Year 5

  What’s happening this half term?

English

In Autumn 1 our guided reading and English work will be based around the book ‘Atomic’ by Guy Bass. In Autumn 2 it will be based around ‘The Wolves in the Wall’ by Neil Gaiman and ‘The Lost Thing’ by Shaun Tan.

Maths 

Number: Place Value to 1 million. Addition and Subtraction: written methods. Number: Multiplication and division: formal methods. Measurement: Calculating Perimeter and Area.

History/Geography

In Autumn 1 we will have a geography topic called “Are all mountains the same?”. In Autumn 2 we will have a history topic called “Who were the Anglo-Saxons?”

Science

Our Science topics for the Autumn term are “Is the force with you?” where children will learn about different forces and “Where in the universe are we?” Where children will be learning about Space.

PE

In Autumn One children will be learning how to play hockey, they will have a focus on dribbling, passing and shooting skills and will move on to playing games against each other. In Autumn Two children will be having cricket lessons with Lancashire County Cricket!

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