5/6 Homework and Subject Learning

Our History driver project is: Britain at War 

This project teaches children about the causes, events and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, the influence of new inventions on warfare, how life in Great Britain was affected and the legacy of the wars in the post-war period. 

 

 

Guided Reading: Following Frankenstein by Catherine Bruton 

Maggie Walton's father has dedicated his life to a single pursuit: hunting down the monster created by Victor Frankenstein. It has cost Maggie and her family everything - and now her father is staking everything on one last voyage to the Arctic, with Maggie secretly in tow, where he hopes to find the monster at last.

But there they make a shocking discovery: Frankenstein's monster has a son...

 

English: Talk 4 Writing 

In English this term we will be using the Talk 4 Writing style of teaching to produce a combination of fiction and non-fiction writing pieces. We will begin the term with a fable narrative followed shortly by an advertisement leaflet.

Science:  

Light Theory 

This project teaches children about the way that light behaves, travelling in straight lines from a source or reflector, into the eye. They explore how we see light and colours, and phenomena associated with light, including shadows, reflections and refraction. 

 

Evolution and Inheritance 

This project teaches children how living things on Earth have changed over time and how fossils provide evidence for this. They learn how characteristics are passed from parents to their offspring and how variation in offspring can affect their survival, with changes (adaptations) possibly leading to the evolution of a species. 

 

Computing: Teach Computing 

PSHE: 

• Year 5 + 6 – Changing Me (RSE) 

• Year 5 – Relationships 

Music: 

• Charanga – Music & Me 

Art:  

Distortion & Abstraction 

This project teaches children about the concepts of abstraction and distortion. They study the visual characteristics of abstraction and create a musically-inspired, abstract painting. 

 

 

Bees, beetles and butterflies 

This project teaches children about sketchbooks, observational drawing, mixed media collage and Pop Art. They consolidate their learning to make a final piece of artwork inspired by bees, beetles or butterflies. 

 

DT:  

Make Do & Mend 

This project teaches children a range of simple sewing stitches, including ways of recycling and repurposing old clothes and materials. Linked to our History topic – Britain at War. 

 

PE: 

PE this term will be taught by a supporting representative from Reading FC on Monday and by Miss Hudson on Friday. 

The topics we will cover this term are:  

• Athletics  

• Rounders 

RE:  

• Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) – How can Brahman be everywhere and in everything? 

• Christianity - What is the best way for a Christian to show commitment to God? 

Homework: Doodles + Daily Reading

Both Year Groups will be set weekly assignments on Doodles: 

- Maths: Assignments set every Monday and checked the following Monday. 

- Spelling: Assignments set every other Monday. 

All linked to class learning and next steps. 

In addition to this, I will be checking the children’s diaries daily to ensure they are reading daily at home as this will enhance their spelling, vocab and creative writing. 

KIRFs

For Summer 1:

Year 5 - I can recall metric conversions.

Year 6 -  I know the decimal and percentage equivalents of the fractions ½, ¼, ¾, ⅓, ⅔, tenths and fifths.

For Summer 2:

Year 5 - I can recall square numbers up to 144 and their square roots. 

Year 6 - I can form and solve a simple algebraic equation.