While following the National Numeracy Strategy, Year 5 will consolidate and extend their knowledge and understanding of various topics. These will include; place value, using the four operations, problem solving, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio/ proportion, handling data, using a calculator, symmetry, translations, properties of numbers, reasoning and mental calculation strategies.
Literacy
During this term, the children will be studying narrative texts, focusing on empathy/ point of view and author style. We will be learning more about poetry, particularly choral and performance poetry. Year 5 will also be studying a range of persuasive text, including leaflets, commentaries and letters - through this they will develop their speaking and listening (by taking part in debates).
Science
The Science topics to be studied throughout the summer term are 'Changing sounds' and 'Life cycles'. While studying sound, Year 5 will be investigating how sound travels and how to vary pitch. This topic has close links with Music, as the children will be using a variety of musical instruments in some of their investigations. During the life cycles topic, Year 5 will learn about/ investigate plant reproduction, germination and pollination. They will also apply what they have learnt about plant life cycles to human life cycles. This topic has close links with PSHCE, as the children will be learning about their own life cycle, and important stages within this.
Religious Education
The children will be developing their knowledge and understanding of 'Christianity' and 'Islam'.
In our study of Christianity, we will be learning about prayer, priorities, faith in Jesus, revelation (seeing the light), Christian beliefs about death, visions of heaven and Evangelism.
In our study of Islam, we will be learning about the guidance of the Qur'an, the prophet Muhammed, Imam as a local faith healer, other good leaders and the Hajj.
Information Communication Technology
The main focus for this term will be 'Controlling devices'. The children will be exploring devices used in everyday life, and looking at how these are controlled by a series of specific instructions. They will look at further devices using the 'Spark Island' software, which include bulbs and buzzers, disco lights and traffic lights. The children will also be using ICT to control an output device (Robolab).
Towards the end of this term, the children will be studying 'Monitoring conditions'. This will involve the use of ICT to control light and sound sensors.
The children will continue to use ICT to support Literacy and Numeracy and will also be using the interactive whiteboard programs to aid their scientific investigations and topic work.
Topic History/Geography
During this term, the children will be studying 'Scotland'. For some of the children, their work will be closely supported and extended on our field trip to Newtonmore. The geographical aspects of study include; using maps to locate places/ key features of Scotland, the process of glaciation, how the land was formed, changing settlements and local wildlife. The historical aspects of study include; the rise and fall of the Jacobites, their rebellion of 1745, the Battle of Culloden and life in the Highlands.
Music
With the aid of BBC Music programmes, the children will develop their musical talent, knowledge, understanding and skills. The children will be exploring blues and jazz music. They will also be studying the songs featured in 'Bugsy Malone'.
Physical Education
This term, Year 5 is being given the fantastic opportunity of working with a specialist cricket coach. He will be teaching various cricket skills and techniques, allowing progression through well developed team games. Towards the end of term, these skills/ techniques will be put into practice when the children will be visiting Old Trafford Cricket ground. As well as cricket, the children will also be doing athletics during our games sessions - areas to be developed are running, jumping and throwing. Dance sessions are centred around the topic of 'City life'. The children will perform with expression to convey a variety of moods and feelings, practise dance to refine quality, demonstrate competence in actions and dynamics and comment on work in order to improve skills and performance. Gymnastics sessions are centred around the topic of 'Functional use of the limbs'. The children will understand that all gymnastics skills use various combinations of pushing, pulling, swinging and gripping, use their knowledge to adapt and refine skills, design longer sequences and work in pairs to evaluate and improve composition.
Art DT (Design Technology)
During Art sessions, Year 5 will be developing skills and techniques for observational drawing. This art work has strong links with Science (Plants) and Topic (Scottish wildlife). The focus of DT sessions will continue to be 'Biscuits' - the children will be using their designs/ packaging to create and evaluate their own biscuit. Towards the end of the term, the children will be designing, making and evaluating their own musical instrument (Close links with Science and Music).
PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education)
A wide range of aspects will be studied this term. These include; making decisions, contributing to school life, democracy and parliament, respecting different cultures, debating moral and social dilemmas, caring for the environment, rights and responsibilities, emotional changes, puberty and preparing for change (Year 6). Throughout this term, children will be given the opportunity to work independently, in pairs, within small groups and as a whole class. They will complete a variety of tasks, many with cross curricular links.
Year 5 Autumn Prospectus
NumeracyThis term the children will be developing their multiplication and division skills and using these to multiply and divide any whole number, up to 10 000, by 10 or 100. We will be learning what the digits in a decimal number stand for and will be applying our knowledge in order to understand the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages. This term we will also be developing our knowledge and understanding of shape, space and measurement. We will be drawing and measuring lines to the nearest millimetre and also working out the perimeter and area of a rectangle. We will be making a big effort to learn all our multiplication tables so that we can use and apply our knowledge to solve word problems.
Literacy
This term we will be writing reports and recounts in connection with our Ancient Egypt topic work, and exploring poetry, looking at word-play and humorous verse. We will be investigating various aspects of narrative writing, using War Game by Michael Foreman and The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith, as a basis for our work. When writing, the children will be using our VCOP strategy V-Vocabulary, C-Connectives, O-Openers and P-Punctuation to improve their written work. We will be reading play scripts based on Greek mythology and practising performing plays to an audience. Our shared and guided reading sessions will involve reading a range of stories, rhymes and non- fiction text. Handwriting will look at joining letters using simple joins and presentation.
Science
The children will be studying the topics Keeping Healthy and Gases around us. During our topic on Keeping Healthy, the children will learn about their diet and how different food groups play different roles in keeping our bodies healthy. We will be looking at the damage that some drugs can do to our bodies and also finding out if any drugs are good for us. The children will be investigating the effect that exercise has on our pulse-rates, and why our bodies need to exercise. When we look at Gases around us, the children will be carrying out a range of investigations to find out which materials trap air, and air in different soils. These investigations will develop the children’s skills of making predictions and drawing conclusions. We will be learning which gases are important to us and which gases are damaging.
History
Our history work for most of the term will focus on Ancient Egypt. We will be learning all about the land of the Pharaohs, and in particular the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen. We will be finding out how people in ancient Egypt lived, worked and played and how their society worked. We will even be having a go at writing our names, in hieroglyphics, on real papyrus! Towards Christmas, we will begin our Study of the Inuit people of North America. We will find out how difficult life can be, living inside the Arctic Circle, especially during the winter, and we will find out how the Inuit keep themselves warm with special clothing, and whether they live in igloos!
Religious Education
Our first RE topic will be Christianity. The children will be learning about the parables that Jesus used to teach people about the word of God. We will be representing these stories in a variety of ways from cartoon strips, to poems and even making a small book to tell one story. After the half term holiday, our focus will be on Buddhism where we will be learning how Buddhists try to live good lives by following the Eightfold path. We find out how the Buddha became enlightened after sitting under a Bodhi tree, and finding out what the Buddhists mean by following the Middle way, and the Four Noble Truths.
Information Communication Technology
The children will be learning how to design a bedroom using a graphical modelling package, ‘Spex’ with which they will be able to produce both 2D and 3D representation of their original designs. We will also be learning how to search databases for information and how to refine our searches. We will also learn how to represent our data on charts and graphs.
Physical Education
The children will be focusing on gymnastics and dance this term. Both classes do games on Wednesday afternoons. During their dance lessons they will be developing their ability to respond to music depicting a variety of themes, using movements on different levels and different speeds. In gymnastics, the children will be using a combination of both floor, and apparatus work to create sequences of balances, travelling, and movements of symmetrical and asymmetric body shapes.
Art DT (Design Technology)
The children will explore the Art of Ancient Egypt, looking at the many wall paintings that the ancient tombs are so famous for. We will be painting on Papyrus, making observational drawings of Egyptian artefacts, working in groups on collage panels, and even having a go at making a canopic jar (without contents!). Towards Christmas we will designing and making biscuits as part of our Design and technology project.
Circle Time (PSHCE)
During circle time the children will be exploring and discussing topics linked with our science work. We will be talking about keeping healthy through diet and exercise and discussing peer pressure and how to make healthy choices. To do this we will be working in small groups and using role play, as well as whole class discussion. We will also work together to set individual targets for the children to work through and talking about how targets help improve our self esteem and help us to learn.
| this term's prospectus | art gallery | about key stage 2 |
Year 5 Art Gallery
Here is a selection of the work from Year 5
| this term's prospectus | art gallery | about key stage 2 |
About key stage 2
General information
Key Stage 2 comprises of eight classes. Classes 7 and 8 make up Year 3, classes 9 and 10 make up Year 4, classes 11 and 12 make up Year 5 and classes 13 and 14 make up Year 6. Each class has approximately 30 children of mixed ability. During the school day the children in Key Stage 2 are provided with a range of practical and first hand experiences. Whilst engaging in such activities and other lessons the children are provided with the opportunity to work with other children. They are also provided with opportunities to work closely with a teacher.
Subjects covered
Since September 1998 the school has implemented the National
Literacy Hour. Speaking and Listening,
Support Staff
The support staff who work with children in Key Stage 2 are :- Mrs Moss, Mrs Blackmore, Mrs Yeomans and Mrs Sweeney.
Our support staff works closely as a team to support all children within Key Stage 2. Roles of support staff include –
· Working with more able children (Gifted and talented)
· Working with less able children (SEN)
· Guided read and writing sessions
· Educational visits
· Supporting I.C.T work
· Library sessions.
We also have learning support assistants, who work on a one to one basis with individual children.
Extra Curricular activities
We offer an extensive range of extra curricular activities. These include:
· Netball – A netball club runs during our autumn term, open to all Year 5 and Year 6 girls. School teams are then selected and netball training continues throughout the spring term.
· Football – RVPGA runs Year 6 and Year 5 A and B team football league competitions, 7 a side Saturday competitions and 5 a side boys and girls day camps.
· Spanish – Spanish club begins in our spring term and runs throughout the summer term. The club is open to pupils from years 4, 5 and 6.
· Newspaper club – This club produces a termly newspaper based on events and activities that have taken place in the school. It is open to Year 4, 5 and 6 pupils.
· Sign language – This clubs runs during the spring and summer terms. It is open to all Key Stage 2 pupils, teaching them basic British sign language.
· Cricket – Children can take part in an Interschool 8 a side cricket competition.
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Athletics – Children can take part in the
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· Christmas Productions – Key stage 2 presents a Christmas production every year. All of the children and staff work together in a variety of roles to ensure the smooth running of this event. Children are always very keen to participate (over 200 pupils last year) and contribute in roles such as :-
Principal characters
Non – speaking roles
Choir
Chorus line
Dancers
Back stage
Props and scenery.
In the autumn term, children are invited to audition for their preferred role and a range of after school rehearsals and workshops are provided by the staff to support this event.
· Music – Children in year 4 and above are able to take advantage of the services of a member from Rochdale Music centre who teaches brass. They have a weekly lesson, a small charge being made to cover instrument hire and teaching. The school band takes part in events such as ‘The Christmas Cracker’ at the Town Hall and the ‘Rochdale Festival of Music, Speech and Dance’. The band also performs at our end of term concerts.
Within school, children may also have the opportunity to play the recorder or sing in the school choir, representing the school at concerts in the local area and performing in festivals.
· Choral speaking – Year 4 take part in the choral speaking, successfully gaining highly commended certificates. This year they were joined by year 3 children, who also did well.
Links with outside agencies
As well as offering extra activities within school, we also have a number of links with outside agencies, to support, extend and enhance our curriculum provision. These agencies include:
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· Littleborough Library – All children in Key Stage 2 visit Littleborough Library and are able to choose a book to take home.