Fantastic Florida Year 5 – Term 1 English Poetry Writing and directing an advertisment – using persuasive language Journal writing Grammar focus – subject and verb agreement, use of adjectives, revisiting clauses, use of cohesion in paragraphs. Spelling – learning strategies and rules Year 5 – Term 1 Mathematics Place Value Number Sequences Written and mental strategies for addition and subtraction Multiplying by 10, 100, 1000 including decimals and fractions Whole school focus week - fractions Science Classification Stages in a life cycle (plant, human and animal) Using simple models to describe scientific ideas Music Listening and composition skills Fantastic Florida PE Invasion games – developing skills Dance – street dance – composition, improvisation, adaptation and performing dances to an audience. Art / DT Sketching skills – use of tone, detail, pattern and shading. Design and make own Florida cocktails using oranges! Geography Using globes, atlases and digital maps to locate Florida and some of it’s physical features. Tourism – Florida Keys Economy – oranges Coastline and marine life – turtles Weather and climate – hurricanes Comparisons with our locality PSHE Rights and Responsibilities, Feeling valued and working well in a group. RE Sikhism – how far would a Sikh go for his or her faith? Computing Creating an advertisement Using the internet for research. General computer skills – creating and handling documents.