Year 5/Year 6 Topic Tracker - Autumn Term 2015 (2nd Half)
Curriculum Cycle B Theme: The Mayan Civilisation/All the Fun of the Fair
Subject
Week 1
26.10.2015
Notes
Week 2
2.11.2015
Week 3
9.11.2015
All Saints Mass
2.11.2015
Divali – 11th
Week 4
16.11.2015
Week 5
23.11.2015
Week 6
30.11.2015
Week 7
7.12.2015
Week 8
14.12.2015
Christmas
activities
KS2 Carol Service
16.12.2015
Christingle
Service
17.12.2015
Hanukkah –
sundown 6th –
14th
History (1i)
Geography
Art and
Design
Design
Technology
ILP Chocolate
ILP Chocolate
Travelling Fairs
and Historic
Fairs
How has the
travelling fair
changed
throughout
history? What
local fairs still
happen today?
Fairground art
Fairground art
Investigating
changes in
fairground
technology
What similarities
and differences
are there
between
fairground rides
today?
Exploring
mechanisms
How are
fairground rides
made?
(Themed day)
Fantastic Ferris
Wheels
Designing and
making a Ferris
Wheel using
K’Nex –
construction
with gears
(Themed day)
CrossCurricular
Writing
ILP linked
ILP linked
Topic – linked to
fairground visit
Science
Topic
Science
Topic
Christmas linked
Kensuke’s
Kingdom
Sample reading
paper
Historical
narrative
A Christmas
Carol
Sample SPG
paper
Historical
narrative
A Christmas
Carol
Assessment
Week – Sample
paper
Addition and
subtraction
Advent/Christma
s
Expectations
Consolidation
and review
Christmas linked
Geometry
Christmas linked
Advent/Christma
s
Expectations
Advent/Christma
s
Expectations
Advent/Christma
s
Hope
Christmas
activities
DISCRETELY TAUGHT SUBJECTS
Year 6
English
Grammar
Poetry
Kensuke’s
Kingdom
Kensuke’s
Kingdom
Kensuke’s
Kingdom
Year 5
English
Classic narrative
Poetry
Highwayman
Letters
Letters
Magazine
articles
Magazine
articles
Year 6
Maths
Year 5
Maths
Year 6 R.E.
Year 5 R.E.
Science
ICT
PSHCE
Music
Coordinates, shapes and missing angles
Calculation problems/algebra
Christmas linked
Measurement
Fractions
Fractions
Statistics
Baptism/Confirm
ation
Vocation &
Commitment
Baptism/Confirm
ation
Life Choices
Animals
including
humans
ILP linked
Baptism/Confirm
ation
Vocation &
Commitment
Baptism/Confirm
ation
Life Choices
Animals
including
humans
ILP linked
Other Faiths Hinduism
Advent/Christma
s
Expectations
Addition and
subtraction
Advent/Christma
s
Expectations
Other Faiths Hinduism
Animals
including
humans
Programming
Advent/Christma
s
Hope
Animals
including
humans
Programming
Advent/Christma
s
Hope
Animals
including
humans
Programming
Advent/Christma
s
Hope
Animals
including
humans
Programming
Advent/Christma
s
Hope
Animals
including
humans
Programming
R-Time
Meditation
Anti-Bullying
workshop
Weekly hymn
practice
Year 5s –
Instrumental
R-Time
Meditation
R-Time
Meditation
Anti-Bullying
Week
R-Time
Meditation
R-Time
Meditation
R-Time
Meditation
Christmas
activities
Christmas
activities
Weekly hymn
practice
Year 5s –
Instrumental
Weekly hymn
practice
Year 5s –
Instrumental
Weekly hymn
practice
Year 5s –
Instrumental
Weekly hymn
practice
Year 5s –
Instrumental
Weekly hymn
practice
Year 5s –
Instrumental
Weekly hymn
practice
Year 5s –
Instrumental
Weekly hymn
practice
Year 5s –
Instrumental
P.E.
Visits/Visitor
s
Multicultural
Dimension
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Sports Coach netball
Y6 Swimming
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Sports Coach netball
Y6 Swimming
The Mayans
The Mayans
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Sports Coach netball
Y6 Swimming
Loughborough
Fair
Other faiths Hinduism
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Sports Coach netball
Y6 Swimming
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Sports Coach netball
Y6 Swimming
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Sports Coach netball
Y6 Swimming
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Sports Coach netball
Y6 Swimming
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Sports Coach netball
Y6 Swimming
Year 5s –
Instrumental
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Year 5s –
Instrumental
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Year 5s –
Instrumental
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Year 5s –
Instrumental
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums
Year 5s –
Instrumental
lessons – Sitar
and Indian
drums