Silver Maple Class: Years 5 and 6 Term 3 Curriculum Outline: Heroes and Villains
2015/2016
Academic
Year
Outlined are the main topics that we
will be learning
about in
Term 3. The National Curriculum and
other published frameworks are used as a guide. However, topics and schemes are adapted to be
relevant to the experience of children when possible. We also try to develop the children’s
understanding of their own learning behaviour and cultural diversity, within a Christian ethos.
English: Power of Reading Text:
Mathematics
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. This narrative poem
was written in 1913. It tells a tragic story of love,
Children will also be asked to engage in a variety
jealously and bravery. The highwayman finds and falls
of mental maths tasks, arithmetic fluency,
in love with an innkeeper's daughter called Bess. He
asks her for a 'last kiss' and then leaves to steal money.
problem solving and reasoning activities; as well
The ostler (horse keeper) overhears them talking and
as using their Maths and computing skills
because he loves Bess also, he is so jealous that he tells
(Mathletics).
King George's men who try to track the highwayman
down.
Reading and Writing:
Children will be asked to deduce, draw inferences and
interpret events in the story including development of
empathy with the characters in the text. They will
respond to the text and images in a powerful poem; how
writers’ use language for dramatic effect. Children will
respond by writing non-fiction texts- e.g. Highwaymen
and explore the myth of Dick Turpin. Also they will
undertake character studies as well as writing a
narrative based on the poem. Children will draft and rewrite their work; also evaluate writing and edit. Children
will continue to use thesauri and engage in careful
proof-reading of their work.
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling:
Converting nouns or adjectives into verbs using
suffixes; relative clauses beginning with who, which,
where, when, whose, that or an omitted relative pronoun
Topics: Year 5/6
Decimal Fractions/Percentages
Roman numerals/ Negative numbers
Addition and subtraction including problems
Mental and written multiplication and division
Measures (length, mass and capacity)
Geometry (reflection and translation)
Statistics
Assess and review
indicating degrees of possibility using adverbs or modal
RE: Islam
verbs in the subjunctive form; use brackets, dashes or
Children
will
carry parenthesis;
on learninguse
about
the FivetoPillars in Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. They will
commas to
indicate
of commas
find
out
about or
the
Qu’ran
(Muslim’s
Holy
clarify
meaning
avoid
ambiguity;
devices
toBook)
build and how it influences the behaviour of the Muslim
cohesion within a paragraph linking ideas across
population.
PSHE

paragraphs using adverbials of time, place and number
Relationships:
Children learn to listen and respond respectfully to a wide range of people, to feel
or tense choices.
confident
to raise
their own concerns, to recognise and care about other people's feelings and to try to
Speaking and
Listening:
Children
will work
in necessary
role to explore
the ideas in challenge
the
see,
respect
and if
constructively
their points of view . Also to work collaboratively
text. They will use drama strategies and conventions to
towards
shared goals and develop strategies to resolve disputes and conflict through negotiation and
Science:
Forces
explore themes such as hopes, fears and desires. They
Pupils
should explore
the effects of levers, pulleys and simple machines on movement. To recognise
appropriate
compromise.
will develop and
sustain their ideas through talk.
that some mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears, allow a smaller force to have a greater
effect. Investigate Forces in a creative way. Children will design a stunt circus for cereal stuntmen
which will include: human ‘Shreddie’ cannon ball; a Cheerio launcher; a Weetabix trapeze artist, pulley
Silver Maple Class: Years 5 and 6 Term 3 Curriculum Outline: Heroes and Villains
2015/2016 Academic Year
Computing
Children will continue with our e-safety topic. This term we will create a digital book (ebook) of Viking
artefacts with descriptions. Children will learn how to include chapters in their book and glossary. We
will also carry on with Mathletics along with using other desktop publishing programs.
PE
Children will experience the Charleston Dance which was named after the harbour city of Charleston,
South Carolina. Also children will develop their netball skills to include passing the ball with increasing
accuracy, demonstrating tactical knowledge by moving into space to receive a pass, developing greater
spatial awareness and to develop increasing fluency when shooting.
Art
Children will undertake art work in relation to the work in English. Children will draw the characters
and scenes from the ‘The Highwayman,’ using various mediums e.g. ink, charcoal and pastels.
Music
Children will carry on using Music Express to explore the human life cycle with music from Brahms,
Berio, Liszt and Monteverdi. The wide variety of musical moods, styles and genres inspires singing,
performing and composing using new techniques and structures.
History: Vikings (continued)
We will carry on with studying the Vikings. Children will learn about the Vikings; we will discuss
stereotypes- how do people view the Vikings? We will answer question as to where the Vikings came
from and discover more about their culture and traditions eg Viking craftmanship. We will learn how
the Vikings travelled and traded with other countries. Children will also have the opportunity to discuss
the different opinions on Viking raids using secondary sources of evidence; create their own Viking
Saga or Norse Myth. Finally we will end the topic with a Viking Day to gain first-hand experience of
what
it is like
to be aQuel
Viking,
singing
songs/dance playing Viking Games and hopefully making some
Languages
(French):
temps
fait-il?
Viking
food
designing
various
Viking artefacts.
Children
willand
carry
out weather
forecasting
in French and learn about the French names for clothing
worn in cold and warm weather. Also children will learn about the weather in different parts of France.
and present: Listen to detail and recall aurally ;critically evaluate-composer Holst;/Vangelis/Strauss/Wagner
Viking Day!!!
.
Viking Sagas/Songs
L
’
Viking Games