Year 5 Summer 1

In Summer 1
we are learning...

In Writing,  the children will continue to apply what they have been learning about in Geography to complete an explanation text about The Water Cycle.  This will give the children the opportunity to consider the formality and audience of the piece. It will also allow them to include technical language, complex sentences, a range of modal verbs, diagrams, captions and finally publish their work in a professional and purposeful manner. 

 

In Maths, we will be focusing on shape, position and direction and consolidating our decimal knowledge.

 

In RE we will be learning about Judaism and what does it mean for a Jewish person to follow God.

 

In Geography we will be learning all about rivers. Using rivers of the world we will learn the different parts of a river as well as understanding their importance.

 

In Reading we will use reading VIPERS to creatively comprehend poetry, fiction and non-fiction texts.

 

In Science we will be exploring forces including air resistance, water resistance, friction and gravity. .

 

In French we will be learning all about food, developing our question and answer skills before finally writing a French dessert recipe.

In DT we will be researching and building bridges.

In Oracy we will be developing our listening skills in a range of different contexts. We will also introducing different types of circles to see how they can be effective in communicating ideas clearly and working collaboratively.
In PSHE we will be starting out RSE unit – please see the letter sent out for more information regarding the content of this topic.

In PE and Games  will be orienteering to help improve our communication, teamwork and direction skills and in games we will be developing our tennis skills.

In Music, widening our vocabulary and learning about how music can shape our way of life.

Spellings can be found below at the following link:

Year 5 Term 3A Overview