The Bickerton Family What we Value, Learn and Teach Including Supporting Each Other Excellence Everyone Challenge Hands-on Learning Creativity Valuing Difference Home School Partnership Class 5 Autumn Term (2) 2015 Curriculum Brochure Dear Parents, Topic This half term our topic is ‘In the Movies,’ focussing specifically on ‘The Lion King’, following on from our previous Africa topic. Helping your child at home Children benefit greatly from regular reading. Please listen to your child read as much as possible or ask them questions about what they have been reading to themselves. Spellings folders will be completed in school, based on mistakes in their written work. These will also be available for the children to take home if you wish to practise with them too. In addition, children will also be improving their mental maths skills in their maths folders. Children have Education City and Purple Mash passwords. If you have any problems with these, please let us know. Other Information Please bring in P.E. kits on a Monday so that the children have their kit if the day changes. Please make sure all clothes / shoes are named. Class 5 are swimming on a Monday afternoon for the Autumn Term. It is useful for your child to bring a named water bottle to school (no juice please). Diary Dates Parent’s Evening Weds 4th Nov Tues 10th Nov We have such a lovely class – they are a credit to you. If you have any worries at all, please come and see us after 4:30pm. Our door is always open! Karen Morley and Alison Chapman D.T. – Shadow Puppets Design and make shadow puppets with ICT - Animations Use sequence, selection and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output Select, use and combine a variety of software to design and create a range of programs that accomplish given goals moving parts Design background scenery French Feminine nouns Christmas vocab and songs French Christmas traditions Geography - Fairtrade Fairtrade in Africa The importance of water and the impact of water scarcity in Africa In the Movies Art - Animations Sketching storyboards Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including sculpture with papier mache based on the creatures in the Lion King Investigate why shadows change angle and size during the day Explain how light can be reflected Swimming (Monday) Dance based around The Lion Music - Film shape as the objects cast by them Look at light used with different celebrations around the world What does Christianity say about friendship and relationships? Science – Light lines to explain why shadows have the same Invasion games (Wednesday) RE – Light Use the idea that light travels in straight King P.E Listen to sound effects and create own compositions to perform to the class Comment on the impact of music within film and the effect it has on atmosphere History- Moving Pictures Research the history of cinemas and moving pictures The Core Subjects: Maths and English Maths use simple formulae generate and describe linear number sequences express missing number problems algebraically draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and angles recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure, using decimal notation up to three decimal places where appropriate use, read, write and convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to three decimal places convert between miles and kilometres describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants) draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane, and reflect them in the axes. English We will continue reading ‘The White Giraffe’ by Lauren St John as well as an in depth study of the Lion King. Reading ask questions to improve their understanding draw inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence Writing select appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understand how such choices can change and enhance meaning in narratives, describing settings, characters and atmosphere and integrating dialogue to convey character and advance the action Comparison of Hamlet v’s The Lion King, analyse the characters and plot Write own playscript based on The Lion King Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation using expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely begin sentences with fronted adverbials