Pupils in Years 5 and 6 have covered a variety of topics. Attainment will vary according to the age and ability of your child. In addition to the curriculum areas listed, children have had the opportunity to: take part in a field trip to the Lea Valley Park; participate in a Shakespeare work-shop; visit the theatre to see ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’; take part in a WW2 day; experience the ‘Astrodome’; and represent the school in a variety of sporting and musical events.
This year the children have studied three Creative Curriculum topics: ‘Journeys and Explorers’, ‘Ancient Britain Since 1930’ and ‘Fair Trade’ all of which make links between many different curriculum areas.
Through class and small group work children have studied the following text types:
- Non – Fiction: Persuasive Writing, Journalistic Writing, Instructions and Recounts.
- Fiction and Poetry: Short stories, Poetry, Film Narrative, Play Scripts
Key stage 1 and 2 children work in sets which are differentiated according to ability.
Under the new curriculum numeracy will be taught within the following the strands.
- Number and place value
- Addition and subtraction
- Multiplication and division
- Geometry (properties of shape)
- Geometry (position and direction)
- Statistics (Additionally for KS2)
Please make sure you visit the Policies and Downloads section under ‘About Us’ where you will find some helpful documents entitled Year 1 Learner, Year 2 Learner etc. These give a good overview of the new numeracy curriculum for each year group.
Experimental and investigative skills have been developed through the following topics: Healthy Living, Sound, Solids, Liquids and Gases, Changing State, Earth, Sun and Moon and Plants and Life Cycles.
Experimental and investigative skills have been developed through the following topics:
- Interdependence and Adaptation,
- How We See Things,
- Forces and Dissolving.
Children have improved and developed their skills in historical enquiry through studying Explorers and WW2. An awareness of the past has been developed through investigation of primary and secondary sources of evidence. Children have had experience of life during the 1940s by taking part in a WW2 day and have also seen a stage production of Goodnight Mr Tom.
Children will have access to laptops and iPads to develop a range of computing skills covering; Digital Literacy, Information Technology and Computer Science:
- Designing and developing computer games
- Searching, sorting and networks using efficient algorithms
- Remixing and creating web content using HTML
- Designing and developing multi-level Xbox games
- Networks, data and creating web content
- Designing and developing mobile apps
- Staying safe in a digital world
Children have developed their understanding of some of the key Christian and Buddhist beliefs and practices. They have looked at rules and codes of conduct, major festivals, creation stories and ultimate and non-ultimate questions.
French speaking and listening skills have been developed through topics including; All About Me, Our World, Planets, Describing People.
Geographical knowledge and skills have been developed through the topics of Rivers and Fair Trade. They have visited the Lea Valley Park to learn about how rivers are managed and to carry out field work. Through a study of Fair Trade, the children have learnt about a contrasting locality in Ghana and have taken part in ‘trading games’ to illustrate the process of ‘Bean to Bar.’ They have taken part in workshops run by Waitrose and Traidcraft to learn more about Fair Trade farming and products.
Children have developed health, fitness, physical and social skills through: Netball, Cricket, Rounders, Dance, Gymnastics and Athletics. All of the children also participated in National School Sports Week.
The children have explored different media this year, focussing on the use of acrylic paints to create landscapes. The have develop their ability to sketch accurately, completing a topic on portraits and have studied how to convey a feeling of movement in their work.
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
The children have had the opportunity to bake biscuits. Through focused investigations and their own practical explorations, they have been able to plan, make and evaluate their own vehicles, as well as learning to use a range of tools safely.
PSHE is ongoing in our school community as well as being taught through discrete lessons. The children understand their roles and responsibility as individuals and part of a wider community. They have also explored the topics of Safety in the Home, Road Safety, Going for Goals, and Financial Capability. As well as being taught as a subject in its own right, PSHE issues are addressed in each class as they arise.
The four primary musical skills, listening, composition, performance and singing, have been central to projects on Journeys, Samba and Jingles. Demonstration of the understanding and control of the musical elements has been a focus throughout. All Year 5 children have enjoyed learning steel pans this year.