Welcome to Year 5 and 6
Maths
Throughout year 5, we will aim to follow the following program of study.
Throughout year 6, we will aim to follow the following program of study.
English

During this half term we will be looking at a range of different text types whilst studying the book; The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
We will start off looking at narratives and thier key features with the intention of writing our own narrative.
Once we've mastered this we will then move on to letter writing.
Each Friday there will be a spelling test. The lists for the weekly spelling test can be found at www.spellingframe.co.uk
W/C 2/11/20
Spelling Rule 43 - Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in –fer
W/C 9/11/20
Spelling Rule 44 - Use of the hyphen
W/C 16/11/20
Spelling Rule 45 - Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
W/C 23/11/20
Spelling Rule 46 - Words containing the letter-string ough
W/C 30/11/20
Spelling Rule 47 - Words with ‘silent’ letters (i.e. letters whose presence cannot be predicted from the pronunciation of the word)
W/C 7/12/20
Spelling Rule 48 - Homophones and other words that are often confused (1 of 5)
W/C 14/12/20
Spelling Rule 49 - Homophones and other words that are often confused (2 of 5)
We will start off looking at narratives and thier key features with the intention of writing our own narrative.
Once we've mastered this we will then move on to letter writing.
Each Friday there will be a spelling test. The lists for the weekly spelling test can be found at www.spellingframe.co.uk
W/C 2/11/20
Spelling Rule 43 - Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in –fer
W/C 9/11/20
Spelling Rule 44 - Use of the hyphen
W/C 16/11/20
Spelling Rule 45 - Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
W/C 23/11/20
Spelling Rule 46 - Words containing the letter-string ough
W/C 30/11/20
Spelling Rule 47 - Words with ‘silent’ letters (i.e. letters whose presence cannot be predicted from the pronunciation of the word)
W/C 7/12/20
Spelling Rule 48 - Homophones and other words that are often confused (1 of 5)
W/C 14/12/20
Spelling Rule 49 - Homophones and other words that are often confused (2 of 5)
Science - Space

In science this half term, we will be exploring outer space. In this topic we will look at;
What are solar and lunar eclipses?
What is the solar system?
How do the planets in the solar system differ?What are stars and star constellations?What is the universe and what is it made from?What do astronomers do?
What are solar and lunar eclipses?
What is the solar system?
How do the planets in the solar system differ?What are stars and star constellations?What is the universe and what is it made from?What do astronomers do?