Staff
- Sonia Peacock – Assistant Head for Years 4, 5 and 6
- Kiran Samrai – Class Teacher
- Tillie Muca – SEN TA
- Sam Barber – SEN TA
Curriculum overview – Summer 2
Topic |
Our whole school topic this half term is Our Planet. In Year 5, our work will focus very much on the global issues of climate change, ozone and renewable energy. We will begin by looking at how the ozone layer is being depleted, how greenhouse gases are produced and what humans can do to tackle these issues. We will then conduct some fieldwork in the form of traffic surveys to measure levels of air pollution in different locations within the local area. See the Topic intended knowledge map for further details. |
English |
| We will continue to complete our work in English through a chosen text. This half term, we will continue to read the text ‘Boy in the Tower’ by Polly Ho-Yen. Using this story, we will complete short writing activities, comprehension, grammar activities and complete longer pieces of writing using a plan, write, edit sequence of lessons. Handwriting lessons and spelling lessons will continue throughout each week. Guided Reading will continue every day for all the children. |
Maths |
In Y5 this half term we will be focusing very much on fractions, decimals and percentages including beginning to calculate with mixed numbers and improper fractions. |
Science |
In Science we will be completing our Earth in Space unit which looks at the movement of the Earth, phases of the moon and how day and night and the seasons occur. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – Looking at the key question: How and why should religious communities do more to care for the Earth? DT – Cooking and Nutrition-Developing a recipe design Music – Charanga unit, Ukeleles or Digital music-learning to compose a piece using Garageband. PE – Outdoor Games PSHCE – RSE: Please see the school website and email for further details. Computing – Selection in physical computing French – The Weekend |
Important Dates |
Monday 2nd June – Children return to school 8:45am Tuesday 10th June – Eid Celebration Event (3:15-4:15pm) Wednesday 25th June – KS2 Sports Day pm Wednesday 2nd July – Whole School transition morning Tuesday 15th July –KS2 BarlowFest Friday 18th July – School closes for Summer 2pm finish – No After School Club |
Empowering learning skills
Self manager
- Organise themselves and work out goals and priorities
- Show personal responsibility, initiative, creativity and enterprise
- Anticipate, take and manage risks
- Commit themselves to learning and self-improvement
- Respond positively to change
Effective participator
- Engage actively with issues that affect them and those around them.
- Play a full part in the life of the school
- Take responsible action to bring improvement for others as well as themselves
- Discuss issues of concern, seeking resolution
- Present a persuasive case for action
- Propose practical ways forward
- Try to influence others, negotiating and balancing diverse views
Resourceful thinker
- Think creatively by generating and exploring relevant ideas, and making original connections
- Find links and see relationships
- Explore & experiment with resources and materials
- Ask ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what if’ questions
- Apply imaginative thinking to solve a problem
- Try different ways to tackle a problem
- Work with others to find imaginative solutions and outcomes that are of value
Reflective learner
- Evaluate their strengths and limitations as learners
- Review their work and act on outcomes
- Set themselves realistic goals and criteria for success
- Monitor their own performance and progress
- Invite feedback and deal positively with praise, setbacks & criticism.
- Make changes to improve their learning
- Communicate their learning in relevant ways to different audiences
Independent enquirer
- Gather, process and evaluate information in their investigations
- Plan what to do and how to go about it
- Draw conclusions and evaluate outcomes
- Take informed and well-reasoned decisions, recognising that other have different beliefs and attitudes
- Use range of techniques to collect and organise information
Team worker
- Work confidently with others, adapting to different contexts and taking responsibility for their own role
- Listen and take account of others’ views
- Form collaborative relationships, resolving issues and reaching agreed outcomes
- Adapt behaviours to suit different roles and situations
- Show fairness and consideration towards others
