Welcome back!

We hope you're looking forward to the half term ahead.

We hope that this page gives you and your families lots of information about some of the things we will be learning.

Parents/carers, if you have any questions please contact your child's class teacher at school or
e-mail: enquiries@anstonparkjuniors.co.uk 

Y5 Teachers

Mrs Drake - 5B

Mrs Dunsdon - 5D

Teaching Assistant 

Mrs Morton

Class Novels

Every day, we enjoy listening to a story.

This half term Year 5 are reading:

Thief! by Malorie Blackman

Summer Term 2 - English Text

 This half term we will be focusing on the book 'Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat' by Javaka Steptoe.

We will be working towards writing an information text about Jean-Michel Basquiat which would be suitable to have as part of an art gallery by the end of this half term.

Will explore how to use relative clauses beginning with who, which, whose, that or an omitted pronoun, adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility, a wider range of devices to build cohesion and link ideas using tense choices. We will also explore using precise word choices to communicate using a formal tone for this piece of writing.

Summer Term 2 - Medium Term Plan

See below for an overview of all we will be learning this half term. Scroll down for more detailed information on each subject.

Science

Forces

During this unit, we will:

Learn about gravity, including what gravity is, recognise it in action and know who discovered it and how

Learn about friction and what it does and how it can be useful or a hindrance

Learn about air and water resistance and how they work with gravity and how these types of resistance can affect the speed of objects

Understand what is meant by a lever and look at effort, fulcrum/pivot and load on different levers

Understand what a pulley and gears are and how they work to create movement

Key questions:

What is gravity?

What effect does friction have?

What is resistance?

How can mechanisms change a force?

Geography 

Brazil Study (Location & Landscape)

In this unit we will:

• Look at where Brazil is in the world and consider what continent it is in and the bodies of water that surround it
• Name and locate the Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, the Pico de Neblina in the Imeri mountains and the Atlantic Ocean
• Find out about the urban and rural areas in Brazil and the differences between them
• Think about why people live at on the coast of Brazil
• Explore the city of Rio de Janeiro and the divide between poor and the rich, including the the living conditions of both groups and the consequences of the divide

 Art

Textiles - Pacita Abad

During this unit we will:

• Explore and be inspired by the work of Pacita Abad
• Explore and try out some techniques using Brusho
• Explore and practise a range of stitching techniques 
• Plan, make and evaluate a final piece which combines the use of Brusho and stitching on fabric

In our other foundation subjects...

Computing - Programming B – Selection in Quizzing

PSHE - Changing Me

RE - What is the best way for a Christian to show commitment to God? 

Music - Opening Night

French - Traditions and Celebrations

PE - Cricket & Tennis

PE

Please ensure that your child comes to school in their P.E. uniform on PE days. 

 Y5 PE days are currently:

5B - Monday and Wednesday 

5D - Monday and Wednesday

 Indoor Kit =  plain white t-shirt, black shorts or tracksuit bottoms and suitable shoes (pumps or trainers). No football shirts or strips please.

Outdoor Kit = plain tracksuit bottoms and warm jacket and shoes suitable for all weathers (trainers)

Please remember that no jewellery should be worn and earrings MUST be removed by the child for any PE session. Long hair needs to be tied back.  

Homework Menu

As part of our wider curriculum topic, children can also choose to complete homework from our homework menu (see below). This is optional, however, it will be enjoyable for the children and it will allow them to take their learning further and share it with you at home. Once any tasks have been completed please bring them into school and we will do our best to display as many of them as possible.

We would love to see how creative you can be and display your hard work for all to see. 

Times Tables

 It is still important to ensure that children in Y5 are secure and fluent with their times tables facts as they are needed in many aspects of the Y5 maths curriculum. Without the quick recall of these facts, maths learning becomes much more challenging as children need to work hard to recall the times table fact they need as well as work through new methods.

Below is a grid of the core multiplication facts we would like children to learn with quick recall and fluency. Once children know these facts, they can use them to work out any other facts (eg: knowing 2x and 10x tables means they can calculate 12x)

Please continue to support your child with learning these facts and encouraging them to play on Times Table Rock Stars also: https://ttrockstars.com/