Science: Properties and Change of Materials. For the next half term and following into the next term, we shall look at the following; • Dissolving, Mixtures and Changes of State • Separation by Filtration and Sieving • Separation by Evaporation • Hardness • Transparency and Magnetism • Thermal and Electrical Conductivity
English: This half term in English we are going to be reading Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo. From reading this book, the children will be aiming to write their own legend, followed by a persuasion text.
Year 5 Half-term 1: Autumn 2
Geography: We will be using our map skills to name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time.
Maths Multiplication and Division Having already started Multiplication and Division, we have work on multiples, factors, prime numbers, squared numbers and cubed numbers. Returning to school, we shall look at multiplying and dividing by 10s, 100s and 1000s. Fractions The children will start by looking at equivalent unit and non-unit fractions. Followed by converting improper fractions to mixed number, then back again. Furthermore, comparing, ordering and adding and subtracting mixed numbers within 1 and then grater than 1.