St John's C of E Primary - Nurturing Excellence

Falcon Class

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WELCOME TO OUR FINAL HALF TERM! A busy half term ahead with Sports Day, Year 5/6 Production and our Victorian Day! .

In Maths we will be revising our understanding of calculating with Fractions – addition, subtraction and multiplication, also turning mixed numbers into improper fractions. We will look at Area and Volume before moving onto Geometry. With end of Year Assessments approaching, we of course will be revising the content of a variety of key areas including: the 4 operations, place value, Decimals, Rounding and our reasoning skills to practise those problem style questions.

In English we will be reading “Floodland” by Marcus Sedgwick, this will be our focus for Guided Reading lessons where we will continue to develop reading comprehension and focus on how best to answer those SATs style questions using retrieval, vocabulary and inference skills. Children will write a Diary Entry of a child living during the Industrial Revolution. We will look at Macbeth, by William Shakespeare; the children will write a Biography of William Shakespeare and a Character Description of Banquo. Children are polishing their grammar and sentence structures such as fronted adverbials, cohesive devices, embedded and relative clauses, hyperbole and similes using the correct punctuation to present their ideas.

Our science unit is Meteorology. The study of meteorology is connected to many elements of science, maths and technology and children will deepen their understanding of meteorology: the study of the weather. Building on the children’s existing knowledge, focussing on weather, climate, atmosphere and forecast. The disciplinary knowledge gained in this unit allows the children to think more like meteorologists, using data and diagrams to deduce and draw logical conclusions.

In History, we will be looking at The Victorian Age. This learning builds on the Industrial Revolution and the British Empire units, looking at life in Britain during the Victorian Age. We will study Queen Victoria, Leisure and the Workhouse and Poor Law. Children have the chance to dress up as a Victorian child during our special workshop day on Tuesday 23rd of June!

We will be completing a “Local Study” in Geography. Building on their understanding of mapping, fieldwork and data. Looking at maps of the local area, they will be sketching maps using their knowledge of the local area and collecting and analysing data. Throughout this unit, children will reflect upon the importance of data to geographers, how they collect, analyse and present their data and what data can tell us about the world around us.

In DT, we will be making pitta bread. As part of their work with food, pupils will be taught how to cook and apply the principles of nutrition and healthy eating. Instilling a love of cooking in pupils will also open a door to one of the great expressions of human creativity. Learning how to cook is a crucial life skill that enables pupils to feed themselves and others affordably and well, now and in later life.

In RE, children will explore freedom of religion and belief using the example of collective worship in schools. Pupils think about the big question: “Are all people equal?” Pupils study how people live out their beliefs and analyse information about religion and freedom in society. They also interpret legal and religious texts. Reflecting on their own beliefs and experiences while learning, understanding different viewpoints helps people think more critically about ideas like truth, justice, and equality.

Year 5 will be learning how to play Cricket in PE,. They will be taught the techniques involved to compete as a team. They will develop batting, bowling and catching skills.

Music lessons will focus on the songs and performance skills needed for the Year 5/6 production.

In Art we will look at Photography, developing their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design. We will learn about how the camera obscura was used to create the first photograph, the development of film and the digital camera. We will look at the use different compositional devices when taking photographs such as the rule of thirds, leading lines and negative space. We will look at and try imitating the works of Man Ray, Jason Evans, Keetman and Siskind.

Our unit is Healthy Lifestyles in PSHE, looking at a range of physical and mental aspects of healthy living. Beginning by focusing particularly on healthy eating and physical activity, building on previous units, and sets this in a wider context of understanding that our behaviour, routines and choices all contribute to a healthy lifestyle. It encourages children to think more widely about choices others make in relation to a balanced diet and exercise, as well as applying it directly to their own lives.