Spring Term 2024
We have a very busy term exploring all of the new topics in the CUSP curriculum as well as continuing to develop skills and knowledge from schemes already used.
Year 5 will be covering:
Maths:
· Fractions and decimals
· Angles
Writing
· Third person stories set on another culture
· Formal letters of application
· Playscripts
· Biography writing
Reading linked to the following books
· A Midsummer Night’s Dream
· I am Not a Label
· Boy in the Tower
History
· The Ancient Greeks
Art
· Textiles and collage
· 3D and collage
Science
· Forces
· Space
Design and Technology
· Food and nutrition
· Fabrics and textiles
Geography
· Map and grid references
PE
PE will be on Monday and Thursday each week and will be focusing on the skills of:
· Badminton
· Gymnastics
· Tag rugby
· Hockey
Music
· Rhythm
· Pitch
PHSCE
· Managing Risks
· Online safety
· Working together
Reading should be completed everyday with at least three days signed off by an adult.
Homework is set weekly on Learning with Parents. The homework focuses on consolidating a new concept that has been learnt at school.