Sycamore Class (Year 5)

Class Teacher : Mrs Stephens (Mrs Trousdale on Mondays)

Class TA : Mrs Kinder (Mrs Sherrington on Friday mornings)

PE : Tuesday & Thursday afternoons

Homework : Every Wednesday, due the following Wednesday

Maths

We continue with times tables, including related division facts, following the progress made in Year 4. They become increasingly essential in arithmetic, in particular.

Formal methods for the four computations are also a key feature of the Year 5 curriculum.

English

Key texts include;

Kensuke’s Kingdom, Michael Morpurgo

Rooftoppers, Katherine Rundell

Poems:

Night Mail, W H Auden

From A Railway Carriage, Robert Louis Stephenson

The Owl & The Pussycat, Edward Lear

Editing written work is a particular focus in writing in Year 5.

Topics in Autumn Term:

Science – Changing Materials & Forces

RE – The Bible & Christmas around the World

History – Shang Dynasty Geography – Mountains

Art – Monotypes, DT – Reinforce & Strengthen

Topics in Spring Term:

Science – Life Cycles & Reproduction

RE – Jesus & Easter

History – The Maya Geography – Comparing UK with The Americas

Art – Typographs & Maps DT – Computer Aided Design

Topics in Summer Term:

Science – Earth & Space

RE – Loss, Death & Christian Hope & People of Faith

History – Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Geography – Local fieldwork study

Art – Landscapes (Vincent Van Gogh) DT – Cams, gears & pulleys