Dear Parents,

Happy New Year!

I hope you have all had a happy and healthy break.

Listed below are the themes for each subject area that we will be following this term which I hope you will find useful.

Year 5

English

Rumaysa: A fairy tale

This fairy tale reworking will allow the children to create warning posters, diary entries, dialogue, missing narrative pieces, adverts, letters of advice and internal monologues. They will end the unit by creating their own fairy tale re-write.

The Whale

This picture book will support children to create their own film pitch. In doing so, they will explore and create reported speeches, speech and thought bubbles, vivid descriptions, recounts in role, letters to a newspaper editor and comparative descriptions.

Anne Frank

This picture book biography will facilitate the children with opportunities to create letters, short descriptions, extended diary entries, obituaries, opinion pieces of writing and diary entries.

Children of the Benin Kingdom

This fictional, fast-paced adventure story will support the children to write a non-chronological report. As well as this, the children will explore and create their own informal letters, diaries, survival guides, eyewitness reports and story summaries.

Maths

Multiplication and Division 

• Multiplying and dividing two and three-digit numbers by single digits using partitioning, expanded and short methods. 
• Handle regrouping, remainders, and exchanges 
• Apply efficient strategies to solve multiplication and division problems. 

Area and Measurement 

• Measure area using counting, square centimetres, and square metres. 
• Calculate the area of rectangles and rectilinear shapes and solve related problems. 
• Compare and describe areas, lengths, and other measurements using multiplication and division. 

Solve problems and analyse changes in mass, capacity, and time. 

Science

Human Development

• Describe the life process of reproduction in humans.
• Describe the changes as humans develop to an old age

Life Cycles

• Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, amphibian, insect and bird.
• Describe the life processes of reproduction in some plants and animals.
• Learn and apply specific scientific concepts to different solutions.
• Record findings using a variety of methods. 

History

Roman Empire in Britain

I know that:

• Roman Emperor Julius Caesar tried to conquer Britain twice from 55 BC but failed; Claudius was successful in AD 43
• Britain was difficult for the Romans to control because it was far from the centre of the empire, it was one of many boundaries, and many Britons fought against Roman conquest
• Roman Britain was a diverse place, for example, the Aurelian Moors formed the earliest documented black community in the north of England
• The Romans kept control using disciplined armies, forts, roads and walls
• The Roman emperor delegated power to the Governor in Britain, who delegated power to local leaders.
• Taxes were collected locally and sent to the governor and emperor.
• The Romans often allowed native tribe chiefs to continue in their roles as local leaders, as long as they submitted to Roman emperor
• The Romans and the Britons had some shared culture, including towns, food and religion.
• Literacy – the ability to read and write – allowed Romans to communicate quickly and to write their own versions of history
• Drivers of power can be categorised into institutional, economic, physical, intellectual and informal

Geography

North America:

I know that:

• North America is located to the west of Europe and is the third largest continent
• North America is made up of 23 countries in the Caribbean, Central America and Northern America
• The amount of water on Earth is constant. Most is saltwater stored in oceans, and most freshwater is stored as ice or underground
• Water cycle: Evaporation from the air and transpiration from trees mean that water vapour rises into the air. It condenses to form clouds, and precipitation occurs when the clouds get heavy. Surface runoff is the flow of water overground; throughflow is the flow of water underground

• The upper course of a river is in high, mountainous ground, where the river is narrow and fastflowing; the lower course of a river is in low, flat ground, where the river is wide and slowflowing; the middle course is between the two
• Locations of Missouri, Mississippi, Yukon, Rio Grande, Churchill, Mackenzie and Colorado rivers
• Waterfalls are formed in the upper course of the river when water gradually erodes soft rock
• Meanders are bends in the river that form in the middle and lower courses
• Floodplains are flat lands on either side of a river, on which the river deposits nutrients when it floods. They are formed in the lower course of the river

I know how to:

• Calculate distances on a map using a scale of 1 unit: 1, 2, 4, 5 or 10 units

RE

Judaism:

Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people?

Creation / Fall:

Creation or science, conflicting or complementary?

Art and DT

Mixed Media Land and Cityscapes - Art

• Share response to David Hockney and Kittie Jones’ work.
• Use onepoint perspective.
• Use different sized paint brushes and use different dilutions of ink and paint.

Sauces – DT

• Building foundational cooking skills with a range of staple sauces
• Designing, making and evaluating own sauce

Music

Make You Feel My Love

• Sing Make You Feel My Love
• Play instrumental parts to accompany the song.
• Improvise short melodies, exploring different dynamics.

Reflect on their performance and identify areas for improvement.

French

Weather

• Describing the weather
• Recognise the weather
• Read a weather map

Introduce the weather

PE

Gymnastics

• Explore and perform counter balance and counter tension balances on the floor and on apparatus.
• Create and perform sequences that link balances with fluid movements.
• Focus on applying flow to sequences, ensuring smooth transitions.
• Experiment with different ways to combine movements and balances.

Cricket

• Refine and apply skills for batting, fielding, and bowling.
• Develop and use tactics for both batting and fielding within team situations.
• Apply these skills and tactics successfully during games and activities.

Computing

Physical Computing

• Understand and create wiring diagrams to show component connections.
• Build models to support and integrate hardware components.

Test and debug codes using a Crumble device.

PSHE

Living in the Wider World 

• Understand the importance of showing compassion towards others. 
• Explore ways to contribute to helping the environment. 
• Learn different methods for keeping track of money and managing finances.