PLAN OF WORK FOR THE: Autumn term Princess Frederica CE VA School

Teacher: Mr Sowa/Ms Smart LSA: Ms Clark/Mr McCann Class: Year 5

Theme: The Greeks


Princess Frederica
College Road, London, NW10 5TP
Phone: 0208 969 7756 Fax: 0208 964 5372

CE VA Primary School
Headteacher - Mrs S. Nettey, NPQH
Email: admin@princessfrederica.brent.sch.uk
English

Traditional stories, fables, myths and
legends:
Read range of myths, legends, fables and
traditional stories. Explore several different
versions of same story.
Plan and write a new version of a
myth/legend/fable/traditional tale and share
orally.
Poetic style:
Explore word play, rhyme, metaphor and word
choice through a range of texts.
Significant childrens authors:
Read stories by significant childrens authors
and explore aspects of the authors style.
Plan and write a story in the style of a
significant author.
Instruction writing:
Children will use information skills to research
and explain how to make their own yoghurt
based product.
Spelling, reading, handwriting and grammar is
ongoing.
Weekly spelling tests.
Maths
Counting, partitioning and
calculating.
Solve one step and two step problems.
Continue number sequences. Partition,
round and order 7 digit numbers.

Securing number facts,
understanding shape
Visualise 3-D objects from 2-D
drawings; make nets of common solids
Handling data and measures
Answer a question by identifying what
data to collect; organise, present,
analyse and interpret the data in tables,
diagrams, tally charts, pictograms and
bar charts, using ICT where
appropriate.
Calculating, measuring and
understanding shape
Know that angles are measured in
degrees and that one whole turn is
360; compare and order angles less
than 180
Securing number facts, relationships
and calculating
Derive and recall multiplication facts
up to 10 10, the corresponding
division facts and multiples of
numbers to 10 up to the tenth multiple.
Times tables and mental maths are
on-going with weekly tests.


Science
Earth, Sun and Moon
1) Size of Earth, sun and moon
2) Apparent movement of the sun
3) Rotation of the earth. Night and day
4) Earth and moon orbits
5) Shadows
Forces
Friction
Gravity
Air Resistance
Water Resistance
Push & Pull
Dragging forces
Investigation of forces
PE

Choose & use skills which meet the specific needs of
the invasion games.
Demonstrate a range of skills using feet or implement
for passing, receiving and dribbling the ball in a
controlled manner.
Find & use space to help their team & use a variety
of tactics to keep the ball. Working in a team in
various small sided games.

Invasion Games Consolidate strategies for attack,
intervention and defence in Basketball and Netball.
Humanities History

Ancient Greece
Features of Ancient Greece
Athens and Sparta
Greek wars and warfare
The Battle of Marathon
Greek beliefs and religion
Greek Myths
Olympic Games
Greek Theatre

Computing
Multimedia (7,5,4,6)
Create a multimedia e
book
Combine video, pictures,
text and audio.
Collect audio from a
variety of sources.
Use graphic effects such
as image blender to edit
images.
Creating a Website for a target
audience on a given topic (4,6,7)
Create hyperlinks
Work with images from
digital camera or scanner
Save image as appropriate file type
for webpage
RE

The Church
Cathedral
The world circle
The universe
The earth
People
Energy
Fragility
The Church year advent
Patriachs Abraham
Prophet- Elijah (2)
Christmas in the gospels
Matthew
Luke
John
Art
Patterns used in Greek Art
Mono printing
Painting Greek style
Designing an Attic black figure vase
Clay making
PHSE/SEAL

Rules and Respect
Getting on and Falling Out

Say No to Bullying
Keeping Safe

Music
Steel Pans
Specialist music teacher
IMPORTANT DATES

PE day Wednesday
Music and Steel Pans day Wednesday
Library day Thursday


St PaulsTrip Sept 23
rd
all day

DT
Greek Monsters - Terracotta clay sculptures.
Biscuit Making
Design an energy bar and create the packaging