Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School Curriculum Framework Overview Year 2017-2018 Year 5/6
School Global theme / TELLING TALES(storytelling to engage readers) / REACH FOR THE STARS
(Aspirational – where will our learning take us) / WONDERFUL WORLD
(Caring for the environment and developing a more sustainable future)
National and whole school events / International day of democracy 15th Sept
European Languages day 26th September
Macmillan coffee morning 29th September
Jeans for Genes day – 23 Sept
National poetry day – 28 Sept
Grandparents day – 1st Oct
Fire safety week 9-15 Oct
Walk to school month – Oct
Space week – 4 Oct- 10th
World animal day 4 Oct World Maths Day 15 Oct
Diwali – 30th Oct
Halloween – 31st Oct Remembrance Day 11th November / Anti-bullying week 13-17 November
Children In Need 17 November
Bonfire Night – 5th November
World kindness day 13th Nov
Christmas Lunch 6th Dec
Peter Pan 6th Dec
Human rights day 10 Dec
British Afternoon Tea 13th Dec
Christmas jumper day 15 Dec
House Music (Singing) – 8th Dec / National handwriting day 23 January
Fairtrade Fortnight – 26 Feb – 11 Mar
Holocaust Memorial Day 27 January
Chinese New Year – 16th Feb
Safer internet day – 7th Feb
World Book Day Thurs 1st March
British Science Week 9-18 March
Shrove Tuesday – 13th Feb
Ash Wednesday – 14th Feb
Sport Relief 17-23 March
Mother’s day 26th March
House Music (Brass) - TBC / Queen’s birthday 21 April
Chelsea flower show WC 22 May
Sports week
Arts week
Tour de France
House Music - TBC
Assemblies / British Values
Stories with a moral / Anti-bullying
NSPCC Assembly / Internet safety
Future careers
Class theme / British Values – British Companies / Global Goals for the World We Want / Enterprise
Subject area / AUTUMN TERM 1st Half (7 weeks) / AUTUMN TERM 2nd Half (7 weeks) / SPRING TERM 1st Half (7 weeks) / SPRING TERM 2nd Half (5 Weeks) / SUMMER TERM 1st Half (7 weeks) / SUMMER TERM 2nd Half (7 weeks)
ENGLISH
(subject to change) / Poetry
Chocolate
Cadbury World Trip
News Report –
Non-fiction
Linked to class book
View point of characters / Narrative
Retelling animation story
Letters
Arthog/Residents of Severn Walk / Diary Entry
Non-Fiction
Persuasion / Instructions
Chronological reports / Narrative
Information / Biography/Autobiography
Newspaper
Quality Texts / The great Chocoplot (SMSC)
Boy in the Tower (SMSC) / Boy in the Tower
The many Worlds of Albie Bright – author visit
The Paper Man / Letters from a lighthouse
Boy in the Tower / My name is not a refugee
MATHEMATICS / Base line assessments
Number and place value
Addition and subtraction
/ Multiplication and division
Geometry / Fractions
Decimals/percentages
Algebra
Ratio / Measurement
Decimals
Position and Direction / Year 6 revision
Year 5 Geometry / Post SATS Project Work
SCIENCE / Physics Electricity / Space/Human Body / Biology – Plants
GEOGRAPHY / OS Maps – using 4 and 6 figure grid reference.
Visit to Bournville/Lawley / Field Work (Local study) SMSC / Study a region of Europe (Eastern) / Understand biomes, vegetation belts and land use.
HISTORY / Quakers
Mayan Civilisation / Mayan Civilisation linked to Geography / WWII (a significant turning point in British history)
MFL / Travelling to school, the town / Food / Weather and seasons / France and Europe / Sports and hobbies / Time, school, the classroom
ART AND DESIGN / Design a house emblem
Sketching / Sketching / Improve mastery of techniques via resident artist / Great Artists
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY / Research, design and make a chocolate product/
Packaging
Evaluate
Linked to ICT / Cooking savoury dishes for a healthy and varied diet
COMPUTING / Internet safety
Computer Science
Scratch
Minecraft Edu / Digital Literacy / Algorithms / Algorithms / Technology beyond our school
MUSIC / Brass / Brass / Brass / Brass / Brass / Brass
PHYSICAL EDUCATION / Football, Netball, Hockey / Tag Rugby, Netball,
Athletics / Dance / Team Games / Athletics
Cricket / Athletics
Rounders
SMSC / Being British
British values – Picture News
Global Learning – Picture News / British values – Picture News
Global Learning – Picture News
RE / Religion and the individual
Exploring commitment / How and Why some religions see life as a journey / Easter story / Leaders and followers / How do we show we care?
Healthy Lifestyles / Change for Life club
Healthy eating
Fitness day
Learning in the community / Harvest Festival – Local Foodbank donation
Harvest workshops in Sutton Hill church