Autumn term - Africa

TRIP
As a fantastic finish to our topic ‘Amazing Africa’ we have planned a trip to Knowsley Safari Park on  Thursday 10^th December (Year 6) and Friday 11^th December (Year 5).  It will be a fantastic opportunity for the children to experience a real Safari, find out more about African animals and deepen their understanding of the Science we have been covering,

We are mathematicians:

In Maths we will be

• reading, writing, ordering and comparing numbers to 1 million
• rounding numbers
• understanding negative numbers
• adding numbers with more than 4 digits
• subtracting numbers with more than 4 digits ( inc. borrowing)
• using formal multiplication 
• using long and short division 
• recapping our knowledge of factors and multiples 

We are authors: (biographies) - Autumn 1

In Literacy we will be

• reading and discussing a range of biographies
• understanding the purpose behind biographies and their audience 
• researching and writing a biography of a famous African figure
• understanding the structure and organisation of a biography
• understanding the language and vocabulary features of a biography 

We are film reviewers - Autumn 2

In Literacy we will be

• knowing key information which must be included in a film review
• considering language which can be used to engage the reader
• finding out about film genres
• summarising a plot
• using persuasive techniques 
• consdering the story arc of character
• including an opinion as a reviewer

We are digital explorers:

In ICT this term we shall be exploring the world through digital mapping. We shall be creating and following a GEO-CACHING treasure hunt!

• I understand the importance of digital mapping systems on our everyday lives
• I will develop my research skills involving digital maps and geographically located information
• I will practice geo-caching skills by using the geo-caching app and exploring local geo-caches
• I will develop my ability to take photographs, audio and videos as an aid to give clues
• I will consider the audience when creating a geo-cache treasure hunt for others to explore

We are Spanish speakers:

This term we shall be beginning our new MFL topic of Spanish! We will get to grips with all the basics of the Spanish language including:

• Salutations
• Number 1 -30
• Class commands

We are Historians & Geographers

This term we will be finding out about the fascinating Benin empire. This will include:

• Where it is and where this is in relation to other places in the world
• When the empire was formed and how this fits into timelines
• What the people of the Benin empire did in their daily lives
• Who the rulers were
• What trade happened under Benin rule
• How the Benin empire fell and what the legacy is

We are Scientists:

This term we will be finding out about living things and their habitats. This will include:

• Life cycles
• Classification of different species
• Finding out who Charles Linneaus was and what he did
• An investigation involving microbes

We are Artists

In Art we will be finding out about Michelle Reader and Megan Coyle. We will be:

• Learning the techniques
• Investigating their artistic styles
• Planning our own artwork, for a purpose
• Creating our own final pieces of Artwork in their styles

We are Musicians

As musicians we are very excited to be learning the djembe drums. In these sessions we will:

• Learn a range of rhythmic games
• Learn and apply musical vocabulary
• Develop our listening and appraising skills
• Find out about the different sounds we can create using the drums
• Use base and tone to create rhythmic patterns
• Evaluate our music

We are Hockey Players (Autumn 1)

In PE we will be enjoying Hockey sessions. These will include:

• Understanding the importance of warming up and cooling down
• Learning tackling and defending skills
• Becoming accurate in passing
• Taking part in team games and working cooperatively
• Taking part in hockey matches

We are Rounders Players (Autumn 2) 

In PE we will be enjoying Rounders sessions. These will include:

• Understanding the importance of warming up and cooling down
• Learn the rules of rounders and know about how to score rounders and get members of the other team 'out'
• Learning batting skills
• Becoming accurate in passing
• Taking part in team games and working cooperatively
• Taking part in rounders games