Geraldton (Year 5)

Miss Miles

Class Teacher

Mrs Jones

Teaching Partner

Term 6

 

Early Morning Work

For the first half-an-hour of the day, Year Five focus on developing key skills in English and Maths. The children work through a daily maths task to improve their mental agility. They will also have a handwriting task, which has a spelling, grammar or punctuation focus. This is also when the children are heard read individually or as part of a group. Every child will be heard once every other week. On Friday mornings, Geraldton Class will be tested on their weekly spellings.

 

English

English is taught daily from Monday to Thursday and develops reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. English units are usually taught over a two-week period. During Term Six, Geraldton Class will be looking at the following units in order to develop their writing skills:

  • Narrative – Stories from different cultures – Running on the Roof of the World (Two-week unit)
  • Formal Persuasive Letters – Wanted: Dragon Hunters (Two-week unit)
  • Character Description – Dragon Mountain (Two-week unit)
  • Setting Description – Rainforests Cold Write (One-week unit)

 

Maths

Maths is taught daily from Monday to Thursday. The children build on their previous knowledge to extend their understanding in different aspects of mathematics. They also have the opportunity to apply their knowledge when solving mathematical problems and answering reasoning questions. Geraldton Class will focus on the following skills this term: 

  •          Addition and Subtraction (One-week unit)
  •          Decimals (Two-week unit)
  •          Multiplication and Division (One-week unit)
  •          Position and Direction (One-week unit)
  •          Negative Numbers (One-week unit)
  •          Converting Units of Measure (One-week unit)
 

 

PE

This term, Geraldton Class will have PE on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. On Mondays, they will have athletics sessions. In these sessions, they will develop their stamina, strength and skills in different athletics events, including relay races, triple jump and vortex throws amongst others. On Tuesdays, they will have rounders sessions. During these sessions, they will focus on their hand-eye coordination, batting skills and spatial awareness. They will learn the importance of being a good sportsperson, encouraging others to perform their best and develop their ability to work well as a member of a team.

 

 

Enrichment: Art

As part of our Enrichment this term, Year Five will be taught by Mrs. Blair for Art sessions each Wednesday afternoon. During these sessions, they will be further exploring the work of Vincent Van Gogh and creating 3D art based upon his work.

 

 

PSHE

PSHE is always taught each term and is often based on discussion tasks. Where possible, we try to link PSHE with Philosophy and encourage the children to explain their understanding in detail and answer challenging questions which don’t always have a right answer. In Terms 5 and 6, we will be exploring the themes of ‘Be Yourself’, ‘Aiming High’ and ‘It’s my Body’.

 

DT

Geraldton Class will be focusing on cams and gears during Term 5 which links back to our forces topic covered in science. They will be exploring the different movements we can get from different shaped cams and evaluating the effectiveness of different cam toys before making their very own. This will enable them to develop different woodwork and measuring skills whilst also allowing them work collaboratively and problem solve as a group.

 

 

Religion and Worldviews

Religion and Worldviews is taught on a weekly basis and this term we will be looking at 'The Kingdom of God' as part of our exploration of Christianity.  During this unit, we will be explaining the connections between biblical texts and the concept of the Kingdom of God, outlining the timeline of the bible and how our unit fits into it, explaining how heaven is represented and considering different possible meanings for the texts that we study. In addition, we will be comparing and contrasting Sikh and Christian practices in order to link back to our previous unit.  During these sessions, the children will have a chance to create and answer their own philosophical questions to deepen their understanding of the topics covered.

 

History and Geography

During Terms 5 and 6, the children while using World War Two and its impact on Europe in order to inspire their history and geography topics. During Term 5, they will be exploring WW2 through a historical lens and focusing on the impact on the government had during WW2, propaganda and the views of the people. They will also be interpreting primary sources of evidence and delving into bias and the reliability of different sources of evidence while also thinking about gender and the roles of men and women and how these changed during wartime.

 

Science

In Science this term, Geraldton’s focus is animals including humans as well as plants. We will be looking at the lifecycle of different plants (both flowering and non-flowering) and how they propagate. In addition, we will be exploring the parts of the flowers and their scientific names as well as dissecting a flower. Furthermore, we will be thinking about the changes that are involved in human development, comparing and contrasting lifecycles of different species of animals. During Science lessons, we focus on a variety of different skills which enable the children to work scientifically and understand how to conduct an experiment effectively. This term, we will be collecting and recording data using tables and graphs and thinking about the importance of selecting the right kind of graph to present data accurately.

 

 

Music

Geraldton class will take part in voice tuition this term. Our voice coach, Caroline Radcliff, will teach the children a wide variety of songs. They will learn how to control their voice, how to pitch their voice appropriately and to sing as part of a group, including singing in different parts. They will also be developing their performance skills by taking on different roles during the sessions.