Geraldton (Year 5)

Miss Miles

Class Teacher

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 a when 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)
  • Setting Description – Eragon (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: 

  •          To read and plot coordinates
  •          To reflect and translate shapes
  •          To add and subtract decimals
  •          To multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000
  •          To understand negative numbers
  •          To convert between different units of measure
  •          To calculate the volume of shapes
 

 

Science

In Science this term, Geraldton’s focus is animals including humans. We will be describing the process of reproduction in animals and creating a timeline which indicates the stages of growth in humans. Furthermore, we will be thinking about the changes that are involved in human development, comparing and contrasting lifecycles of different animals whilst also looking back at the lifecycles we have already looked at in relation to our topic last term. 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.

 

 

 

DT

Geraldton Class will be focusing on cams and gears during Term 6, 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 and apply different woodwork and measuring skills whilst also allowing them work collaboratively and problem solve as a group.

 

 

PE

This term, Geraldton Class will have PE on Monday and Tuesday afternoon. 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. They will learn the importance of being a good sportsperson, encouraging others to perform their best and work well as a member of a team. On Tuesdays, they will have swimming sessions. They will work on improving their confidence, technique and ability in the water.

 

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 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’.

 

 

RE

RE is taught on a weekly basis and this term we will be continuing to look at Sikhism for the first few weeks. We will be focusing on the key question of: ‘Are Sikh stories still relevant today?’ This question will enable us to build on what the children have already learnt and relate the moral messages of Sikhism to their own lives. In these sessions, we will be looking at a variety of Sikh stories which the children will be able to act out, draw and interpret as a group as well as focusing on the importance of the Guru Granth Sahib to Sikhs.

 

History and Geography

During Terms 5 and 6, the children will be 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. Then during Term 6, we will be moving onto a more geographical lens, using Europe as a focus point for our topic. We will be exploring the difference between human and physical features, describe land use across Europe, predicting what a place may look like in the future and answering different geographical questions of their own making. 

 

 

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.

 

Enrichment: Art

As part of our Enrichment Programme, Year Five will be taught by Mrs. Blair for Art sessions each Wednesday afternoon this term.