Class 5 - Curriculum
Class 5
Half Term Beginning 29th October 07
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The Tigers had a FANTASTIC time at the planetarium the day before they
broke up – I’m sure they’ve told you lots about it.
It will have really whetted their appetite for this half term’s
space topic. Once we have
covered the main earth, sun and moon topic, the children will have the
opportunity to decide their own space lessons for a week, both as a
class and as individuals – this runs alongside the national ‘Takeover’
day, but also encourages children to become more responsible and
creative in their studies. Then it’s…… Christmas! Continuing the maths &
literacy curriculum, but involving lots of glitter and mess! |
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English
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We are
concentrating on story writing this half term.
We have started to focus on the children’s sentence structure and
use of vocabulary which is really beginning to have an impact on their
writing. Some children do
have trouble with ideas though and would really benefit from reading
more stories and developing a reading habit – please consider using the
library or adding books to Christmas lists……. No doubt we’ll be looking
into sci-fi writing too! |
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Maths
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The
maths continues to develop their times tables – we should know all of
them by the end of this term and written methods for adding and
subtracting. The context
will be in more data handling, problem solving and the use of a
calculator (another item for Santa?).
With the shops full of gifts, please use the opportunity to
discuss shapes with the children – spot the 3D shape while you’re out! |
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Science & topic
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Earth, sun and moon studies
focus on how they orbit each other and the creation of day/night,
seasons and the calendar.
It is a difficult thing for children to understand so please help them
to notice the different sunset times and different positions of the moon
when they go home and when they go to bed.
They might be asking you and grandparents about memories of
comets, moon-landing memories and what our space topics were like when
we were little (there was no photos or evidence about what planets were
like when I was at school!?!?) |
Art
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Mrs Vince is
on the case, developing space art and a lot of imaginative work, which
will reinforce the topic and develop their imaginative ideas.
She will be looking at work by established artists and help
children use the ideas for their own work. |
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ICT |
The
children will be learning about graphical modelling with Mr Rees. We
will also be using the internet a lot for our space studies.
Some excellent websites include……………………… |
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Music & dance in PE
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Work
will centre on pieces from the popular Holst’s ‘Planet suite’ (MORE
pressi ideas??) to develop dance and drama. Children will also be doing
a lot of composition work based on planet exploration, including looking
at chords and their effect on music. |
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MFL |
We are hoping to host a visit from a German author & composer this half
term, so we will revisit our german work and knowledge.
We will continue to develop our French though and looking at
French Christmas customs, and prepare for our French and German Carol
service on December 14th. |
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R.E. |
Mrs
Vince will teach RE, looking at Islamic beliefs and Christian approaches
to………. We will also be
looking at the different versions of the Christmas story in the gospels
and considering how (and why) they are different. |
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P.E. |
Games
will be on a Tuesday morning
this half term, and children will receive coaching from a professional
athletics coach. They will
need warm outdoor PE kit and trainers with them. |
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I’ve slipped into a Christmas gift catalogue during this flyer – sorry!
These are only ideas if you’re stuck and NOT essential!!! Can I also add
Starlight Express and Oliver! CDs and perhaps a fountain pen for neat
handwriters??? I’m even considering adopting a Tiger in
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