Raiders, Revolts and Reactions

This half term, Year 5 have got a fun - filled adventure awaiting them!

English We will be: ·         Writing a recount of our Christmas Day ·         Writing our own Myths ·         Looking at different Genres in Reading ·         Exploring Phonics and letter patterns in words. ·         Adapting a Myth into a play script.

Maths We will be learning about: Negative numbers Long multiplication, square numbers and cube numbers Addition and subtraction of large numbers involving money Adding and subtracting fractions

Science We will be: Investigating the properties of materials Using these properties to separate a mixture Working scientifically on an investigation

Art & DT We will be: Continuing with our sewing project

Music We will be: Performing songs as a whole class and in groups

History We will be: Finding out all about the Anglo- Saxons: where they came from, how they lived and how they have influenced our lives today.

Geography We will be: Looking on maps at countries in Europe in the 8th century and how they differ from today.

PE We will be: Having dance every Tuesday afternoon working on balances. Having Football every Friday afternoon.

RE We will be: Thinking about whether Sikh stories are important today.

Computing We will be : Learning about Algorithms: writing our own and debugging ones that already exist.

PSHE We will be: Looking at what attributes make an effective learner. Recognising and celebrating our own achievement. Applying what we have learnt.

MFL We will be: Learning new vocabulary for items in the classroom and describing their position.