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Westwood Primary School | Year 5

Welcome to the Robin Class


In Year Five we enjoy one main topic each term, with a mini topic which runs along side.

MAIN TOPIC
    Victorian Britain | During this topic we handle Victorian artefacts and make deductions about the past. We look at Victorian literature through extracts from classic Victorian texts (sometimes with the help of video and get ideas about costume and decor). Our local area provides us with the reality of real Victorian lives as we look at buildings, maps and census returns. We study lives of famous Victorian people who helped reform the working conditions and schooling for children.

    We also use art and drama as a tool to understand how Victorians behaved and how this reflects their attitudes and beliefs. A Victorian Experience Day at Cuerden Valley Park provides a highlight to this topic.
MINI TOPIC
    Musical Instruments | Through Science and Design and Technology, as well as music, we discover all about sound, vibration, pitch and volume. We use this knowledge to construct and play our own musical instruments.
MAIN TOPIC
    Ancient Greece | This topic again shares links with Literacy, ICT, Art, Drama and PSHE.
    Visit Ancient Greece at: BBC Ancient Greece
MINI TOPIC
    Earth in Space | Here we link Science and our understanding of how and why day and night occurs and why we see the phases of the moon to the more creative side creating a musical composition reflecting the atmosphere and mood of space.
MAIN TOPIC
    Rainforests | Through Geography, Science, Literacy and PSHE we study the mysterious rainforests of the world. We look at how living things have adapted to survive in these harsh conditions, and the impact of its continuing destruction.
MINI TOPIC
    Forces | We learn about forces through Science and use this knowledge to help us construct moving toys in Design & Technology.

Karen Crawshaw - TA



Alison Norris - TA
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