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Year 5 Yearly Overview

TermEnglishMathsScienceTopicComputingArt / DtPEPSHESMSCMusicLanguagesWow Opportunities
Autumn 1Non-Fiction Newspaper reports (Space)
Fiction Science
Fiction Story
Number Place Value;
Addition and Subtraction
Space1960’s Britain including The Space RaceCoding
Art
1960’s art and style (Andy Warhol)
Invasion games; Object mastery – striking with hand foot.
Sport – Netball
Gymnastics; Balance
Swimming
New beginningsWhy do some people believe God exists?1960’s Music
Beatles- Mania
Chord Structure and melodic shapes.
NumbersNational Space Centre Trip

Tie Dye T-Shirts

1960s Day
Autumn 2Non-Fiction Persuasion- Travel
Brochures
Fiction
Adventure Story (El Dorado)

Number
Multiplication and Division
Geometry
Perimeter and Area
Statistics

MaterialsSpainWord Processing (Google and Microsoft Word)DT
Spanish Tapas
Invasion games; Locomotion skills
Sport – Basketball
Swimming
Getting onWhat does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?Spanish Music
Sing, play and dance
Feliz Navidad
FoodSpain Day
Spring 1Fiction
Older Literature- Sherlock Holmes
Poetry
Victorian Poetry
Number
Multiplication and Division;
Fractions
Forces (links to DT Moving Toys unit)VictoriansSpreadsheets and DatabasesDT
Moving Toys
Object mastery – Long stick.
Sport – Badminton
Dance; Stability – Completing a routine in a group.
Swimming
Joy of Movement Project (Choices)If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship?Further Glock Work: More demanding melodies to play. Refining quality of sound. Reading staff/Stave notation.Sports – likes and dislikes
Black Country Living Museum trip
Spring 2Fiction Fantasy Story (The Hobbit)
Non-Fiction
Information texts.
Number
Decimals, Percentages and Fractions
Life Cycles and ReproductionRiversGame CreatorArt
Salvador Dali
Co-ordination – Net wall
Sport – Tennis
Swimming
CitizenshipWhat would Jesus do?
Planet Blue
By Kevin Stannard.
Cantata Performances
DirectionsMiddle-earth Day.
Create 3D models.
Visit to the Canal Basin
Summer 1Fiction Macbeth (Dramatic conventions)  
Geometry
Shapes;
Position and direction
Life ExplorersLocalities (Stratford in comparison to Foleshill)3D ModellingDT
Architects models of Stratford attractions
Athletics; Locomotor Skills
Event – Throwing
Swimming
CommunitiesWhat does it mean to be a Buddhist in Britain today?Water Music
Handel and Debussy
Baroque and Impressionism
The WeatherTrip to Stratford
Summer 2Non-Fiction Discussion Texts
Fiction
Myths and Legends
Numbers
Decimals and Negative Numbers
Measures
Converting Units;
Volume
Insulated Cups (STEAM Project: Materials)Ancient GreeksOnline Safety/Concept MapsArt
Ancient Greek Sculpture
Striking and fielding; Co-ordination
Sport – Rounders
Swimming
Changes- Reflecting and Moving on.What does it mean to be a Buddhist in Britain today?Ancient Greeks
Learn to memorise, sing and play a traditional Greek melody:
In the ClassroomAncient Greek Olympics Day