Half term
English
Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman: poetry and narrative
Year 5: use relative clauses; use modal verbs and adverbs to show possibility; use dialogue to convey character and advance the action; identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- National Poetry Day (Thursday 1 October): perform poems
- Begin Cloud Busting — explore how a story can be told in different poetic forms
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Write a poem from a character's point of view, choosing a poetic form
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Use relative clauses and modal verbs
- Write a diary entry in role as Sam
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Write a narrative chapter using dialogue to advance the action
- Edit and improve
Maths
Place value to 1,000,000; the four operations
Year 5: read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000; round; interpret negative numbers in context; read Roman numerals to 1,000; add and subtract numbers with more than four digits; multiples, factors and primes; multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1,000.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Read, write, order and compare numbers to 1,000,000
- Read Roman numerals to 1,000
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000
- Negative numbers in context (autumn and winter temperatures)
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Add and subtract whole numbers with more than four digits using formal written methods
- Solve multi-step problems
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Multiples, factors and prime numbers
- Multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1,000
Science
Earth and space
Describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun; describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth; describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies; use the idea of the Earth's rotation to explain day and night.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- The Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- How the Earth and other planets move relative to the Sun
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- The phases of the Moon
- How the Earth's rotation explains day and night
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Investigate the Sun's apparent movement using shadows
- Why do days get shorter in autumn?
History
The Kingdom of Benin (c. AD 900–1300)
A non-European society that provides contrasts with British history: Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900–1300.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Locate Benin, in what is now southern Nigeria, and compare its timeline with Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- The Oba: how the kingdom was ruled; the walls and layout of Benin City
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- The Benin Bronzes (most were made in later centuries): what do they tell us, and where are they today?
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Trade and daily life in Benin compared with Anglo-Saxon Britain
Geography
Africa: Nigeria in focus
Locate the world's countries, using maps to focus on Africa; describe key aspects of physical and human geography including climate zones, biomes, settlements and land use.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Locate countries of Africa and its main climate zones
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- The physical geography of Nigeria: the Niger and Benue rivers and vegetation belts
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Human geography: Lagos, a megacity
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Compare a region of the UK with a region of Nigeria
Art and design
Relief sculpture inspired by the Benin Bronzes
Improve mastery of sculpture with a range of materials; learn about great artists and craftspeople.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Study Benin plaques: composition, pattern and symbolism
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Sketch designs for a relief panel
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Clay relief: create a slab, carve and add detail
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Finish and evaluate their relief panels
Design and technology
Cooking and nutrition: West African jollof rice
Understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet; prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes; understand seasonality.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Research jollof rice and the seasonality of its ingredients
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Food safety and hygiene; knife skills (bridge and claw)
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Cook a vegetable jollof rice
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Evaluate the dish and adapt the recipe
Computing
Selection in programs
Use selection in programs; work with various forms of input; understand how search results are selected and ranked; be discerning in evaluating digital content.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Use conditions: if… then…
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Use if… then… else… with sensing blocks
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Make a quiz game using selection
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Online safety: evaluating online content and spotting fake news
PE
Basketball and gymnastics
Play competitive games using running, passing and dribbling; develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Basketball: dribbling with control
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Basketball: chest pass and bounce pass
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Gymnastics: counter-balance and counter-tension with a partner
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Gymnastics: create and perform group sequences
Music
West African drumming
Play and perform in ensemble contexts; improvise; listen with attention to detail; appreciate music from different traditions.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Listen to West African drumming, including the Yoruba talking drum
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- Learn djembe techniques: bass, tone and slap
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Call and response and polyrhythms
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Perform a group drumming piece
RE
Islam: why is the Qur'an important to Muslims?
Beliefs, sacred texts and practice in Islam.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- The revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- How Muslims show respect for the Qur'an
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- The Five Pillars of Islam
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- A virtual visit to a mosque
PSHE and RSHE
Being me in my world; mental health
Relationships education and health education: respectful relationships, online relationships, mental wellbeing.
Week 1
w/c 28 September (includes Thu 1 and Fri 2 October)
- Rights and responsibilities in our class and school
Week 2
w/c 5 October
- World Mental Health Day (10 October): building resilience
Week 3
w/c 12 October
- Online safety: dealing with pressure online
Week 4
w/c 19 October
- Black History Month: stereotypes and challenging racism