Opal Class
Autumn 2
Week 3
Tree Planting - planting our very own tree to take care off and watch it grow.
Computing - creating a simple game by designing the game grid and then making the game.
PE - balances and counter balances with a a partner
Week 2
RE - Investigating the Muslim religion worldwide, in the UK and in Sunderland.
Gymnastics - developing a routine
Webinar with author and poet Michael Rossen
Maths - investigating factors of a number.
Computing - analysing and creating a simple computer game.
Week 1
Maths investigation in to factors of a number.
Art - Finishing our shading unit.
Autumn 1
Here is an overview of what Year 5 will be learning in Autumn term 1 this year.
Week 7
Science work on gestation periods of animals
Literact Gold Reading Intervention
Week 5
Geography - researching natural materials found in different countries and how they are extracted and distributed.
This week we have been investigating the purpose of Black History Month and then creating a classroom display based on influential black people who have shown pride and power in their actions.
Week 4
Geography - investigating water as a resource and issues with water around the world. We also looked at water sustainability.
Science - investigating puberty and changes we will go through. Labelling male and female reproductive organs.
Science - investigating puberty and changes we will experiences during it.
Week 3
Literacy - creating our own expanded noun phrases based on Phillipe Petit's tight-rope walk between the two towers.
Literacy - Planning a biography about the life of Phillipe Petit.
Reading - making comparisons between characters we have been introduced to in the story 'The Good Thieves' by Katherine Rundell
RE - What do stories from the Bible tell us about God?
Week 2
English - investigating relative clauses and dialogue.
Geography - Looking at renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
Week 1
In RE this week we have been looking at what a God should be like. We used these terms to build our own God.
PE Fitness session
Tag Rugby - focusing on dodging and avoiding an opponent.
