Year 5- Da Vinci
Curriculum Overview
Wider Curriculum (Project) |
This term our Wider Curriculum focus is Technology, and we will be answering the question ‘can I design and build a structure using my knowledge and understanding of historical periods?’. Through our project, the children will use their knowledge of forces and different mechanisms to overcome them to make a mechanical device which will move water inspired by the Ancient Egyptians. Through this learning journey we will:
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Mathematics |
Our topics this half term will be:
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Writing |
Our first unit this term will a narrative - based around The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore. During this unit, we will:
Link ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time (e.g. later), place (e.g. nearby) and number (e.g. secondly). |
Reading |
In Reading, we will look at Shackleton's Journey – a non-fiction text by William Grill. This beautifully illustrated book tells of Ernest Shackleton’s incredible expedition as he attempted to cross Antarctica. This is a story of heroism, human endurance and the value of teamwork. The text is clear and informative, but it is the artwork which dominates and allows the reader to engage with and understand Shackleton’s amazing adventures and achievements. |
Computing |
This term in Computing, we will be learning how to create short videos in groups. As the children progress through this unit, they will be exposed to topic-based language and develop the skills of capturing, editing, and manipulating video. At the conclusion of the unit, learners will have the opportunity to reflect on and assess their progress in creating a video. |
HRE (Health and Relationships) |
In HRE we will be looking at growing and changing. Children will learn: About puberty:
The reproduction system:
Puberty help and support:
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Music |
This term, we will continue to have Brass Lessons ran by Mr Probert. He is going to come into school once per week to begin teaching the children to read music and play a brass instrument. If instruments are taken home, please ensure that they are brought back into school every Monday morning. |
PE |
Orienteering and Outdoor Adventurous Activities:
Gymnastics: We will be reviewing and extending out gymnastic skills this term and continuing to sequence using the below skills:
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MFL – French |
This terms topic is ‘On the Move’, the class will learn to develop their conversational skills via some new topics including:
They will learn to conjugate the high-frequency verb ‘to go’ and use it in context. |
RE |
In our RE assemblies this term, we will be exploring the big question ‘Who experiences true freedom?’. In our RE lessons in class, we will:
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