Year 5

Meet the Team

Mr E Laverick, Mr R Evans, Mr D Mason, Mrs H Bray

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Our Curriculum

The Anglo-Saxons

This year we will journey back in time and study how the end of the Roman occupation opened the way for invaders from northern Europe and Ireland. We will look at the influential characters from the period and think about who made history! We will answer questions such as: Who were the Anglo-Saxons? Where did they come from? What were their greatest achievements? Who were they succeeded by? We will also see how they influenced our local area and what legacies they left behind.

 

The Vikings

We will look at these famous invaders and dig down to find out the truth behind the myths and legends. What did they bring? How did they shape our country? What is their lasting legacy? As geographers we will look at where they came from and what attracted them to our shores. As historians we will look at contemporary accounts and archaeological artifacts to take a glimpse into how these Scandinavian invaders really lived and compare them to their Anglo-Saxon predecessors.

 

Abbeys of Yorkshire

As geographers we will look at why the famous monastic monuments developed where they did and look at the settlements that grew around them. We will learn about Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds and then look further afield to the famous ruins of Whitby Abbey. As historians we will look at what life was like living, working and praying in the Abbies and of course consider the actions of King Henry VIII and the events which led to the dissolution of the monasteries. The children will experience the magnificent setting of Whitby Abbey during the Year 5 Whitby residential.

 

Maths

We will be using a collaboration of resources to teach maths this year, as children are expected to be confident manipulating numbers to 1 million. Our aim is to improve our fluency in the recall of facts and our methods that we use to calculate. We then hope to be able to carry these into other topics such as fractions, decimals and percentages. We want to give the children lots of opportunity to discuss and explain our learning therefore we will do lots of learning in pairs and groups. We will also use resources from the White Rose Maths Hub in order to further develop our reasoning and problem-solving skills.

 

English

In writing we will focus on sentence structure and securing the use of basic punctuation to improve cohesion within our writing. Where possible, we like to use a wide variety of books and classic stories to inspire the children’s writing. We are aiming to give the children their own voice in using the Real Writing materials so that our pupils are given the tools they need to then put their own ideas into published texts. This is further to support the Year 5 children as they get closer to the top of the school in making sure they are making meaningful decisions regarding their writing and have a clear authorial intent during writing sessions.

 

Science

As scientists we will explore different forces and the impact these have on different materials. We will then move on to learning about Earth and Space to better understand our planet and solar system. This includes understanding how the planets orbit the sun, and each other, to create days, months and years. Next, we look at Living things and their lifecycles, including how they create offspring. We will then investigate the properties and changes in different materials to understand what changes are reversible, as well as develop our scientific skills. Finally, part of our science learning under the topic Animals including Humans, is to understand the changes that happen during puberty and the different stages of human development.