Autumn Term 1 

Reading and Writing
This half-term, our English work will be driven by the classic adventure Treasure Island. Children will develop their reading skills by focusing on retrieval, summarising, inference, and recognising themes and conventions within the text. Inspired by the characters and events in the story, pupils will go on to create their own narrative writing, using descriptive language and direct speech to bring characters to life. They will also explore persuasive writing by crafting letters designed to convince a reader to join their pirate crew!

Maths
In Mathematics, children will begin their Year 5 journey by deepening their understanding of place value. They will focus on rounding numbers, comparing and ordering them, and partitioning to explore number structure. They will then apply this knowledge to addition and subtraction strategies before finishing the half-term with a unit on angles.

Science
In Science, children will be learning about materials and their changing properties. They will explore states of matter and processes such as evaporation and condensation. As part of their investigations, pupils will measure temperature changes in boiling water using thermometers and test how different container materials—metal, plastic, and ceramic—affect heat retention. Later in the unit, they will investigate material properties in more depth, focusing on separating mixtures and identifying irreversible changes.

Art
This half-term in Art, children will develop and refine their mastery of drawing skills, with a focus on architecture and cityscapes. To inspire their work, they will study the techniques and styles of influential figures such as Zaha Hadid, Phil Dean (The Shoreditch Sketcher), and Stephen Wiltshire, before applying these ideas to their own pieces.

Geography
In Geography, children will be exploring South America. They will study the continent’s location, learn about its countries and cities, and examine both its human and physical features.

History
This half-term in History, pupils will begin by learning about crime and punishment during the Anglo-Saxon period. As the term progresses, they will broaden their study to trace how crime and punishment have developed throughout British history, extending their chronological understanding beyond 1066.

Spanish
In Spanish, children will be exploring Spain’s physical geography while building their ability to speak, read, and write in the language.

PSHE
Our PSHE theme this half-term will be assertion. 

Computing
In Computing, children will be exploring computer systems and revisiting online safety. 

Music
Children will be developing their skills of the interrelated dimensions of music, including; listening & evaluating, composition & notation taking influence from the BBC's Ten Pieces.