Upper Key Stage 2
Frenchwood Community Primary School - Parent Overview | |||
This is what your child will be learning this half term | |||
Cycle A | Y5/6 | Autumn 2 | |
English | Year 5 – The Legend of Gelert This half term we will focus on Legends. We will create complex sentences using –ed openers and create our own legend to share with our class. We will also look at character descriptions, diary entries and develop our writing in the first person. Our non-fiction focus will be persuasion. We will focus on our oracy targets to create a persuasive broadcast about a place of interest in our locality, persuading the head teacher to let us go on a school trip. Year 6 – The Wizard of Oz This half term, we will be exploring the classic fiction, The Wizard of Oz. We will write our own innovated version by changing characters and events and share our work with children in other classes. We will also focus on analysing and using persuasive writing skills to create a review of a performance, persuading others to go and watch it. Finally, we will read and respond to poetry, focussing on the song ‘A Little Help From My Friends’ by The Beatles. | ||
Maths | Year 5 Multiplication and division. Fractions. Area. Time Year 6 Fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion. Calculating and measuring angles. Measuring length and perimeter – area and volume | ||
Science | Plants/classification Your child will describe how living things are classified into broad groups, based on similarities and differences, including microorganisms, plants and animals. Children will use secondary sources to learn about formal classification using first hand observations. Children will use and create classification keys for plants and animals. | ||
Computing | Data Handling Throughout this term children will be looking at how the Mars River transmits the data that it collects back to Earth and what challenges are involved in this transmission. We are going to look at binary and learn how to read numbers up to 8 bits and begin to look at the concept of binary addition. | ||
PE | Indoor - Gymnastics Outdoor - Invasion Games - Hockey | ||
History or Geography | What is life like in the Alps? In this unit, children explore the Alpine region by locating it on a map, identifying its physical and human features, and comparing it with their local area. They learn how people live, work, and adapt to life in the mountains, including the impact of tourism and climate change on Alpine communities. | ||
Art or DT | Drawing: Make my voice heard On a journey from the Ancient Maya to modern-day street art, children explore how artists convey a message. They begin to understand how artists use imagery and symbols as well as drawing techniques like expressive mark making, tone and the dramatic light and dark effect called 'chiaroscuro'. | ||
PSHE | Dreams and Goals • Know what culture means and that differences can sometimes be a source of conflict • Know what racism is and why it is unacceptable • Know that rumour spreading is a form of bullying on and offline • Know external forms of support in regard to bullying e.g. Childline • Know that bullying can be direct and indirect • Know how their life is different from the lives of children in the developing world | ||
Music | Classroom Jazz. All the learning is focussed around two tunes: Three Note Bossa and The Five Note Swing. | ||
RE | Hinduism – This term we will be looking at Hindu teachings about karma, and reincarnation. | ||
MFL | Vegetables Name and recognise up to 10 vegetables in Spanish. Attempt to spell some of these nouns (including the correct article) Learn simple vocabulary to facilitate a role play about buying vegetables from a market stall. Say if they would like one kilo or a half kilo of a particular vegetable or selection of vegetables. | ||