Term 1/2

This term our learning will be as follows:

English

Maybe - whole school text - 'All About Me' writing and poetry

Brightstorm - setting description and portal story.

River Story

The start of the Mayans - information text

The Three Peaks - report writing

Maths

Year 5-Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Fractions

Year 6- Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Fractions, Converting Units

History - Civilisation - Era and period – 250BC – 900AD - Mayan Civilization

Here are some of the areas we will be covering:

Identify significant people in the Mayan civilisation. - Ahau Pacal Votan ruler, Sun God, Maize God, Sky
Identify significant changes and events in the Mayan civilisation over time. - 900AD end of Classical Period, collapse of some Mayan cities.
Identify significant landmarks in the Mayan civilisation. - The Great Pyramid built at city of Venta, El Castillo Pyramid, Kukulcan in Chichen Itza (at which during the spring and autumn equinox a shadow is cast resembling a snake).

Science - Biology - Animals including humans – Teeth and digestion

describe the simple functions of the basic part of the digestive system in humans
identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions.
construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey

Geography - Place - English counties - Significant cities in England - Locate significant English landmarks

Here are some of the areas we will be covering:

Know the counties of region (South-east & London: Kent, Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Essex, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire)

• Case study of a city within South-east: London

• Know significant cities in England (London, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle).

• Identify characteristics of the England (famous landmarks both physical and human e.g. Dover Cliffs, River Thames, Peak District, Dover Cliffs, Blackpool Tower, Windsor Castle, Lake District, Angel of the North, Hadrian’s Wall)

• Identify the hemisphere (northern), latitude, longitude and time zones in relation to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Art and DT

Discipline -Drawing

Artist - Hong Chung Zhang

Discipline – Painting

Artist - Lucy Austin

DT - Structures - Self – supporting 3D buildings

2a.2 What is it like to follow God?

AMV- What do people believe about life? (Humanism)

Invasion Games and Gymnastics

Music

Compose with your friends