Sycamore Class (Year 5)

Welcome to Sycamore where we are growing in independence; developing a unique identity and finding ways to serve our school community.

Class teacher :   Mrs Stephens (Mrs Stephenson on Mondays)

Class TA : Mrs Lobley (Monday-Wednesday) & Mrs Ward (Thursday-Friday)

PE : Tuesday & Thursday afternoons

Homework : Set on Friday, due the following Wednesday

Including spellings, reading and maths/English/topic task

Year 5 Curriculum :

Maths (key features…)

Continuing times tables to include related division facts and using this knowledge in arithmetic

Formal methods for the four computations

English (key texts…)

The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe – C.S.Lewis

Kensuke’s Kingdom – Michael Morpurgo

Legends from around the British Isles

Non-Fiction texts on the topic of Space

Haikus & Limericks

Holy Books & Christmas Around the World (RE)

Materials & Forces (Science)

Shang Dynasty (History) & Mountains (Geography)

Land & Cityscapes (Art)

Jesus & Easter (RE)

Earth & Space (Science)

Maya (History) & Mexico (Geography)

Monotypes (Art)

Loss, Death & Christian Hope & People of Faith (RE)

Life Cycles & Reproduction (Science)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (History) & Map Skills & Fieldwork (Geography)

Set Design (Art)