Transcript Curriculum Map Au1 - Cathedral Primary School

Cathedral Primary School
Autumn 1 2014
Year 5
Science
Earth and Space
Numeracy
Numerical Skills and the Number
System
PE
Games - Basketball
In this topic, children will about space.
Starting with the Solar System, they look next
at how ideas about space have changed over
time, before finally exploring what causes
night and day on Earth.
A sound grasp of key numerical skills is
essential to success in Maths. We will be
exploring the most effective strategies for
solving number problems and identifying
ways to extend our learning by making links
with decimal and negative numbers.
RE
Islam
Literacy
How To Be An Explorer
We will be deepening our understanding of
different important faiths around the world by
studying Islam. We will focus on the life of
Muhammad and the daily lives of Muslim
believers in this country and abroad.
We will be using this text to cover the writing
genres: Recounts; Persuasive Writing and
Arguments. We will focus on letter writing
and diary writing to build our understanding
of these three writing genres.
Art/DT
Geometric Patterns
We will be studying geometric artwork and
it’s usage in Islamic artwork. This will link to
our R.E. work. We will use different 2d
shapes to create geometric artwork inspired
by classical Islamic art.
We will be working with our specialist P.E.
coach on basketball skills which will enhance
our ability to succeed in and enjoy game
situations.
Other Subjects
Rights and Responsibilities
Starting life in a new environment is a good
time to consider rights and responsibilities.
We will study rights and responsibilities
through the prism of class rules and charters.
We will be discussing whether any rights and
responsibilities are more important than
others, and linking our work to the school’s
wider Rights Respecting School ethos.
Geography
South America
Computing
Developing Games
We will be studying the Americas throughout
this year and we will be starting our studies
by focusing on the continent of South
America. We will look at the urban and
physical landscape and produce an
‘Explorer’s Guide’ to the region.
The children will be focusing more on coding
in the new computing curriculum and we will
start our learning by developing interactive
games by writing codes that will build into a
simple playable game.