Delce Academy
Year 5
Curriculum Newsletter
Respect Kindness Honesty Perseverance Collaboration Responsibility
Spring Two: "Identity and Diversity"
In English, we will be ...
Exploring the core text "Who Let the Gods Out?"
Writing a character description
Writing a diary extract
Understanding the emotions used in a diary entry
Up-levelling our vocabulary using dictionaries and thesauruses.
Writing with a purpose to ensure our learning impacts our audience.
Identifying the features of a newspaper article
Writing a newspaper article
In History, we will be...
Exploring key events of the Trojan War
Exploring the causes of the Trojan War
Reflecting on the military strategies used in the Trojan War
Reflecting on the cultural impact of the Trojan War
Exploring a famous female philosopher in Ancient Greece
In Maths, we will be...
Ordering and comparing decimals
Rounding decimals to the nearest whole number
Rounding to one decimal place
Understanding percentages
Understanding percentages as fractions
Finding equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages
Finding the perimeter of rectilinear shapes
Estimating area
Reading and interpreting line graphs
Measuring angles
In Science, we will be ...
Describing the movement of the Earth and other planets
Describing the Sun, Earth and Moon
Describing the movement of the Moon in relation to Earth
Explaining day and night
Using evidence to explain and support refute ideas
In D.T, we will be...
Exploring DT and its fundamentals
Identifying a purpose and audience
Creating a step-by-step plan
Creating a Trojan vehicle
Testing our Trojan vehicles
Evaluating our Trojan vehicles
In French, we will be...
Learning the eight different pets in French
Reporting the pets we have
Describing the pets using their name
Discussing the pets I do and do not have
Using the conjunction 'but'
In Reading, we will be looking at the texts:
The London Eye Mystery
Varjak Paw
We will be using the following reading skills:
Inferencing
Evaluating
Making Connections
Asking Questions
Predicting
Summarising
Clarifying
This term in RE, we will be...
Exploring the significance of Buddha
Exploring the Noble Eightfold Path
Understanding the role of Dharma
Exploring Buddhist values
Researching Vaisak and its significance
In R.H.E, we will be...
Understanding how we can make our money stretch further
Discussing how to budget for a week
Understanding borrowing and learning
Examining risks when handling money online
Identifying and challenging stereotypes in the workplace
Home Learning
At Delce Academy we encourage our children to:
Read every evening and record this in their reading record
Learn their spellings for the week
Practice their Times Tables daily using TTRS or the worksheet provided
Timetable Rockstars and Number Bots
This is available for the children to play on to practise their timetables and number bots using Number bots
P.E:
Children will change at school so please ensure children have an appropriate sports kit for the weather.
All classes will participate in PE on a Monday.
PE days for second individual classes will be sent home via Arbor.