Curriculum Overview for Hawks Year 5/6 (including Miss Deane’s Literacy and Maths Groups) Spring 2 2014/2015 English Our overall theme in Literacy this half term will be ‘Heroes and Villains’ During week 1, we will be investigating poetry features and developing ideas to support our poetry writing in week 2. Children will consider poetry features such as onomatopoeia, rhyming and alliteration. They will also consolidate their understanding of vocabulary related to poetry.
During weeks 3-5, children will be reading and investigating a new Beast Quest book (this proved very popular during Spring 1 and children produced some fantastic work). We will investigate creative use of language and the structure of sentences and paragraphs with a view to becoming authors and writing the next chapter from a mid point in the book.
Art & Design We also have a daily focus on grammar in my literacy group and we will be focusing on identified needs such as including subordinate clauses in writing, use of varied punctuation and identifying verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns and pronouns. Children will also be taught to use apostrophes correctly to show both possession and omission.
Design & Technology
Mathematics In maths this half term, we will be focussing on space shape and measure as this is an identified area for development. We will, however, also continue to work on key written calculations for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in the context of word problems and we will be having further independent problem solving sessions.
In particular, children will be given the opportunity to investigate and develop their understanding of both regular and irregular polygons. They will then reflect, rotate and translate these shapes. Children should know the names of all regular polygons and this will be a focus both in class and as homework.
Science Our focus this half term is Exercise, Health and the Circulatory System and the learning goals are as follows: LO: To identify the main parts of the human circulatory system. LO: To understand that the heart is a major organ made of muscle. LO: To describe the functions of the heart, blood and blood vessels. LO: To understand that the blood carries oxygen to different parts of the body and that the heart pumps the blood around the body through blood vessels. LO: To understand that the blood being pumped through the body can be felt through the pulse. Template created by Michael Tidd 2013
Our art and design objectives are as follows: * To explore drawing, painting and digital media * To research portrait painters such as Rembrandt, Dyck, Picasso and Modigliani. * To make observational drawing of portraits and self portraits * Use different media – annotate drawings showing the different media used. * Evaluate their own work and that of others. * Create a portfolio of work from different artists that demonstrates a range of different tools and media. * Using these skills develop a portrait of a villain or hero from their imagination.
In relation to problem solving, children will be expected to work as part of a team to solve problems, discussing ideas and independently deciding on how to record results. Our maths work will also be extending to science as the children will need to both collect and record results.
Science LO: To understand that during exercise muscles need more oxygen so the heart beats faster and our breathing and pulse rate increases. LO: To create an exercise trail with vigorous less energetic and rest stations. LO: To explain the purpose behind each station and what is happening in the body at each point in the trail. LO: To recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and life style on the way your body functions. LO: To understand that tobacco, alcohol and other ‘drugs’ can be harmful. LO: To understand that all medicines are drugs, not all drugs are medicines.
Our focus this half term is children as food heroes. They will be designing a healthy meal for various different needs such as a primary school age child, the elderly, a family and a hospital patient with specific needs. Children will research the work of Jamie Oliver and the impact he had on schools. We would welcome any support from any parents who are in the food industry.
Modern
Languages
As well as keeping in touch with our French pen pals, our focus in modern language this half term will be as follows • To join in and respond to spoken language. • To further develop accurate pronunciation • Engage in conversations, songs and rhymes • To broaden vocabulary • To write phrases with an understanding of basic grammar.
Physical
Education
Linked to out Healthy Heart Heroes, we will be focusing on aerobic exercise, using running, step ups, squats, push ups, burpees etc. The children will also have the opportunity to develop their own exercises at a mild, moderate and intense level.
Computing Our computing objectives are as follows: • To understand how to break a task into smaller chunks. • To design an idea for a game, working out what features it will include. • To create and debug the programme. • Use sequences, repetition and variables in programming. • To use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly and identify ways to report concerns.
PSHE and SMSC We will be looking at how we interact with others in school and the local community and also with others in a wider sense eg sporting events, clubs, Comenius. We will also be looking at morals and how they affect both ourselves and others. In relation to spiritual development we will use assemblies and reflection time to ponder the ‘big’ questions. In relation to cultural understanding we will be focusing on British traditions such as Shrove Tuesday and St Georges Day. We will also be considering citizenship trough Red Nose Day.
Music In music this term, we will be comparing and contrasting the music and story lines of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Wicked’. The objectives we will be focusing on are: LO: To understand and use musical vocabulary. LO: To compare and contrast the character of Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West) in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Wicked’. LO: To learn a song from the musical ‘Wicked’ LO: To play an untuned instrument with control ad rhythmic accuracy. LO: To compare the tone, duration and timbre of two pieces of music.
Religious
Education
In RE we will b focusing on founders and leaders and the learning goals are as follows: • To be aware that friends are special and to understand that friends can provide a role model. • To know what being a disciple means and to know that Jesus had Disciples. • To know that Christians believe they should follow the example of Jesus. • To begin to understand that following someone or something requires www.primarycurriculum.me.uk