Please find below an overview of the curriculum for this class. If you require further information please ask the class teacher in the first instance. Each term a curriculum letter is sent out from each class.
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| 2024-25 | Autumn | Spring | Summer | |||
| Theme | ||||||
English |
Wolf Brother -Suspense writing. -Personification poetry. |
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief -Beating the monster. -Instructions |
Beowulf -Fantasy story. -Explanation text. |
Midnight Fox -Meeting someone story. -Non chronological report |
The Hobbit -Journey Story. -Informal letter. |
River boy – Wishing story. -Poetry |
Maths Yr 5 |
Decimal fractions – 4 weeks Money – 1 week Negative numbers – 2 weeks |
Short multiplication and division – 8 Weeks |
Area and scaling – 5 weeks Calculating with decimal fractions – 2 weeks |
Calculating with decimal fractions – 1 week Factors, multiples and primes – 4 weeks |
Fractions – 6 weeks |
Converting units – 2 weeks Angles – 3 weeks Consolidation and assessment. 1 week |
Maths Yr 6 |
Calculating using knowledge of structures – 5 weeks Multiples of 1000 – 2 weeks |
Numbers up to 10,000,000 – 4 weeks Consolidation and assessment – 2 weeks Draw compose and decompose shapes – 2 weeks. |
Multiplication and division – 4 weeks Area, perimeter, position and direction – 2 weeks |
Fractions and percentages – 4 weeks Statistics 1 week. |
Ratio and proportion – 2 weeks Calculating using knowledge of structures (2) – 1 week. SATS – 1 week Solving problems with two unknowns – 2 weeks. |
Order of operations – 1 week Mean Average – 1 week. |
| Science | Properties and Changes of materials | Earth and Space | Life Cycles | Classification | ||
| History | Ancient Greeks | Anglo Saxons | Vikings | |||
| Geography | Mountain Environments | Water, Rivers and Coasts | The Environment | |||
| Computing | Communication and Collaboration | Intro to spreadsheets | Webpage Creation | Variables in games | Sensing | 3D modelling |
| DT | Christmas Crafts | Cooking to live – bread and pizza | Mother’s Day Shortbread | Cooking to Live
Soup/ Creamy Chicken Pasta |
Structures | |
| Art | Greek vases – silhouettes | Canal Boat Artwork | Saxon Weaving | Viking Sculpture (Materials other than clay) | Sketching animals | |
| Music | African sounds | Rounds | Journey into space | Songs for the Show | ||
| RE | Creation and science: conflicting or complementary? | Why do some people believe in God and some people not? | Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people? | What do Christians believe Jesus did to ‘save’ people? | Christians and how to live: what would Jesus do? | What does it mean to be a Muslim living in Britain today? |
| PE | Invasion Games Y6 OAA Unit 3 Y6 |
Dance Unit 5 Y6 Gym Y6 |
Net wall games Y6 Athletics Folder |
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French |
Les Vetements | J’habite | Un pays francophone | |||
| Relationship, Health and Sex Education | Caring Friendships
Internet Safety and Harms Online Relationships |
Health Prevention
Mental Wellbeing
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Healthy Eating
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Respectful Relationships | Mental Wellbeing
Being Safe
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Families and People who Care for Me: Sex Education
Transition |
| Modern Foreign Language French | ||||||
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| 2025-26 | Autumn | Spring | Summer | |||
| Theme | ||||||
English |
Non-chronological reports
Adverts |
Oliver Twist
Poetry – daffodils Instruction |
The highwayman
Newspaper reports |
Stories from other cultures
Skellig |
The hobbit
Assessment of writing and revision |
The hobbit
Production |
Maths |
Place value
Calculation Negative numbers and co-ordinates |
Multiples, factors and primes
Fractions, decimals and percentages |
Angles in shape
Area and Volume Ratio and proportion |
Measures
Statistics |
Review | Problem solving |
| Science | Light | Forces inc. pulleys | Animals including Humans | Evolution and Inheritance | Electricity | |
| History | Mayan Civilization | Crime and Punishment | Local History- Battle of Bosworth | Slave Trade Literacy Link | ||
| Geography | Geography of Thurlaston including Counties | A place in North or South America | ||||
| Computing | Systems and Searching | Vector Drawing | Flat File databases | Selection in Physical Computing | Video Production | Selection in Quizzes |
| DT | Residential
Motors and Computer Control |
Pastry Fruit Tarts | South American cooking | Cams | Soup -Vegetarian | |
| Art | Mayan Weaving | Christmas Art | Mother’s Day Watercolour | South American artists | Jewellery making | |
| Music | Blues | Electronic sounds | Songs for the Show | |||
| RE | What does it mean if God is holy and loving? | What matters most to Humanists and Christians? | For Christians what kind of a King is Jesus? | Why do Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah? | Why do Hindus want to be good? | How does faith help people when life gets hard? |
| PE | Invasion Games Y5 OAA Unit 3 Y5 |
Dance Unit 5 Y5 Gym Y6 |
Net wall games Y5 Athletics Folder |
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French |
Moi et mon ecole | Qu’est-ce que tu veux? | Les Sport | |||
| Relationship, Health and Sex Education | Caring Friendships
Internet Safety and Harms Online Relationships |
Health Prevention
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Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco
Healthy Eating Mental Wellbeing
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Respectful Relationships |
Being Safe Families and People who Care for Me |
Basic First Aid
Transition |
| Modern Foreign Language French | ||||||
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