Parents' Curriculum Map - January 2010

 

 
 
 

 

Dear Parents,
 
Welcome to our second Curriculum Map! This is to inform you of what your child/ren will be learning this term. We use a Creative Curriculum (The Creative Learning Journey) which includes Art, D.T., Science, History and Geography. R.E. is included where possible into the Creative Learning Journey, though there are times when it is taught separately.
 
Special Events this term
We will be constructing electrically powered motor vehicles towards the end of the first half term. We would like to invite any parents along who hold a current CRB check to assist groups in this task. Please see Mrs Richardson or Mrs Arling for further details.
 
Equipment Needed in Year 5/6
 
PE kit (Mondays and Wednesdays)
Named Bottle of water
Learning Curve Book (Mondays)
Reading Book and Reading Record (Handed in on Tuesdays)
Gel pens and felt tips in a pencil case that fits into the child’s
individual tray (Optional)
 
Please note that the following items should be left at home:
Toys
 
 
 


Spring Term Planning Web
 
Spring 1
Spring 2
Creative Learning
Journey
Inventions over time
(DT, Science)
 
The children will look at
items that had been
invented which made an
impact on the world. They will also look at electricity and how it can be used to power their own motor
vehicles.
The Green Planet
(Geography, Science)
 
This topic is based on
environmental issues that are affecting our planet
today. We look at what we can do to change that.
 
 
 
Being a Buddhist (RE)
 
This RE topic encourages the children to look at the daily life and beliefs of the Buddhist faith.
Literacy
Mrs Richardson—Dramatic conventions,
Mrs Arling—Biographies and Autobiographies,
Fiction Genres.
Mrs Richardson— Persuasion and Finding a Voice (Poetry)
 
Mrs Arling— Arguments and Finding a Voice (Poetry).
Numeracy
In Numeracy the children will be applying their mathematical work to
solving real life word
problems. Children
investigate sequences, patterns and relationships.
In Numeracy the children will be reading and
interpreting data on a
variety of graphs. They will solve multi-step problems
involving fractions and
decimals.