Geography Children will learn about map skills looking at the local area and comparing this to Stratford Upon Avon Investigate the local area – investigating what the local area was like in like during Tudor times? History This term, we are focusing on the changes in Tudor Times and will use timelines to help us understand this period of British History. The children will learn about life in Tudor England. Comparing rich and poor people in Tudor times and then with our lives today. Tudor Monarchs in particular Henry V111 and his wives will be studied. Considering gender equality Physical Education PE will be taught weekly by Live and Learn, who will focus on a range of outdoor team sports. We are particularly looking forward to exploring Tudor Dance later in the term. PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) We will look at classroom rules and procedures Empathy and respecting others choices MFL Around Town-linked to Rotherham and Stratford Upon Avon Directions (Maths), Map Work (Geography), Modes of Transport
Year 5 Autumn Term Plan Mission Statement Herringthorpe Junior School ‘Working in partnership to engage hearts and minds in the joy of learning.’ Dear Parents/ Carers, The Autumn term in Y5 will be full of exciting opportunities. As well as introducing our new topic: What A Performance, the children will visit Stratford Upon Avon as the Year 5 residential. Those children not taking part will be offered a chance to visit Gainsborough Old Hall– a Tudor Mansion. We will focus on a new class texts – a selection of Shakespeare’s plays. The children’s learning will be celebrated at The Willow Tree Shakespeare Festival held at the Civic Theatre, in early January. Towards the end of this term, you will receive an Interim Behaviour Report which will provide details of how well the children feel that they have settled into Year 5. This will be supported with a parent’s evening to discuss your child’s current levels and the expectations of Year 5. New targets will be set in October by their Year 5 teacher. We are really looking forward to the Autumn Term and providing your child with an exciting learning experience! Yours sincerely Mrs J K Fearnley (Head Teacher) Mrs A. Adams (Head of School) Mrs Angus, Miss Stanton and Miss Adams (Y5 Teachers)
Literacy Lots of our writing will be based on our class plays-Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet. We will be developing our skills in researching and organising information to create non-chronological reports about the Tudors. Writing our own play scripts – linked to Shakespeare text Our residential and topic visits will be recounted. A newspaper report will be written about Henry V111 We will write performance poetry in the style of Shakespeare’s rhyming couplets. Numeracy In maths the children will be consolidating their previous knowledge and studying a range of mathematical concepts involving the four operations. How long did each monarch reign for? The area and perimeter of rooms in a Tudor house Data Handling will involve organising facts about Shakespeare’s plays-graph of how long Henry was married to each wife Planning a Tudor banquet for guests What fraction of his married life did Henry V111 spend with each of his wives? Real Project This term the Y5s will perform their class play at the Civic Theatre in early January, 2020.
ICT/ Computing Research to support the history and literacy aspects or our topic will be published. INTERNET – topic researching, internet safety Autumn 1 E‐Safety Digital Literacy Comic Life, Purple Mash Autumn 2 Computer Science Flowol, Purple Mash, Scratch
Design Technology/ Art Tudor Rose pen & ink interpretations Investigate Tudor tapestry and create own, developing sewing techniques. Building a performance area and making play props
Music The children will have a range of musical experiences using the Charanga Music Program
Science The children will investigate the properties of materials and how to bring about changes to materials
R.E This term we will focus on studying Christianity - How do Christians use the Bible-leading to the Christmas celebration.