Year 5
Welcome to Year 5
Here you will find all the information you need to know about the exciting learning taking place in Year 5!
We hope you all had a wonderful summer break and are looking forward to an exciting year ahead. We are delighted to welcome the children back to school and are looking forward to all the learning and experiences Year 5 has in store.
Our topic this term is ‘The Industrial Revolution and the Victorian Era’. Throughout the term, we will be travelling back in time to explore what life was like during the Victorian period and discover how the Industrial Revolution changed Britain and the wider world.
Our learning will include:
- Understanding what the Industrial Revolution was and how it changed Britain.
- Identifying the changes to towns, cities, transport and technology during the Victorian era.
- Investigating the impact of industrialisation and the British Empire on different people and communities.
- Understanding what life was like for rich and poor Victorians, including the homes they lived in and the work they did.
- Exploring Victorian beliefs and how religion and scientific ideas influenced society.
- Using historical sources to understand different views and interpretations of the Victorian era and British Empire.
As part of our topic, we will also be exploring the work of the famous British artist:
- L. S. Lowry.
We will look at his distinctive style and his paintings of industrial towns, factories and the people who lived and worked within them. We will use his work as inspiration for our own artwork, experimenting with different techniques and creating our own industrial landscapes.
Throughout the term, we will be developing our historical enquiry skills by asking questions, examining evidence and considering what life was really like during this fascinating period of history.
We will also be considering some key questions throughout our topic and using our research, discussion and knowledge to help us answer them by the end of the term.
The Industrial Revolution and The Victorian Era
Our English units of work this term will be based around the following books:
- The Lost Happy Endings - Carol Ann Duffy
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - Mordicia Gerstein
- The Polar Bear Explorers Club - Alex Bell
For details about curriculum coverage of our English units, please click here.
We continue to follow White Rose curriculum in Maths and the Year 5 yearly topic overview can be found on the Maths Curriculum page by clicking here.
For a more detailed breakdown of curriculum coverage during the Autumn term, please click here.
PE days will be on Tuesday and Friday. Please come to school wearing your PE kit on these days, but bring your school uniform in a separate bag for you to change into if you get wet during your PE lesson.
Please ensure you bring your reading record, reading book and water bottle to school every day.
Miss Charlton and Mrs Everitt
Communicating with school:
For general things e.g. lost jumper, wearing trainers etc, please contact Miss Charlton using the messaging function on Seesaw.
For more significant concerns or worries, please email secretary@nshprimary.co.uk with FAO Miss Charlton Class teacher.
Any changes to school pick up should go through the school office
Year 5 Photo Gallery
https://www.newscotlandhill.co.uk/gallery/?pid=137&gcatid=29