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Hello and welcome to the Year 5 class page! This is where you will find all the information you need to know about what we will be doing in Year 5 this half term.
This half-term we will be focusing our learning on finding out about World War 2 - 'Why the Battle of Britain in 1940 so important. We will be discussing the military strategies that were used to defend the British land and defeat Hitler.
In English, we will start the term off by looking at the book ‘Rose Blanche’ by Roberto Innocenti and Ian McEwan, which is based on a German girl who is in the mist of the war. We will be exploring how different countries perceived the war compared to Great Britain. Will Rose discover some truths and will her perception of war change? What will Rose discover behind the trees?
In our maths lessons we will focus on multiplication and division. The children will be introduced to common factors and prime numbers and they will also tackle solving problems using multiplication and division.
In our art lessons, we will begin by exploring sculpture and 3D including using different materials and tools to create sculptures and learning about the work and influences of the artists Cai Guo-Qiang and creating our own 3D art piece using our knowledge on scale and space.
In RE, we will consider the big question “Was Jesus the Messiah?” and learn about Incarnation and connections between biblical texts, Incarnation and Messiah.
Coach Jasmine will be teaching dance in PE on Wednesdays and in our Friday PE lessons we will be taking part in invasion games where we will develop our problem-solving skills, communication and teamwork.
Mr Martin and Mrs Higson will be in school on Friday mornings to continue developing our music skills.
In Spanish we will be continuing to learn Spanish numbers and move on to colours throughout the term.
We have a lot to look forward to this half term, so please visit this page regularly to see our learning journey.