Author: Kathryn Jackson

Autumn Term 2023 - Year 5
Mrs. Navratil, Miss Gharo & Mrs. Swanston
Welcome to the Year 5 Curriculum Newsletter. This is a summary of the learning planned for the Autumn Term.
Further information is available on our website: www.stmichaelscofeprimary.co.uk under Key Information - Curriculum - Curriculum Newsletters.
If you have any concerns about your child’s learning please contact Mrs. H-M Navratil or Miss Gharo directly, in the first instance.
hnavratil@stmichaelsceprimary.co.uk
ngharo@stmichaelsceprimary.co.uk
Topic - Take Shelter!
Take cover as we travel back in time to World War 2. Then use your DT skills to design and make sandwiches and cakes for your lunchbox considering the rationing that took place during the war. Whilst sheltering from the bombs, consider how Wolverhampton has changed since the war and the impact it has had on our local area of Wolverhampton. Are you ready for an adventure taking you back in time to 1939 and are you prepared to ‘Take Shelter!’?

Maths
In Maths we are developing our fluency, reasoning and problem solving in the following areas:
We will learn to read, write, order and compare numbers up to 1,000,000 using our place value knowledge. We will also focus on counting, comparing and calculating using negative numbers and make links to everyday contexts. Also we will develop our understanding of tenths including calculating and rounding. We will build on our written methods for all 4 operations in particular this term focusing on addition and subtraction with the aim that by the end of year 5 we will have achieved stage 8 in our calculation stages. We will be ensuring these skills are secure by our daily ‘Fluent in 5’ sessions which will maintain our fluency in our calculations.
English
In our English lessons this term, we will be basing our reading and writing on ‘Friend or Foe’ by Michael Morpurgo: a book set during World War 2. We will spend time thinking about how the characters feel during different parts of the story, paying particular attention to the evacuees. We will then use the story to complete different pieces of writing such as diary entries in the role of different characters and newspaper reports. In addition we will be writing different genres based on a variety of text types including stories, non-chronological reports, myths and balanced arguments where we will be working on using higher level punctuation such as brackets and dashes. We will also spend time learning how to write using more sophisticated sentence structures.

Further Information
PE– This will take place on Mondays and Fridays.
On a Monday this term, we will be focusing on developing our Outdoor and Adventurous skills focusing on teamwork and Net/wall games. On a Friday, lessons will link to athletics skills. These lessons will involve improving the three key athletic skills: throwing, jumping and running and will encourage children to improve their personal best. All lessons will be delivered by specialist coaches from Soccer 2000. We must ensure we have suitable PE kits , including footwear, in school for every PE lesson. Earrings cannot be worn during PE lessons.
Art
Diary Dates
4.10.23– Year 5 Parent Consultations
5.10.23—Year 5 parent consultations
21.10.23—Harvest Assembly
Contact Details
stmichaelsceprimaryschool@wolverhampton.gov.uk
01902 558845

In our Art lessons, we will be learning about the artist Henri Rousseau. We will be learning how to use different tints and shades to paint a jungle scene in the style of Rousseau. We will also focus on our sketching skills using different pencils and explore how to use pastels.