Year 5 - Holy Trinity CE Primary School

Year 5 Curriculum Overview

Autumn

English	Cold Write – Tamara animation Cosmic (narrative) Mars Transmissions (report writing) One small step (narrative) The snowman (narrative) The present by Jacob Frey (narrative) Scott of the Antarctic (non-fiction)	History	Explorers
Maths	Place Value Addition and subtraction Multiplication and division	Latin	Introduce oneself & greet another; know what the Romans ate; know how nouns & adjectives are used in Latin.
Science	Earth and Space Forces	Music	Perform, compose, transcribe and describe music
Art	Drawing – chalk and oil pastel techniques Printing – polystyrene tile cutting	PE	Netball Gymnastics Dance Ball Skills
DT	3D Design for a purpose: Shelter building	PSHE	Being Me in My World Celebrating Differences
Computing	Computing systems and networks – Systems and searching Creating media video production	RE	How and why do Muslims uphold their faith by giving commitment to Allah? Do fame and Christian faith go together? Is peace the most Important message of Christmas?
Geography	Discover Antartica

English	Narrative writing based on the book The Explorer. The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie I Believe in Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo Kick by Mitch Johnson, Text type: Non-Fiction Persuasive letter The Malfeasance is based on the poem by Alan Bold.	History	The Shang Dynasty
Maths	Division Area Perimeter Scaling Decimals	Latin	To understand the concept of subject & object in Latin sentences. Latin root words and English derivatives.
Science	Properties and states of matter Reversible & irreversible Reactions	Music	Perform, compose, transcribe and describe music.
Art	Collage work based on the artists: Yayoi Kusama Exploring batik to design and create t-shirts inspired by Ai Weiwei and Vivienne Westwood	PE	Indoor: Volleyball and badminton Outdoor: Tag rugby and basketball
DT	Textiles and mechanisms – Chinese inventions.	PSHE	Dreams and goals Healthy Me
Computing	Programming Crumple kits Date and information – Flat File databases	RE	What do the miracles of Jesus teach? What happens in churches during Lent and Easter
Geography	Let’s visit Asia

English

Narrative writing based on the book The Explorer.
The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie
I Believe in Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo
Kick by Mitch Johnson, Text type: Non-Fiction Persuasive
letter
The Malfeasance is based on the poem by Alan Bold.

History

The Shang Dynasty

Maths

Division
Area
Perimeter
Scaling
Decimals

Latin

To understand the concept of subject & object in Latin sentences.
Latin root words and English derivatives.

Science

Properties and states of matter
Reversible & irreversible Reactions

Music

Perform, compose, transcribe and describe music.

Art

Collage work based on the artists: Yayoi Kusama
Exploring batik to design and
create t-shirts inspired by Ai Weiwei and Vivienne Westwood

Indoor: Volleyball and badminton
Outdoor: Tag rugby and basketball

Textiles and mechanisms – Chinese inventions.

PSHE

Dreams and goals
Healthy Me

Computing

Programming Crumple kits
Date and information – Flat File databases

What do the miracles of Jesus teach?
What happens in churches during Lent and Easter

Geography

Let’s visit Asia

English	Biography – based on the book David Attenborough Based on the book Gorilla by Anthony Browne Plastic Pollution Text type: Non-Fiction Persuasive Pitch The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes Text type: Poetry Emperor Penguins Text type: Non-Fiction Non-chronological report Narrative writing based on the short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore	History	Ancient Greece
Maths	Converting units of measurements Measurements: time and money Volume Geometry – angles and lines Position and direction	Latin	Recapping all words learnt this year Latin root words and English derivatives.
Science	Living Things Animals Including humans	Music	We will explore the following social themes: How does music shape our life? How does music connect us with our environment? We will be learning words meaning and expression in music and identifying important musical elements
Art	Painting: Gakonga & Lowry Sculpture: Giacometti	PE	Indoor: Dodgeball Outdoor: Athletics
DT	Great British Dishes	PSHE	Relationships Changing me
Computing	Creating media – Introduction to vector graphics Programming B – Selection in quizzes	RE	Rules and Responsibilities – Who Decides? What Does It Mean To Be a Sikh
Geography	Let’s visit Asia

English

Biography – based on the book David Attenborough
Based on the book Gorilla by Anthony Browne
Plastic Pollution Text type: Non-Fiction Persuasive Pitch
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes Text type: Poetry
Emperor Penguins Text type: Non-Fiction
Non-chronological report
Narrative writing based on the short film The Fantastic
Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

History

Ancient Greece

Maths

Converting units of measurements
Measurements: time and money
Volume
Geometry – angles and lines
Position and direction

Latin

Recapping all words learnt this year
Latin root words and English derivatives.

Science

Living Things
Animals Including humans

Music

We will explore the following social themes:
How does music shape our life?
How does music connect us with our environment?
We will be learning words meaning and expression
in music and identifying important musical elements

Art

Painting: Gakonga & Lowry
Sculpture: Giacometti

Indoor: Dodgeball
Outdoor: Athletics

Great British Dishes

PSHE

Relationships
Changing me

Computing

Creating media – Introduction to vector graphics
Programming B – Selection in quizzes

Rules and Responsibilities – Who Decides?
What Does It Mean To Be a Sikh

Geography

Let’s visit Asia

Year 5 Curriculum Overview

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Love, Aspiration, Community