This week’s Learning at a glance
This week’s Learning in Year 5 at a glance!
Year 5Learning Link: The Final Frontier |
The Spring term is another exciting term where we will build on the firm foundations from Autumn in all the subjects. We will be exploring space and sci-fi themes in English and Science, taking a wild ride with water in Geography and developing our use of multiplication, division and fractions in Maths. The term will culminate in a performance by the whole year group of The Passion. |
Mr Kitcatt – mrkitcatt@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk
Miss Pedlingham – misspedlingham@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk |
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Spring Curriculum Information Booklet
Curriculum Evening Presentation: CE 5 |
Year Group reminders |
Week Commencing: Monday 10th February 2025
Week B Weekly reminders: Monday: PE for 5K Tuesday: PE for Year 5. Safer Internet Day. Thursday: Times Table check. Stargazing Evening Friday: CGP homework due in – Spring Workout 6 LifeSpace visit – Wednesday 12th February |
Reading for Pleasure |
Book of the Week:
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce |
RE |
Galilee to Jerusalem
Living the Beatitudes To show understanding of how the virtue of either hope or charity (love) links with Jesus’ teaching in the Beatitudes. |
English |
Writing
LC: To write character descriptions as a blurb including relative clauses To use the class text; ‘Cosmic’ to develop character description and to reduce it to a few sentences using relative clauses. Text: Zlata’s Diary by Zlata Filipovi? Focus Vocabulary this week: eviction seduces occasional compresses refugees naturally |
SPAG |
Spelling
LC: To spell words with ‘ie’ after ‘c’ Grammar and punctuation Embedded relative clause: |
Maths |
DECIMALS
LQ: How do we compare decimals? LQ: How do we round decimals? |
Science |
FORCES
LQ: How have simple machines changed over time? To understand how gears, levers and pulleys have helped to make more complicated machines over time. |
Art |
SPACE ART
LC: To finish off and present our Space Art. |
Computing |
Safer Internet Day |
Geography |
WATER MANAGEMENT
LC: To understand what causes droughts and how they can be managed. To explore what a drought is and how they are caused, as well as the different efforts that can be put in place to limit their effects. |
French |
LC: To say I am thirsty and ask for a drink. |
Music |
Surrey Arts – TooTs
Skills to be covered: Pulse For further information visit: https://www.annawilkinsmusic.com/learning/toot-and-dood |
PE |
Gymnastics
Create and perform sequences using apparatus, individually and with a partner. Suggest ways sequences could be improved. Use canon and synchronisation, matching and mirroring when performing. Tag Rugby This unit allows children to apply invasion game skills to a new sport. They will learn to throw a rugby ball in a backwards pass movement, track and evade opponents and dodge to create space and scoring opportunities. Badminton Holding the racket and adjusting to the length vs tennis rackets when serving and returning. In badminton they outwit an opponent by placing an object away from an opponent to make it difficult for them to return. |
Learning for Life |
LIFE SPACE |
Homework |
Monday: Reading- answer 4 reading questions from inside your reading journals. Due 24th Feb
CGP books going out. Workout 6 Thursday: New spellings. Write 5 sentences which include 5 of the spelling words. CGP book- Spring workout 4. 27th Feb |