Cinnamon Brow CE Primary School

In KS2 we follow a programme called Reciprocal Reading. This is an activity that takes the form of a dialogue between teachers and children as they read as a whole class or in groups. A reciprocal approach provides our children with four specific reading strategies: Questioning, Clarifying, Summarizing, and Predicting. When you listen to your children read, we encourage you to discuss the story lines, plot, characters and the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Reading Homework: we expect daily reading at home. We ask that at least three reads are from the teacher directed ‘book banded’ book and two are from an online reading program (Reading Plus or Reading Eggspress). ALL reads should be recorded in the yellow reading record books to allow staff to keep a record and celebrate success at the end of each term. 

In Years 5 and 6, we are teaching for mastery in our maths lessons. Through carefully planned teaching and the support of Oak Academy, which is underpinned by the NCETM, we enable all children to access the maths curriculum at their level and open up opportunities for all children to work within a mastery approach.  

The children also have access to TTrockstars, My Maths and Numbots to support their Maths progression through app and online resources.  

This autumn term we will focus on the following topics: 

Year 5 

• Decimals and fractions 

• Money 

• Negative Numbers 

• Multiplication and division 

Year 6 

• Calculating using known facts 

• Multiples of 1,000 

• Place value to 10,000,000 

• Shape 

Animals including humans A 

The children will learn to: 

• describe the changes as humans develop to old age 

• identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood  

• recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function  

• describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.

How did the Industrial Revolution change Warrington?

Here are some of the questions we will explore: 

• What was the British Empire? 

• What key events have changed Warrington? 

• What was daily life like for the people of Warrington? 

• What were the conditions of the workhouse like? 

Geography

What is it like to live in our class city? 

Here are some of the questions we will explore: 

• Where is our class city? 

• What is the environment like in and around our class city? 

• Why do people live in our class city?  

• How does our class city compare to Cinnamon Brow? 

The children will learn to: 

• identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night)  

• use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied 

As a Church of England School, Religious Education is a core subject and alongside collective worship is a very important part of school life. RE & worship takes place throughout the school day with daily prayers, whole school and class worship and the sharing of our Christian values.                          

This term the focus taken from the Diocese scheme of work is: 

Old Testament Women – did she make the right choice?  

The aim of this unit is to: 

• increase and widen the children’s knowledge and understanding of the role and significance of women in the Bible and God’s big story. 

• to reflect upon the actions of these women and consider what we can learn from their stories. 

• deepen pupil’s understanding that it isn’t always easy being a person of faith and tough choices have to be made. 

• explore the story of Esther and the Jewish Festival of Purim. 

Why do Christians believe that Easter is a celebration of victory? 

The aim of this unit is to: 

• emphasise that Christians believe that Easter is the celebration of Christ’s triumph and victory over death. This is is at the very heart of Christian belief. 

• ensure that pupils have an understanding of the importance of Jesus death and resurrection in Christian belief, as a rescue plan to restore the relationship between God and his people 

Gymnastics 

Football 

PE will take place on the following day: 

Canberra – Monday 

On their PE day, children should come to school dressed for PE with appropriate outdoor PE kit.  Please refer to the school website for PE kit details:  Cinnamon Brow CE Primary School - Uniform

On their PE day, children should come to school dressed for PE with appropriate outdoor PE kit.  

Please refer to the school prospectus for PE kit details:  School prospectus 

Drawing: make my voice heard 

From the Ancient Maya to modern-day street art, children look at how artists convey a message. Exploring imagery, symbols, expressive mark making, and ‘chiaroscuro’ children consider audience and impact to create powerful drawings to make their voices heard.

DT

Textiles: making a bag 

Research how patterns are used to make fabric items, design a bag and create a prototype. 

Exploring percussion. 

• play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression  

• improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music  

• listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory 

Sharing Information In this unit, children will develop their understanding of computer systems and how information is transferred between systems and devices. They will consider small-scale systems as well as large-scale systems. They will explain the input, output, and process aspects of a variety of different real-world systems. Children will also take part in a collaborative online project with other class members and develop their skills in working together online.  

Our behaviour curriculum is centred around our Heartsmart values, and we explicitly teach the children a new Heartsmart value, alongside linked behaviours, each half term. Heartsmart means being smart with our hearts. The life of our heart affects the whole of our life. Loving yourself and others is the most powerful way to live and it’s the best way to create true friendship. We become powerful when we love ourselves and when we love others.  

Our Heartsmart values, and linked behaviours, this half term are:

Get Heartsmart 

Don't forget to let love in