Term 5 and 6 are BIG and exciting terms! We will have lots to look forward to such as Kilve Court, school trip to the Roman Baths, Roman WOW day, summer play and lots lots more! 

Our learning topics for these terms can be found below:

Term 5 English - Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman.

Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is a ‘normal’ life – friends, swimming, school, family.

But his life is far from normal. Not every thirteen-year-old desperately needs a new heart because theirs doesn’t work properly.

Finally, one doctor offers hope.
Cameron could – if he and his parents agree – take part in a radical and controversial procedure involving the transplant of a pig’s heart into his human body.

It’s risky. And it’s never been done before . . .

While Cameron comes to terms with the idea, he finds the world around him is much less accepting.

But surely everyone will understand that it’s better to have a pig’s heart that works than a human heart that doesn’t – won’t they . . .?

Y5 Maths

• Shape - identifying, measuring and drawing angles, regular and irregular polygons and 3D shapes.
• Geometry: Position and Direction - read and plot coordinates, translation, lines of symmetry, reflection.
• Number: Decimals - add and subtract decimals with different number of decimal places, efficient strategies for adding and subtracting, decimal sequences, multiplying and dividing decimals for 10/100/1000. 
• Negative Numbers - understand, count, compare and find differences. 
• Converting units - kilograms and kilometres, millimetres and millilitres, converting units of measure
• Volume - cubic centimetres, compare and estimate volume and estimate capacity. 

Y6 Maths

• Shape - measure, classify and calculate angles, vertically opposite angles, angles in a triangle, angles in quadrilaterals, angles in polygons, circles, draw shapes accurately, nets of 3-D shapes.
• Position and Direction - quadrants, solve problems with coordinates, translations, reflections.
• Themed projects, consolidation and problem solving opportunities

Science - Classifying Living Things 

This term we will be exploring the following learning objectives:

1. Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways

2. Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment

3. Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.

We will be looking closely at the animal kingdom to identify invertebrates and vertebrates as well as exploring the world of plants and how best to classify them using dichotomous keys. 

Design Technology - Nutrition and Designing Food Packaging 

We will be delving into the world of product design, looking specifically at:

- Nutrition 

- Various types of packaging; focus on materials like paper, plastic, and biodegradable options. Discussing how these choices impact sustainability.

- Discuss and categorise the functions of packaging, such as protection, containment, information, and marketing. Analyse examples of effective packaging from daily life.

- Analysis of food labels on existing products to learn about nutritional information, legal labelling requirements, and how these influence consumer behaviour.

- Design a food package for a fictional product, focusing on aesthetic and functional aspects. Include considerations for environmental impact and customer appeal.

- Peer-review created designs; focusing on how well designs meet specified needs including environmental sustainability, functionality, and consumer appeal.

Art 

In Art this term we will be studying the 3D artist Yayoi Kusama. 

Who is she?

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist who is sometimes called ‘the princess of polka dots'. Although she makes lots of different types of art – paintings, sculptures, performances and installations – she has become known for the one thing they have in common, DOTS!

We will be having a go at recreating our own 3D art based on her botanical 3D sculptures.