Year 5
Year 5 Curriculum Projects
Year 5 Project - Alchemy Island
It’s time to suspend your disbelief and open your mind. We’re going on a magical journey to Alchemy Island. Can you find the gold hidden deep within the island’s mysterious landscape? The only way is to study the map, unravel the riddle and begin your adventure. On the way, you must do all you can to learn about gold and master the ancient art of alchemy. Be creative and try to impress the island’s team of ace alchemists. Will they praise your scientific expertise? What if there were a video game version of Alchemy Island? Could you compose a stunning soundtrack to bring this mysterious landscape to life? You’ve got your map, coordinates and everything else you need to make your way across Alchemy Island. Don’t forget to pack your imagination. Got your suitcase ready? Then let the journey begin.
Memorable Experience - Chief Alchemist's riddle
Innovate Challenge - Game soundtrack
Computing - Photography; Debugging programs; Gaming
Design and Technology - Electrical circuits; Designing a board game
Geography - Map reading; Using coordinates; Human and physical features
Science - Properties and changes of materials; Working scientifically
Science Investigations - Can you clean dirty water? Do all solids dissolve? Will it erupt? Which materials conduct heat?
Year 5 Key Information
In Year 5 PE lessons are timetabled for Tuesday and Friday every week.
Spelling Tests will take place every Thursday
English
Next week we will be;
- Starting a new narrative unit linked to journeys and magical portals
Maths
Next week we will be;
- Reading & interpreting line graphs
- Drawing line graphs
- Solving problems with line graphs
Additional information
Enjoy the half term break. We look forward to seeing you back in school on Monday 2nd November.
We have reached the end of our Pharaohs topic. This week, we spent time editing our Egyptian tomb stories, reading one another's stories and evaluating the techniques used in our writing.
This week's homework is;
- read for at least 10 minutes everyday and record in your reading record.
- learn your spellings for the test on Thursday