Class JL Curriculum Overview Spring Term Topic – Sky Hawk TOPIC Spreadsheets and Database Rivers throughout Wales/ river poetry River pollution – independent writing responses Welsh artist study – Sir Kyffin Williams Sounds of nature Religious buildings Children’s rights SCIENCE Forces - Gravity - Air resistance - Balanced and unbalanced Persuasive posters – Osprey protection Explanation writing/ reports WELSH Poetry comprehensions Blogs Work based around Sky Hawk ENGLISH/ LITERACY Analysing text Poetry – shape, kennings, personification/metaphor Independent writing choices Narrative – writing from another character’s perspective/ writing the next chapter Empathy recount – diary/letter in role EXTRA – CURRICULAR Glan Llyn residential for year 5 Fieldtrip to Ty Mawr – River studies Welsh week Eisteddfod MATHS/ NUMERACY Number skills and problem solving Investigation work Numeracy skills used and applied across the curriculum