English Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Poetry – Vocabulary Building Fiction –Stories from our literary heritage

(Macbeth, Shakespeare) Non-Fiction – Recounts (Dick Turpin) SPAG focus in every lesson – some specific

sessions towards the end of the year.

Crime and Punishment

History & D&T How has crime and

punishment developed from the Tudors to modern day?

Witch hunts in Hertfordshire Creating ‘Ducking stools’

using first class levers.

Science Forces

English War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells Poetry – Cinquains Fiction – Take one book Non-Fiction – Persuasion

Space Odyssey

Science & Art Observational

drawing Map work Space collage Textiles

Science Space

Fabulous PharoahsThe Time Travelling Cat

PoetrySuspense and Mystery

Reports

OTHER THEMES IN THE YEAR

River Deep, Mountain HighStig of the Dump

PoetryTake one bookExplanation

Robin HoodOutlawPoetry

Traditional Tale - LegendsInstructions

IndiaJungle Book

PoetryTake One Book

Discussion

Our first topic is GIFTS FROM GOD

Our second topic is THE COMMANDMENTS

New School Year Mass Wednesday 9:30am.

A new type of prayer that we will be introducing is Meditation.

R.E

Behaviour contract: Decided and agreed

by the class Signed

Behaviour Expectations

Sanctions: Warnings Sent to Mrs Page Three times sent to

Mrs Fusi.Rewards: House Points. Bronze Award. Gold Book.

MULTIPLICATION TABLESLearning tables and being tested each Friday

SPELLING10 spellings a week that will be tested on a Friday

LEARNING LOGSA range of subjects to reinforce learning in the classroom – given on a Friday, due in the following Thursday.

MATHSWorksheets / Abacus – given on Friday, due in the following Thursday.

HOMEWORK

Buddy System

Year 5 will continue to be buddies to the Year 1 children.

They will be paired up and get a chance to read with, sit with them in special assemblies, and in the playground on certain ‘buddy events’.

NGRT New Group Reading Test

NFER – National Foundation for Educational Research Mathematics Test.

OPTIONAL SATS MAY 2015Reading and mathematics.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Foundation Subjects, R.E, P.E, English, Maths and

Science.

Assessment

*Parent consultation: Tuesday 21st October*

Thank you!

Please take a

‘Curriculum

Letter’.

Questions?