then, we played the tune and sang the song of Shosholoza as a whole class.

Also, we practised call and response of different rhythms on the drums and claves. We had one child as our leader who demonstrated the rhythm and the rest of the group responded back.

ART

Our first art project this year was self portraits with the extra challenge of using a continuous line! After we created these, we used tracing paper to create a line poem called 'I am...' which listed all the amazing things about us. Then, we spent time creating an effective background in a range of mediums including collage, watercolours, pastels and chalk. Take a look at each stage and our completed pieces below...

Our second art project this half term was multimedia portraits. We explored different artists who have created portraits as well as what 'multimedia' means. Then, we explored different mediums we could use to enhance our photographs. After, we chose our favourite medium to create our final multimedia self portrait.

ENGLISH

For the last two weeks of our half term, we have been looking at the narrative poem 'The Song of Hiawatha', performing this poem and creating our own all about Matthew Henson and his Arctic expedition. We practised performing the poem whilst remembering to use loud, clear voices for our audience.

COMPUTING

This half term in computing, we have been working on our coding skills on the software Scratch. We have learned how to create our own games with characters that can move around, collect items, earn points, win and lose lives and reach different levels.

HISTORY

To start our new topic on the Ancient Greeks, we looked at the timeline of Ancient Greece and key periods during this time. Then, we worked in groups to follow carefully instructions so that we could create our own timelines. We were so proud of what we did! Take a look...

After learning all about Athenian democracy, we had our own whole class debate on "Should everyone be allowed to vote?" with one side FOR and one side AGAINST. In our groups, we thought of arguments that supported our stance. Then, we debated against the opposing team. A group of neutral children decided which group was the most persuasive.

SCIENCE

In Science this half term, we are exploring different forces and are carrying out experiments to investigate and understand these forces.

Friction:

First, we looked at friction and recapped our learning from Year 3. We investigated whether a wooden cube or ice block would fall down a ramp quicker and explored why.

Air resistance:

Then, we looked at air resistance by comparing how paper falls to the ground when the surface area is changed. We know that the bigger the surface area, the more air resistance acts upon the paper and slows down the fall.

We further investigated air resistance by creating our own parachutes to investigate how the size of a parachute affects the time it takes to fall to the ground. We found out the larger the surface are of the parachute, the longer it takes to reach the ground because there is more air resistance... just like with the paper!

Water resistance:

We have also investigated water resistance and how the shape of an object affects how quickly it can fall through water. We found out that the more streamline an object, the faster it falls through water.

Gravity:

The final force we looked at in our Science this half term was gravity. We looked at the effects gravity has on objects on Earth. We found out that mass has no effect on the speed at which objects fall.

PE - COMMANDO JOE

In our PE this half term, we have been completing mission with our Commando Joe leader. These tasks help us work well as part of a team and develop our resilience.

PSHE

Over the half term, we have been working with a charity called Fortalice to learn all about healthy relationships.

To start off our new year together, we reflected on our previous year's learning in PSHE thinking about relationships, health and safety. Then, we came up with new rules for our PSHE lessons this year so that everyone feels safe and comfortable to ask questions and share their ideas.

EXTRA LEARNING:

Here are some apps our children have logins for at home. These apps will help support their learning in school.

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https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0   |        https://ttrockstars.com/                             |       

We have put together some useful websites that will help support your learning.

Click on the picture and it will take you directly to the website.