Welcome to Year 5! Community Champions
Being a Community Champion in Year 5 means your child will help… • All classes with important duties (being recycling monitors) • Younger children with reading and maths (buddy class) • Lunch Buddies • Links with Highgate Library
Literacy • Significant Childrens’Authors -Story Writing (Louis Sachar)- Cross curricular • Information texts (Link to Brazil topic) • Myths and Legends (linked to Mayan civilisation topic) On going focus on guided reading (20-30 minutes every day) spellings, grammar, handwriting.
Reading with your Child in KS2 • At least 4 times a week • Child to write a focused weekly comment about their reading in their reading journals Suggestions: • You read a part, they read a part • Ask questions to help ensure they understand the text • ‘Reading with your child’ video on Brookfield website.
MATHS 1. Number PLACE VALUE Rounding (numbers up to 1,000,000) Decimals Mental calculations Measurement Perimeter and Area Converting Measures Calculations patterns and Algebra 4 operations- written method Inverse relationships
Times tables and number bonds
Science The two main topics for this term are; • Properties and Changes of Materials • Solubility • Reversible and irreversible changes • Fair tests and own inquiry • Forces All topics will be interspersed over the year in line with the new curriculum.
History and Geography Brazil Mayan Civilisation
Art/D.T. Brazilian focus
FAB – collage based illustration As a part of this year's FAB project, every year group will be working alongside Mark Oliver from Pencil & Help to Autumn B: Y5 develop their skills in collage. & 6 The children will be creating collages that will inspire their own writing pieces. They will then illustrate their stories in Spring A: Y2 & the same collage style, ready for them to be published into 4 a book. e.price@Brookfield.camden.sch.uk Spring B: Y1 & 3 Summer A: EYFS
P.S.H.E. and R.E. • RE DAYS! – Once a term. • Buddhism • Rights Respecting Schools UN Charter- Conventions on the Rights of the Child.
P.E. • Invasion Games - Netball league - Football league - Basketball Tournament • Gymnastics • Cross Country this term! • Visit to The Place dance studio.
Music
Key Skills Website Design (HTML) Coding
Primary Languages • Year 5 Camden French Scheme of Work • A new language assistant • Revision of current knowledge • Developing vocabulary, extending written sentences and conversations – using real life situations • Special focus on pronunciation Trip to Paris
Homework • Fill in reading diary - 1 extended comment per week • Maths worksheet or times tables practice • Spellings (every week given out at start of term) • 15 minutes reading a day at least four times a week
Trips & Workshops • British Museum • Owl Bookshop • Windrush Exhibition – British Library • African stories dance workshop - BHM • The Place Dance Studio and workshops • Young Shakespeare Performance • PARIS! • Ancient Greek archaeological workshops • Camden Learning Centre
Contact • l.gaunson@brookfield.camden.sch.uk • a.sprinks@brookfield.camden.sch.uk
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