Year 5 Curriculum

Our classes in Year 5 are Blackman Class and Morpurgo Class, named after the authors Malorie Blackman and Michael Morpurgo.

Click here to see our maths map for Year 5 

Please see some of the topics we cover each year.

• Star Gazers
  Autumn 1
  Star Gazers

  Journey through space, the final frontier. Navigate beyond the Sun, the magnificent, blazing star at the centre of our Solar System. Investigate the eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Take a look at the Moon, a celestial body that orbits Earth. Compare the times of day at different places on the Earth. Get in a spin making simple models of the Solar System and listen to the haunting sounds of space themed songs. Then it￿s 3, 2, 1, blast off.￿ Exploring space is probably the greatest adventure that humankind has ever undertaken. Are we alone? Or are there other life forms out there?

• Skills Builder
  Autumn 2
  Skills Builder

  Listening, Speaking, Problem Solving, Creativity, Staying Positive, Aiming High, Leadership, Teamwork.

  Children who are able to master the essential skills can make the most of their time in school, and thrive in their wider lives. Working with the Skills Builder Partnership can support every child to build those skills as a core part of their learning.

• Pharoahs
  Spring 1
  Pharoahs

  Let￿s travel back 5000 years, to the dusty realms of ancient Egypt. Cruise along the Nile, entering a world of mysteries and curses, mummies and kings. Find out about life on the river￿s fertile banks, discovering Egypt and its fascinating culture. Unravel the secrets of ancient tombs, using historical sources and ancient artefacts. Find out about powerful pharaohs and grandiose gods. Now open the doorway to ancient Egypt. Who knows what treasures you will find?

• Time Traveller
  Spring 2
  Time Traveller

  Tick, tock, tick, tock. The hands on the clock never stop. From the moment we are born, from toddler to teen, middle age to elderly, time stops for no one. Find out what happens to our bodies and brains as we grow older, and how we cope with these changes. How long does a human baby take to grow inside the womb? Does it take longer than an elephant calf? Or a kitten? Take a good look at yourself. How has your face changed since you were a baby and how will it change as you grow older? ￿Imagine that you could time travel too. When would you like to travel to and what would you like to see? Will you head back to your past or into your future? You decide.

• Sow, Grow and Farm
  Summer 1
  Sow, Grow and Farm

  This project teaches children about the features and characteristics of land use in agricultural regions across the world, including a detailed exploration of significant environmental areas.

• Off With her Head
  Summer 2
  Off With her Head

  What sort of man would order the beheading of his wife? Was she really that bad? Travel back in time to the 1500s and meet the terrifying Tudors, a domineering dynasty that changed our history. Discover an opulent court where dancing and singing goes hand in hand with swift falls from favour, and even swifter falling of heads.￿ It￿s your turn to take part in one of the most famous trials that the world has ever known.