In English, we will be: 

• Studying the book 'Running Wild' by Michael Morpurgo.

• Focusing on how to write an effective narrative using descriptive language. 

• Expanding our grammatical knowledge and using these within our writing to ensure accuracy.

• Including parenthesis, relative clauses and subordinate clauses within our writing. 

• Looking at non-chronological reports and exploring how they are set out.

• Editing our work to correct and improve it. 

In geography, we will be:

• Looking at the location of Indonesia on an atlas and globes. 

• Looking at the human and physical features of Indonesia.

• Looking at different statistics to compare Indonesia to UK

• Comparing and contrast the features of Indonesia to the UK. 

• Exploring how natural disasters occur.

In maths, we will be:

• Reading and writing numbers up to 7 digits.

• Rounding integers to the nearest 1000, 10,000, and 100,000.

• Ordering numbers up to 1,000,000.

• Adding and subtracting numbers more than 4-digits. 

• Applying place value understanding to real life scenarios.

In science, we will be:

• Learning about 'Living things and their habitats'.

• Exploring given statements and using technology to develop research skills. 

• Looking at the different stages in a human's life and comparing these stages. 

• Explaining the development of a human and writing it down in chronological order.

• Comparing the lifecycle of a human and an animal and understanding the differences in both.

In art, we will be:

• Exploring the artistic stylings of Sarah Young.

• Creating a mood-board about her approach to art and design. 

• Design and create our own tile using lino.

• Create prints using our own designs.

• Evaluating and critiquing our own work. 

In French, we will be:  

• Exploring phonics in French by learning a set of 18 key phonemes.

• Reading and speaking a variety of words and sentences in French to give information about our family. 

• Using our knowledge, we will engage in conversation in French. 

In reading, we will be:

• Developing our clarifying skills to help us understand new words and phrases.

• Using the text to infer and develop our answers with evidence.

• Looking at different strategies to answer questions, including predicting. 

• Evaluating the author' intentions with specific word choices and layout features. 

• Exploring homophones, suffixes and prefixes in spelling.

In RE, we will be:

• Understanding the significance of Jesus in Christianity. 

• Exploring the meaning of the Holy Trinity.

• Analysing some of Jesus' miracles.

• Comparing discipleship and friendship.

In RSHE, we will be:

• Exploring why relationships change overtime.

• Developing strategies to support different friendships. 

• Identify whether friendships are positive, or if they make you feel unsafe, worried or uncomfortable.

• Discussing ways to deal with different friendship issues. 

In our indoor PE lessons this term, we will be focusing on dance and learning how to create our own dance sequences to a piece of music. 

In our outdoor PE lessons, we will be learning about multi-skills and the importance of following instructions.

Homework will be set on a Friday via Google Classroom and must be handed back in on Google Classroom (using the turn it in function) by the following Friday. 

In English, we will be:

• Looking at a fictional text: 'Zane and the Hurricane' by Rodman Philbrick. 

• Looking at the language used and methods teh author has utiliesed when describing the setting. 

• Writing our own setting description. 

• Looking at the features of a recount. 

• Exploring our SPaG knowledge and applying this to a recount. 

• Applying our geography knowledge and writing an explanation text about the water cycle.

In geography, we will be: 

• Exploring the location of New Orleans, based on our book Zane and the Hurricane. 

• We will also be re-visiting the meaning of physical geography.

• Identifying the physical geography of New Orleans.

•  Using 4 and 6 figure grid references when working with maps.

• Exploring how the water cycle affects the climate.

• Writing a report on the water cycle. 

In maths, we will be:

• Finishing our unit on place value, looking at numbers up to 1,000,000. 

• Using the written formal methods for addition and subtraction.

• Practicing our times tables. 

• Exploring multiples using our times table knowledge. 

• Exploring our understanding of fractions.

• Finding equivelent fractions. 

In science, we will be:

• Exploring the unit of living things and their habitats.

•  Discussing what plants need to grow.

• Considering whether plants only grow from the seed, or other parts of the plant. 

• Exploring different habitats. 

• Looking at how animals and plants have adapted to inhabit their habitats.

In art, we will be:

• Exploring the stylings of the artist Stephanie Peters.

•  Looking at different methods of art to depict natural disasters within our designs.

• Thinking about colours which create the best effective. 

• Using acrylic paint and sand to create texture within our natural disaster paintings. 

• Writing an evaluation of each other's work.

In French, we will be:

• Recapping vocabulary for the days of the week and months of the year.

• Extending our knowledge of numbers in French to 31

• Saying the date in full using French vocabulary.

In reading, we will be: 

• Developing our different strategies, such as summarising and inferring skills.

• Using the text to support our answers. 

• Looking at a range of text types to answer questions about.

• Looking at the Year 5 / 6 high frequency spelling list.

• Exploring more homophones, suffixes and prefixes.

In R.E, we will be: 

• Exploring the religion of Hinduism. 

• Looking into all the different Hindu Gods.

• Learning about what the Gods mean to Hindus and how they live their lives.

• Exploring the process of Ashrama and Samskara, the different life cycles that Hindus follow throughout the different stages of life.

In RSHE, we will be:

• Develop an understanding of how people can impact their environment.

•  Understanding how economic spending can impact the local area.. 

• Recognising the positive steps that can be taken to support the environment.

In our indoor PE lessons this term, we will be focusing on badminton and learning how to serve and return the shuttlecock to start a simple match.  

In our outdoor PE lessons, we will be learning about netball and the importance of team work.

Homework will be set on a Friday via Google Classroom and must be handed back in on Google Classroom (using the turn it in function) the following Friday. 

In English, we will be:

• Looking at the fictional book 'Greek Myths: Heros, Gods and Monsters of Ancient Greece' by Jean Menzies. 

• Looking at how to write a poem using figurative language.

• Using relative clauses and a range of punctuation. 

• Writing a narrative based upon a Greek myth, using the relevant structures and persuasive vocabulary.

• Editing improving our work, then publishing it. 

In geography and history, we will be:

• Exploring the geographical features of Afghanistan

• Comparing features to different locations. 

• Exploring Ancient Greece in History.

• Placing events in chronological order. 

• Looking at the social classes which were foun in ancient Greece.

In maths, we will be:

• Looking at multiplication and division.

• Exploring how to multiply a 4 digit number by a 2 digit number.

• Dividing with remainders.

• Solving problems using multiplication and division.

• Continuing to explore different variations of fractions and looking into decimals and percentages.

In science, we will be:

• Looking at the different types of forces and how they occur. 

• Recapping push and pull forces.

• Looking at the force of gravity. 

• Exploring the differences between air and water resistance. 

• Building on our skills of working scientifically by making predictions, writing methodologies, collating results and evaluating the results. 

In art, we will be:

• . Exploring the painting of Claude Monet

• Creating our own landscape designs taking inspiration from the work of Monet.

• Practicing our sketching and painting skills.

In French, we will be:

• Recapping previously learned vocabulary. 

• Exploring new vocabulary and use these new words to create more complex sentences about the weather. 

• Using correct pronunciation during short conversations.

In reading, we will be:

• Looking at a range of texts, including poetry and non-fiction. 

• Developing our different skills used within our work such as evaluating and retrieval. 

• Inferring from a text to develop our answers.

• Developing our clarifying skills to support our answers. 

• In Spelling, we will be more spelling patterns from Year 5. 

In RE, we will be:

• Re-visiting the religion of Christianity.

• Exploring different religious events that happen throughout the year.

• Considering why these events are important to Christians.

In RSHE, we will be:

• Looking at different ways to keep yourself healthy.

• Considering how sleep benefits our health.

• Thinking about ways to look after your own mental health 

• Understanding the importance of medicines and vaccines.

In our indoor PE lessons this term, we will be focusing on gymnastics and learning how to combine movements to make a sequence.

In our outdoor PE lessons, we will be learning about hockey and the importance of practicing new skills. 

Homework will be set on a Friday via Google Classroom and must be handed back in on Google Classroom (using the turn it in function) the following Friday. 

In English, we will be:

• Reading the core text 'Who Let the Gods Out', which was written by Maz Evans. 

• Writing a recount in the form of a diary entry. 

• Looking at a range of sentence types and punctuation - including speech punctuation.

• Writing a newpaper report to present an alternative point of view.

• Up-levelling our vocabulary choices using a dictionary and thesaurus. 

• Participating in peer and self assesment to aid us with editing our writing. 

In history and geography, will be:

• Focusing on the global theme of Identity and Diversity. 

• Looking at challenging stereotypes. We will do this by looking at both history and geography.

• Looking at Afghanistan, in geography, and how it compares with the United Kingdom. 

• Finding Afghanistan using an atlas and talking about the physical and human geography features of the land. 

• Focusing on the Ancient Greeks, history, and their social class system which was evident at the time.

• Looking at the untold story of the female Greek philosopher, Aspasia. 

In maths, we will be;

• Finishing our learning focusing on the links between decimals and percentages. 

• Calculating the perimeter and area of different shapes, including regular, irregular and compound shapes. 

• Looking at the topic of statistics -  reading and interpreting tables (including two way tables) 

• Drawing and interpreting line graphs.

• Using timetables (linking to our own lives). 

In science, we will be:

• Identifying and comparing different planets in the solar system. 

• Creating a report on the solar system. 

• Understanding why we have day and night. 

• Exploring and understanding the different phases of the moon. 

• Comparing the length of days and years on different planets - including our own. 

In art, we will be:

• Focusing on our design and technology skills.

•  Designing, making and evaluating Trojan vehicles.

• Assessing our own, and our peers', work. 

In French, we will be:

• Exploring new vocabulary and use these new words to create more complex sentences about where animals and pets French. 

• Continuing to develop the ability to participate in short conversations in French..

• Recapping key vocabulary. 

In reading, we will be:

• Developing our different skills used within our work such as inferring from a text to develop our answers.

• Developing our clarifying skills to back up our answers. 

• Exploring different spelling rules. 

This term in RE, we will be looking at Buddhism. We will be focusing on the following of Buddha's teaching. 

This term, we will be looking at relationships (focusing on respect), living in the wider world (focusing on money) and finally, health and wellbeing. 

In our indoor PE lessons this term, we will be focusing on handball and learning how to work well in a team. 

In our outdoor PE lessons, we will be learning about football and the importance of practicing new skills. 

Homework will be set on a Friday via Google Classroom and must be handed back in on Google Classroom (using the turn it in function) the following Friday. 

In English, we will be:

• Focusing on the core text 'Too Much Trouble' by Tom Avery. 

• Using a variety of punctuation. 

• Planning a persuasive speeach and a balanced argument using technology where posible. 

• Writing several a persuasive speech 

• Writing a balanced argument. 

• Editing and improving our own work and then using peer feedback to improve your learning, 

In history, we will be:

• Building on our chronological skills by plotting different events within the Victorian era.

• Looking at the crime and punishment during the Victorian period.

• Looking at how the Victorian legal system has impacted the legal system today. 

•  Linking our learning to human rights and the justice system. 

• Making links between our core text and human rights. 

In maths, we will be:

• Starting the term off by looking at shape. 

• Investigating the properties of different shape. 

• Describing shapes using teh correct vocabulary. 

• Focusing on position and direction. 

• Looking at decimals. 

In Science, we will be:

• Continuing on focusing on the topic 'Properties of Materials'. 

• Exploring the different uses of materials dependent on their properties and state (solids, liquids and gases). 

• Testing which materials dissolve in a liquid and which materials are insoluble. 

• Investigating dissolving, mixing and changes of state (which are reversible and irreversible). 

In art, we will be:

• Investigating and discussing the work of Norma Bar.

•  Creating accurate pencil drawings using our observational skills.

• Creating artwork based upon the images of Norma Bar

• Assessing our own, and our peers', work. 

In French, we will be:

• Looking at new vocabulary for describing our homes. 

• Writing simple and complex sentences throughout.

• Orally rehearsing with our partners.

In reading, we will be:

• Developing our different skills used within our work such as inferring from a text to develop our answers.

• Developing our clarifying skills to back up our answers. 

• Looking at a variety of texts and discussing what makes them 'good' or not. 

• Exploring a variety of different spelling strategies.

This term, we will be:

• Focusing on the topic 'Peace'.

• Looking at how different religions foster peace. 

• Exploring peacful resolutions. 

• Looking at how we can encourage peace. 

In RSHE, we will be:

• Looking at living in the wider world.

• Understanding what mental health means. 

• Thinking about our own and others wellbeing (focusing on safety).

In our indoor PE lessons this term, we will be focusing on badminton and learning how to develop our skills. 

In our outdoor PE lessons, we will be learning about Outdoor Adventure Activities, and the importance of working as a team and following instructions carefully. 

Homework will be set on a Friday via Google Classroom and must be handed back in on Google Classroom (using the turn it in function) the following Friday. 

In English, we will be:

• Focusing on the classic, fictional tale of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare. 

• Looking at techniques to create an effective setting description. 

• Thinking about different ways to ensure cohesion is present with our writing. 

• Writing a narrative (within a different setting or time

• Looking at various biographies and highlighting features. 

• Writing a biography. 

In history, we will be:

• Looking at the different lives that children within the time period had.

• Exploring different punishements within the Victorian Era. 

• Conducting a role play as a the jury and justice system, including prosecuting and defence.

• Linking our learning to human rights and the justice system. 

• Making links between our core text and human rights.

In maths, we will be:

• Continuing on with converting different units of measurement. 

• Calculating problems involving measures, such as converting ml to liters and cm to km.  

• Calculating the volume of different 3D shapes

• Looking at negative numbers. 

• Calculating using timetables (such as bus timetables or TV guides). 

In science, we will be:

• Focusing on the topic 'Properties of Materials'. 

• Exploring the different uses of materials dependent on their properties and state (solids, liquids and gases). 

• Testing which materials dissolve in a liquid and which materials are insoluble. 

• Finally, we will be investigating dissolving, mixing and changes of state (which are reversible and irreversible). 

In art, we will be:

• Incorporating design and technology and linking it to our core text, Romeo and Juliet. 

• Looking at materials and evaluating them.

• Looking at different designs of masks/costumes and then designing our own. 

• Using different techniques to create masks/costumes for a Capulet Ball. 

• Preparing and cooking a dish for the Capulet Ball. 

In French, we will be:

• Looking at vocabulary surrounding the Romans.

• Reading and translating texts. 

• Writing simple and complex sentences throughout our learning.

• Orally rehearsing with our partners. 

In reading, we will be:

• Developing all the skills we have looked at throughout the year. 

• Inferring from a text to develop our answers.

• Continuing to develop our clarifying skills to back up our answers. 

• Exploring more high frequency words for year 5 and 6. 

In RE, we will be:

• Looking at the Islamic faith.

• Focusing on the Hajj (the journey of a lifetime). 

• Understanding the importance of the Hajj for Islamic people. 

• Comparing and contrasting the pilgrimage to other religious journeys. 

In RSHE, we will be:

• Continuing to look at living in the wider world.

• Understanding the impact mental health has on people and on other people. 

• Thinkig about different methods to improve wellbeing.

In our PE lessons this term, we will be focusing on athletics and learning how to develop our skills. 

In our outdoor PE lessons, we will be learning about cricket, and the importance of working as a team and working hard to improve our skills. 

Homework will be set on a Friday via Google Classroom and must be handed back in on Google Classroom (using the turn it in function) the following Friday.