Year 5


Our Class Saints are St Therese of Lisieux and St Pius
Year 5 teachers:
Miss Driver and Miss Khatoon
Welcome to our Year 5 page.
Here you can find out about all the wonderful learning that your child is involved in!
Year 5 Curriculum Maps
Year 5 Autumn | ||||||
RE | Building the Kingdom – Catholic Social Teaching | |||||
We Belong Creation Miracles and the Sacrament of the Sick Vocations Week Baptism Advent
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Stewardship of God’s Creation Season of Creation
“God made the heavens and the earth and it was good.” Genesis 1:1-31 |
Dignity of Work Vocations
‘All work has dignity because it reflects God’s image in us.’ | ||||
English | Maths | |||||
Reading Fiction: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Comparison: Harry Potter illustrated version Non-fiction: Recipes and Spells Poetry: Tyger Tyger
Writing Instructions Fantasy narrative Performance poetry |
Reading Fiction: The lion, the witch and the wardrobe Comparison: Bible scriptures Non-fiction: Greeks Poetry: The Tale of King Midas
Writing Narratives with alternative outcomes Letter Personification in poetry |
Place value
• Understand thousandths • Thousandths as decimals •Decimals up to 2 d.p. |
Addition and subtraction
Mental strategies Inverse operation Numbers with more than 4 digits Compare calculations Multi-step problems
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Multiplication and division
• Multiply by 10, 100 and 1,000 • Divide by 10, 100 and 1,000 • Multiples of 10, 100 and 1,000 •Multiples • Factors • Common factors • Prime numbers • Square numbers
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Science | MFL | Computing | ||||
Earth and Space Heliocentric model, Geocentric model Solar system, Day/night/seasons
Forces Gravity, air resistance, buoyancy, pulleys, levers and gears. | Phonics lesson 3 As-tu un animal? Pets – know the names of 8 pets, say if they have a pet and ask if others have a pet. Give the name of pet. Quelle est la date au’jourdhui? Months of the year, give the date, birthdays and key dates. | We are programmers Develop an interactive game | We are computational thinkers. Crack codes | |||
Geography | History | Art and Design | Design and Technology | |||
Climate change and global warming What is climate change? What causes climate change? What are the effects of climate change? How can we reduce the carbon footprint in our local community? | How have Ancient Greek lives and achievement influenced the Western World? Why do we know so much about Ancient Greece? Why was the Golden Age important? What is the legacy of Athenian democracy? Who were the Greek philosophers? Why was Alexander great? What were the greatest achievements of the Ancient Greeks? | Drawing I Need Space! Developing ideas more independently, pupils consider the purpose of drawings as they investigate how imagery was used in the ‘Space race’ that began in the 1950s. They combine collage and printmaking to create a piece in their own style
| Structures Plan, design and create a bird house | |||
RHE | PSHE | Music | PE | |||
Session 1: Gifts and Talents Session 2 & 3: Boys and Girls sessions. Session 4: Spots and Sleep Session 5: Body Image Session 6: Peculiar Feelings
| How do we grow and change? Coping with Change Mindfulness strategies | How can we manage our feelings? Conflicting feelings / experiences, describing feelings, including change, recognising wider feelings and impact. | Melody and Harmony in Music | Sing and Play in Different Styles | Multi Skills
Basketball | Dance
Football |
Experiences / Trips | RE Vocations- journalism, physio therapist, police, CAFOD speaker Geography Climate change- canal walk, community walk and research task
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Year 5 Spring | ||||||||
RE | Building the Kingdom – Catholic Social Teaching | |||||||
Christmas Multicultural Week Parables and sayings of Jesus Lent Holy Week | Solidarity
“In truth I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.” Matthew 25: 40
| Options for the Poor and Vulnerable
“You are not making a gift of your possessions to the poor person. You are handing over to them what is theirs.’ St Ambrose
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English | Maths | |||||||
Reading Fiction: Street Child Comparison: Oliver Twist Non-fiction: Buddhism Poetry: Raps
Writing Flashback Leaflet- Buddhism Raps | Reading Fiction: Tempest Comparison: The Tempest (playscript – Shakespeare) Non-fiction: Information books about Meriden Poetry: Sonnets
Writing Playscript Sonnets A guide- Meriden | Multiplication and division
• Multiply 2-digits by 1-digit • Multiply 3-digits by 1-digit • Multiply 4-digits by 1-digit • Multiply 2-digits (area model) • Multiply 2-digits by 2-digits • Multiply 3-digits by 2-digits • Multiply 4-digits by 2-digits • Divide 3-digits by 1-digit • Divide 3-digits by 1-digit • Divide 3-digits by 1-d Multiply 4-digits by 1-digit Divide 4-digits by 1-digit • Divide with remainders
| Fractions
• Equivalent fractions • Compare fractions less than 1 • Order fractions less than 1 | |||||
Decimals and percentages
• Decimals as fractions • Equivalent FDP | Perimeter and area
• Area of rectangles • Area of compound shapes • Area of irregular shapes | Statistics
• Draw line graphs • Read and interpret graphs/tables • Read and interpret timetables
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Science | MFL | Computing | ||||||
Properties of Materials Transparency, hardness, solubility, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, magnetism, solutions, reversible changes. | Quel temps fait-il? Vocabulary for weather, say what weather is like, create weather map Les Romains Key facts and people of Roman Empire, gods and goddesses, inventions, life. | We are creators Produce digital art
| We are computer networkers Create a web page | |||||
Geography | History | Art and Design | Design and Technology | |||||
Mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes What is the Earth made of? Plate tectonics. How are volcanoes made? What are the effects of volcanoes on humans? How does an earth quake occur? What are the effects of earthquake on humans? | How Britain changed during the Victorian Era Why was it called the Victorian era? What was life like for children? Why was Britain so powerful during the Victorian era? What was the Industrial revolution and how did it change Britain? What inventions were important? Which invention has had the biggest impact on modern life? | Every picture tells a story Meaning and message of art – Banksy Symmetrical, abstract art Visual symbols – emoji’s Magdalene Odundo
| Food Seasonality – planning, making and evaluating a root vegetable risotto | |||||
RHE | PSHE | Music | PE | |||||
Session 1: Emotional Changes Session 2: Seeing Stuff Online Session 3: Is God Calling You? Session 4: Under Pressure Session 5: Do you want a piece of Cake? Session 6: Self Talk | How can we manage our money? The role of money, ways of managing money, being a critical consumer; that images in the media do not necessarily reflect reality | How can we be safe using online and social media? Keeping safe and well using a mobile phone; strategies for managing personal safety online; managing requests for images; personal boundaries (Internet Safety)
| Make you feel my love Pop ballards | The fresh prince of Bel Air Old School Hip Hop | Gym Sequence Movement fluency, balance, linking movements
Striking & Fielding Scatterball rounders / Kwik cricket
| Gymfit Core strength, breathing exercises
Nimble Nets Tennis | ||
Experiences / Trips | CBSO trip Physical/human Geography- Symphony Hall experience PSHE money- Bank session (saving and spending money) Art Banksy- visit to the jewellery quarter to see a famous piece of artwork DT risotto- working with a local chef |
Year 5 Summer | ||||||||
RE | Building the Kingdom – Catholic Social Teaching | |||||||
Easter Pentecost The work of the apostles Marriage and holy orders | Family and Community
“Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12
| Life and Dignity of the Human Person
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you” Jeremiah 1: 5
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English | Maths | |||||||
Reading Fiction: Wonder Comparison: Wonder: The Julian Chapter Non-fiction: Flower Pollination Poems: Rudyard Kipling
Writing Alternative perspective / story with a moral Explanation Poem with patterned language | Reading Fiction: The Hobbit Comparison Text: Diver’s daughter Non-fiction: Tudors Poetry: Performance poems
Writing Prequel Balanced argument Performance poems | Shape
• Measuring angles in degrees • Measuring with a protractor • Drawing lines and angles accurately | Position and direction
•Drawing shapes on a grid •Position on first quadrant •Translation with co-ordinates •Reflection | Decimals
• Understand thousandths • Thousandths as decimals •Decimals up to 2 d.p. •Rounding decimals • Order and compare decimals •Decimals as fractions •Multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000 • Dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000
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Negative numbers | Converting units • Kilograms and kilometres • Millimetres and millilitres • Metric units • Imperial units • Converting units of time • Timetables | Volume •What is volume? •Compare volume •Estimate volume •Estimate capacity
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Science | MFL | Computing | ||||||
Properties of materials Forming new materials, irreversible changes, filtering, sieving, evaporating. | Les jeux olympiques Les vetements | We are Communicators and Collaborators Share through a blog | We are Producers Use CAD to present ideas
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Geography | History | Art and Design | Design and Technology | |||||
Maps What are the hemispheres? Why is there a time difference between different countries? How do we use 4 and 6 grid references to locate information? How do we plan a route? How do maps chart changes? | How did the changes during the Tudor period affect people’s lives? When was the Tudor era? Why was the Battle of Bosworth important? Why is Henry VIII remembered? How did Henry VIII initiate reformation? Who was the rightful heir? Was Elizabeth a weak queen? | Design for a purpose Design coat of arms Design for a specific brief Design for a product and pitch Art and design skills Observational drawing Inventions Imagination and visualisation | Mechanical Systems CAMs | |||||
RHE | PSHE | Music | PE | |||||
Session 1: Sharing Isn’t Always Caring Session 2: Cyberbullying Session 3: Types of Abuse Session 4: Impacted Lifestyle Session 5: Making Good Choices Session 6: Giving Assistance Session 1: The Trinity Session 2: Catholic Social teaching Session 3: Reaching Out | What does discrimination mean? Actions can affect self and others; discrimination, teasing and bullying; stereotypes; differences and similarities between people; equalities
| What makes a community? What it means to be in a community, groups and individuals that support the local community, voluntary, community and pressure groups, appreciating the range of identities in the UK, values and customs of people living around the world. | Dancing in the street Motown
| Reflect, rewind and replay The history of music, look back and consolidate your learning, learn some of the language of music
| Cool Core Core strength, breathing exercises OAA Create a simple map, read a variety of map symbols
| Fitness Frenzy Boxercise Young Olympians Sports Day
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Experiences / Trips | English Wonder- disability awareness talk Geography Maps- Geography field trip |