Welcome to Year 5.
The Year 5 team would like to welcome all children back after Easter! The children have worked really hard and we are really looking forward to this term! We have lots of exciting activities planned.
This term we will be exploring a narrative film called ‘The Piano’. We will explore the emotion in this video and make predictions about the man’s life in the video. We will write from the man’s point of view and also from the grandson’s point of view. We will track the emotions of characters in the clip and use Alan Peat sentences to describe character’s emotions.
This term in Maths we will be starting our new measuring topic which will include practically measuring length, weight and capacity, converting units of length and exploring imperial measurements. We will then move onto calculating perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes.
Our Science topic this half term is all about the life cycle of an adult. They will focus at first on the gestation period and what happens as a foetus. Further to this, children will explore the foetal development in humans. Then, children will look at the life cycle of a human and the life span of different period dating from being a baby to later adulthood. They will look at the different physical changes that will occur and why they occur.
Our History topic this term is ‘The English Civil War’. We will explore the rivalry of the Roundheads and the Cavaliers, the execution of Charles I, the Great Fire of London and exploring the diary of Samuel Pepys diary.
Some important information for Year 5 parents/carers:
- Year 5 will have P.E. on a Wednesday or Friday afternoon this half term, therefore please ensure that your child has suitable footwear every week. It will be Gymnastics.
- Children should be practicing their times tables and reading each evening.
Year 5 teachers would like to encourage children to bring in water bottles and a piece of fruit for snack, if they wish. Reading books should be brought in on a Friday in preparation for them to being changed and given out on Mondays. Finally, a reminder that our homework menus are available via ClassDojo and our school website for the children to complete over the half term.
Knowledge Organiser Year 5 Animals, including humans
Year 5 History Knowledge Organiser Civil War