Year 5

 

 

Year 5 Curriculum Projects

Year 5 Project - Groundbreaking Greeks

In the Groundbreaking Greeks project, your child will learn about different periods of Greek history, exploring the earliest civilisations, the devastation of the Dark Age and the breakthroughs and developments of the Archaic and Classical periods. They will understand how the geography of Greece affected the development of city states and explore Athens, learning about the structure of the government and society. They will get to know some of the most significant Athenians and understand why Greek art, culture, architecture, philosophy, medicine and mathematics were so significant. Your child will learn about the leadership of Alexander the Great and discover how ancient Greece became part of the Roman Empire after the Hellenistic period. They will explore how the Romans respected and developed Greek ideas, making them their own and spreading them throughout the Roman Empire. To end the project, your child will decide which was the ancient Greeks' greatest idea, and explore how the legacy of ancient Greece affects their lives today.

Memorable Experience - Time Team

History - Ancient Greek periods - Minoan civilisation, Mycenaean civilisation, Dark Age, Archaic period, Classical period, Hellenistic period; Chronology and timelines; Primary and secondary sources; City states; Democracy ; Role of men and women; Social hierarchy; Great Athenians; the Acropolis; Greek art, culture, architecture, philosophy, medicine and mathematics; Olympic games; Alexander the Great; End of the Greek Empire; Legacy

Geography - interpreting geographical sources

This project is also supported by mini projects in:

Science: Forces and mechanisms; Earth and Space

Art and Design: Mixed Media

Design and Technology: Architecture

Computing: Spreadsheets derived from D.A.R.E.S

Music: derived from Kapow 

PE: Gymnnastics and Hockey derived from TeamThemeKent Resources

PSHE: My Dreams and Goals from Jigsaw

RE: derived from Kent SACRE Curriculum and Cornerstones RE projects

More information about the Year 5 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 5 Long Term Plan 2024 document found below.

Groundbreaking Greeks Word Mat
Groundbreaking Greeks Knowledge Organiser

Year 5 Key Information

LONG TERM PLAN Year 5 2024 2025
Year 5 English Curriculum (1)
Year 5 Maths Curriculum (1)
Recommended Reading List For Year 5

 

PE lessons for Term 1 are timetabled for Tuesday and Thursday every week.

 

 

Homework for this week:

  • MATHS - No homework during the Christmas Holiday.
  • ENGLISH - practise your spellings on Spelling Shed
  • READING - Please continue to complete 20 minutes of reading every day and make a note in your reading record. 

Spellings Honey Bees (tested on Tuesday 21/01/25): 

sleuth

through

tomb

cruise

whose

fruit

shoe

crusade

rumour

leukaemia

suit

who’s

bruise

fluent

canoe

unique

influence

route

suitable

neutral

 

 

English

W/C 20.01.25

We will continue our work on Greek Myths, focusing on creating effective settings.

Spellings Bumble Bees (tested on Tuesday 21/01/25):

threw

through

bruise

drew

suit

flew

fruit

grew

youth

clue

group

blue

soup

glue

unique

human

Maths:

W/C 13.01.25

Focussing on division and completing our block of work on multiplication and division.

W/C 20.01.25

We will be beginning our second block of work on Fractions

 

Other information:

PE Term 3

Our new PE topics for Term 3 will be Gymnastics and Hockey Sport which will be lead by the coaches from Teamtheme. This will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Remember PE kits on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Please can everyone bring a water bottle to school every day.

Don't forget to bring reading books and reading records, please.

Now that the weather is more changeable, please ensure that wellies are brought into school.