Y5 Summer 2 2023
Our final topic in Year 5 will be 'Brazil' - an enquiry into whether Brazil is a country of two halves through detailed research of different events and perceptions of this South American country.
Throughout this term, we will attend swimming lessons on a Wednesday morning at King's School. We will also be sending out further information about the pinnacle of Year 5: Year 5 Camp!
Geography - Brazil:
- Locate and describe where Brazil is within the world.
- Develop map skills by identifying physical and human features of Brazil using 4 or 6 figure grid references.
- Comparing life within Brazilian favelas with life in Kings Worthy.
- Explore and analyse climate data within a range of locations in Brazil.
- Explain the layers of the rainforest by creating a model.
Science - Living things & their habitats :
- Recognise the different parts of plants by dissecting in order to identify how plants reproduce.
- Exploring and understanding the life cycles for all five categories of animals (birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, fish)
English:
- Writing scenes of a playscript linked to 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell
- Inspired by the story of 'The Great Kapok Tree' by Lynne Cherry, we will also be writing a balanced argument about deforestation for people of the Amazon or large companies in charge of deforestation.
- Our English will focus on embedding Year 5 grammar, spelling and punctuation aims such as semicolons, fronted adverbials, parenthesis, relative clauses and choosing the correct register for the audience and purpose.
Maths:
- Decimals: understanding addition and subtraction with decimals up to 3 decimal places, multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 in decimal places through digit shifting. This is a continuation of this topic from Summer 1.
- Converting Units: converting from metric units such as cm, m, km and g, kg; understanding the meaning of imperial and metric units; converting between imperial and metric units using given equations.
- Volume: understanding the meaning of volume in a 3D shape, using the equation V = L x W x H to calculate the volume of 3D shapes.
Computing:
- Scratch coding units, developing an understanding of loops, count controlled loops, and forever commands.
DT - Structures:
- Pupils will create a freestanding bird hide using different materials based on the work of the architect Tormod Amundsen.
- Understand different ways of joining materials and explore different joining methods for freestanding structures.
Music - Samba Music :
- Pupils will learn to identify the main features of Samba music with reference to instruments and dimensions.
- Understand what a syncopated rhythm is and play their own syncopated beats.
PE:
- Our PE days will continue to be on a Monday (indoor) and Friday (outdoor).
- Outdoor: Swimming (At King's School with Penguins)
- Indoor: Tennis
RE - Community:
- Our RE learning will take place in the final week of term.
- Enquring what Umma means to Muslims and exploring how Muslims create a sense of community.
- Evaluating the value of Umma to Muslims and themselves.
- Exploring how a sense of community can affect our own lives and the lives of others.
PSHE - Careers, Financial Capability and Economic Wellbeing:
- Our PSHE learning will take place in the final week of term.
- Exploring how money can be borrowed and discussing the risks associated with this.
- We will learn about enterprise, inclusive of what is needed for a successful enterprise.
- Understanding factors which influence people decisions about careers.