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Y5 Curriculum Overview

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We have so many exciting learning opportunities for the 2024 to 2025 school year! Below is an overview of topics that you child be learning about in each subject this year.

 

Spring Term

English

- Classic fiction inspired by Oscar Wilde's short stories 

- Recounts and explanation texts inspired by The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

 

Maths

- Multiplication and division

- Fractions

 

Science

- Force

- Earth and Space

 

RE

- Daniel

- Easter as a celebration of Victory

 

Art - Colour blending inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe

 

DT -  Electronic systems - Fairground Rides

 

History - Vikings and Anglo Saxons

 

Geography - Mountains

 

PE

- Dance

- Gymnastics

- Athletics

 

Music - Learning to play a musical instrument

 

Computing

- Video Media

- Programming

 

PSHE

- Online safety

- Money

- First Aid

- Diversity

 

French

- Telling the time

- Discussing activities

 

 

Autumn Term

English

- Non fiction biographies inspired by Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli

- Traditional tales inspired by Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman

- Narrative Poetry inspired by The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

 

Maths

- Number and place value

- Addition and subtraction

- Multiplication and division

- Measure: area and perimeter

 

Science

- Living Things and their Habitats

- Animals including humans

 

RE

- Exploring the lived of significant women in the Old Testament

- Christmas: The gospels of Matthew and Luke

 

Art - Wire sculptures inspired by Natalie Graham

 

History - Early Islamic Civilisation

 

Geography - North America

 

PE

- Handball

- Hockey

- Gymnastics

- Football

 

Music - Learning to play a musical instrument

 

Computing

- Sharing information

- Video production

 

PSHE

- Online safety

- Behaviour and attitudes

- First Aid

- Relationships

 

French

- Revision of year 4 vocabulary

- Nationalities

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