Curriculum Framework OverviewYear 5&6 2016-17
AUTUMN TERM 1 / AUTUMN TERM 2 / SPRING TERM 1 / SPRING TERM 2 / SUMMER TERM 1 / SUMMER TERM 28 weeks / 7 weeks / 5 weeks / 5 weeks / 6 weeks / 7 weeks
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Come and See / LOVING
Do you have to earn love? / VOCATION AND COMMITMENT
What is commitment in life? / EXPECTATIONS
Should we have expectations in life? / SOURCES
Are books enriching? / UNITY
Why are we happiest when we are united? / DEATH AND NEW LIFE
Can any good come out of loss and death? / WITNESSES
What do I want to witness in my life? / HEALING
Who needs healing? / COMMON GOOD
How can we work together to build a just and fair world?
Class Theme / STONE AGE TO IRON AGE / LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! / EARTH
English / Information text
Recounts / Drama
Debate and arguments
Stories from other cultures / Newspapers and reports
Biography/autobiography
Formal and informal letters
Historical fiction / Non-fiction
Play scripts
Journalistic writing
Poetry – imagery and American Poetry / Instructions and explanations
Recounts / Narrative
Poetry
Quality Texts / Quentin and the Cave Boy / Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief / Explorers through time – Britain since 1066/ Storm Breaker
Science / Evolution and inheritance / Light / Electricity / Animals, including humans / Living things and their habitats
Computing / We are game developers developing an interactive game / We are cryptographers cracking codes / We are artists fusing geometry and art / We are web designers creating a web page about cyber safety / We are bloggers sharing experiences and opinions / We are architects creating a virtual space
Geography / Locational knowledge: counties and cities of UK – geographical regions, human and physical characteristics, land use patterns, change over time
Human and physical geography: types of settlement and land use
Geographical skills: symbols and key (ordinance survey maps), recording / Locational knowledge: position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Arctic and Antarctic Circles, time zones
Place knowledge: geographical similarities and differences of human and physical geography of a region of UK and North or South America
Geographical skills: use maps, globes, digital mapping to locate countries and identify features / Locational knowledge: world’s countries, concentrating on environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics; significance of Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic circles
Human and physical geography: climate zones, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, economic activity, trade links, distribution of energy and natural resources
History / Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age: Neolithic hunter-gatherers and early farmers, Bronze Age religion, technology and travel, Iron Age hill forts, tribal kingdoms, farming, art, culture. / An aspect or theme in British history beyond 1066: changes in social history in the 20th century (leisure and entertainment)
A non-European society: Mayan civilisation
Art / Wall cave paintings – using different mediums and textures / Andy Warhol and other famous American artists – similarities and differences. Styles and techniques / Digital art/technology from space
Design & Technology / Sewing and jewellery making / Making circuits to light / Modelling of Earth – using different structures
Music / Exploring lyrics and melody / Exploring pentatonic scales / Performing together
Physical Education / Hand tennis, bench tennis, volley, swimming Y5
Dance – Real PE / Floor work
Dance Gym
Athletics and tennis – Real PE / Athletics and Tennis
Athletics(Practising for town sports) Rounder’s
PSHE / Health and well-being (healthy lifestyles, keeping safe, growing and changing) / Relationships (Healthy relationships, feelings and emotions, valuing difference) / Living in the wider world (rights and responsibilities, taking care of the environment, money matters)
SMSC Links
MFL / Prepare, practise and listen to and speak familiar vocabulary in new contexts. Compare objects, symbols and products which represent their own and those of other cultures.
Extra-Curricular / Flag Fen / Harry Potter Experience / Fossils Galore - Volcanoes