Welcome to Year 5

 

Autumn Term

During the first half of the Autumn term, our Year 5 children will commence a study of World War Two, which will launch with a trip to Perlethorpe Education Centre. This vehicle focuses on the Historical study of the Second World War, its causes, what evacuation was and what impact it had for those at home such as rationing. Furthermore, children will explore the role of Bletchley Park during WW2 and the role of women. The children will use their developing geographical knowledge and skills to look at the movement of allies during this time and will use maps to locate counties involved in the war. They will also investigate the historical and geographical aspects of the Blitz and its impact on London. The children will use their knowledge of the WW2 to plan and hold a celebratory VE day event inviting the local community.

In the second half of the Autumn Term, the children will work closely with a local homeless charity during their Curriculum Vehicle called ‘The Gift of Giving’. This Vehicle will enable the children to understand about the community in which they live and the diverse needs and life experiences of people in the local area. The children will use their Design and Technology skills developed in lower key stage 2 to design and create a healthy, nutritious soup. This will be sold to collect donations for a local charity to support homeless people. 

Spring Term

During the Spring Term the children will learn through a Curriculum Vehicle titled ‘I’m a Survivor.’ Developing their geographical understanding, the children will learn about different biomes such as desert, tundra and rainforest. They will explore the climate, vegetation and wildlife across the globe as well as investigating earthquakes and volcanoes along the way. The children will complete a focused study on South America and will learn about how natural disasters occur and the impact that they have on the surrounding communities. 

Summer Term

In the first half of the Summer Term, Year 5 will commence a historical study of Ancient Greece. Through this study, the children will learn about Ancient Greek settlements, life in Ancient Greece and the trade links between Ancient Greece and other parts of the world. The children will then look at how these trade links have developed to present day. To support the outcome, children will visit the theatre to take part in a drama workshop.

Finally, children will explore a Curriculum Vehicle called Our Earth and Beyond which will be launched with a visit to the Space Centre. Pupils will learn about space, the sun, the planets and the solar system. They will carry out research about the movement of the moon and the Earth. The children will investigate space travel and the purpose of moon exploration and research into the role of NASA and how they control space buggies via computers on Earth.

English  

• In their English sessions, children will use quality texts to develop their understanding of vocabulary. They will produce written outcomes for a variety of purposes including writing to persuade, entertain, discuss and inform. The children will follow the writing process of Engage, Discover, Compose, Evaluate and Publish.
• In Year 5, children will read a range of different genres. They will continue to use their skills of inference and retrieval.
• Grammar becomes a wider focus in KS2, the children in Year 5 will continue to develop their understanding of a wider range of grammatical concepts such as punctuating using brackets, dashes and commas. For more information on our English curriculum, visit our Curriculum page. 

Maths

In Year 5, children will become much more confident with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to know which one to use in what situation. They will apply their understanding to larger digits and decimals. 
Children will continue to build on their understanding of fractions and make links between fractions, decimals and percentages. Additionally, they will learn to calculate the area and perimeters of different shapes. Children will develop their understanding of how to convert between units of measurement, including imperial to metric measurements. The children will learn to draw and measure angles using protractors. 

If you want to see how Year 5 at Sutton Road are taught to apply different calculation techniques in maths, click here to view videos support guides. 

The Wider Curriculum

We teach our wider curriculum through a mix of discreet (stand-alone) sessions and those taught through the curriculum vehicle. For more information on our Curriculum Offer, please visit our Curriculum pages.