Geraldton (Year 5)

Miss Miles

Class Teacher

Term 5

 

Early Morning Work

For the first half-an-hour of the day, Year Five focuses on developing key skills in English and maths. The children work through a daily maths task to improve their mental agility and to consolidate and recap key maths skills. They will also have a handwriting task, which always has a spelling, grammar or punctuation focus. This is also when we listen to the children read and have some group work going on. Every child will be heard read once every other week in KS2, which also includes reading comprehension and guided reading tasks. On Fridays, the children will be tested on their weekly spellings.

 

English

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

  • Narrative –  Arctic Star (Two-week unit)
  • Diary Entries – The diary of Anne Frank (Two-week unit)
 

 

Maths

Maths is taught daily. Maths units vary in length and are split into weekly blocks. The children build on their previous knowledge to extend their understanding of different aspects of mathematics. With the challenges which are always on offer to them, they also have the opportunity to apply their knowledge when solving mathematical problems and puzzles. Geraldton class will cover the following units in Term 5:

  • Statistics (1-week unit) 
  • Shape (2-week unit)
  • Reflection, Translation and position (2-week unit)
 

 

Science

In science this term, Geraldton will be focusing on 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. During our science lessons, we always focus on a variety of different skills which enable the children to work scientifically and understand how to conduct an experiment effectively.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

PE

This term Geraldton Class will have rounders every Tuesday afternoon and netball every Friday afternoon. In rounders, they will develop their hand eye coordination, throwing and catching skills whilst also developing their ability to strategize and use tactics to outwit their opposition. On a Friday afternoon, they will be developing their netball skills and exploring the different tactics needed for the game. They will be improving their attacking and defending skills as well ensuring their confidence in the key passes used in the game.

 

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 looking at Sikhism. 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.

 

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 while also thinking about gender and the roles of men and women and how these changed during wartime.

 

 

Music

During Term 5, Geraldton Class will have music enrichment with Mrs Kjaer. In their music enrichment they will be composing their own music, using a variety of different instruments and listening to range of composers to gain inspiration for this.