Year 5

The Final Frontier!

English

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In English, we will be writing reading newspaper reports about the lunar landings and writing our own reports. We will learn about  autobiographical recounts, reading Helen Sharman’s account of her launch into space. The children will be writing their own accounts of their space missions.

Maths

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In Maths, we will start by learning about statistics. The statistics topic will include line graphs, tables, two-way tables and timetables. We will learn about learning about multiplication and division, with a particular focus on multiples and factors. We will finish off the term by finding the area and perimeter of different shapes.

Topic

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Our topic this half term is science based. We will be learning all about the solar system and wider space, as well as important achievements in the field of space exploration.

P.E.

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This half term, our PE sessions will be based on Quicksticks for our outdoor PE and dance for our indoor PE.