Suggested length:12 weeks

Year Group: 5/6

Possible Themes

The TopicVictorians

We will use a novel to introduce the topic and then use a range of evidence to find out about children’s lives in the Victorian period.

Term: 3 and 4

Learning Is Our Key To A World of OpportunitiesWe help our children learn through …Offering high quality first teaching Giving excellent care, guidance and

supportCreating a perfect learning environment

Motivating through an inspirational curriculum

Modelling our school values Providing a safe and secure school

Working with different people Working on their own, with partners and in groups

Expecting the best from all of our learners

Whole School MapTerm 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6

Value (we are) kind thankful resilient confident reflective bravebecause we .. want people to be

kind to us and we think about feelings

understand others may not have what we have

keep trying and set goals

celebrate our successes

learn from our mistakes

try new things

SEAL New beginnings

Getting on and falling out

Going for goals Good to be me relationships changes

As well as … InductionHarvest (LKS2)

ChristmasNativity (KS1)

EasterSpring Play (EYFS)

Sports daysLeavers (UKS2)

Big Day Out A Maths Day Big Act French Day Dr Who Day Dragon’s Den Big EventBig Day Out B Big Band Big Draw Big Talent In the Past Sorcerers

ApprenticeBig Wriggle

Purpose of the St.Peter’s Curriculum Allows all children to become

literate, numerate and ICT capableo timetabling to ensure that

weighting meets needso provision mapping and

interventionso homework policyo robust tracking and

monitoringo learning and teaching policy

and guidanceo assessment (APP, learning

gaps) Has a Christian distinctiveness

o vision and valueso Collective Worshipo Ethos

Gives a substantial weight to persona, social, emotional and health issues

o PSHEo Sealo Healthy Schoolso Travel Planningo use of ‘PASS’o Mentoring o Vulnerable Children

Identification and Monitoringo Rewards and Discipline Policy

and Guidance Promotes the development of skills

o clear skill progressiono skills mappedo skills taughto whole school skill projects

Uses current technology to extend and enhance learning

o ICT resourceso IWB trainingo Links to Bedminster Down

and UWE Gives time to practical and

performance led learningo Core entitlemento Collective Worshipso Parental Involvemento projects which lead into

performances Is set with in an awareness of global

needs and develops citizens for now and for the future

o Eco schools

o Multi-Cultural Linkso Projectso Charity Worko Citizenshipo Community Involvement

Teaches learners to learn and develops a desire for lifelong learning

o Learning and Thinking Skillso aspiration raising (UWE /

Bedminster Down)o independence

Encourages imagination and creativity

o projectso linkso wow dayso visits / visitors and events

Core Offer

Every child will learn in an environment that meets their needs socially, physically and in terms of their literacy and numeracy development

Every child will have at least 2 hours of physical activity a week

Every child will have daily physical activity

Every child will be read to at least once a week

Every child will have the opportunity to contribute to their own curriculum and be involved in planning their own learning journey

Every child will have the opportunity to create arrange of products or productions and share these with different audiences.

Every child will have the opportunity to perform

Every child will have opportunities to learn in an environment other than their classroom

Every child will have the opportunity to learn a MFL

Every child will have the opportunity be part of collective worship in a meaningful way that reflects their faith or no faith

Every child will have their learning and social needs met through wave 1,2 or 3 provision

Learning Journey

Every child will visit key areas of Bishopsworth and Highridge inc. St.Peter’s Church

Every child will visit significant areas in Bristol inc the zoo, the suspension bridge, the museums, the docks, the traditional houses and local farms

Every child will have the opportunity to take part in a residential visit. No child shall be excluded from this opportunity due to financial reasons

Every child will be involved in community links with our shared secondary school

Every child will work with a range of visitors including BAMs, Eco Services, St.Peter’s, Bedminster Down links

Every child will take part in a life skills programme

Each year the school will provide a range of theatre and musical opportunities which will be accessible to every child.

Theme EvaluationWhat went well

What needs changing/ modifying for next time…

Essential resources Wish list-

Please highlight the skills planning sheet to show- Green, skills taught and practised Orange, skills taught but need to be revisited Red, skills not taught

Stories From ChristianityStories from Christianity

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6kind thankful resilient confident reflective brave

EYFSKS1 Feeding The 5000 David and GoliathLKS2 Ruth and Naomi Jesus heals the 10

lepersJoseph and his coat of many colours.Leading the Israelites out of slavery

Daniel and the Lions Den

UKS2 The Good Samaritan

RE UnitsTerm 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6kind thankful resilient confident reflective brave

KS1 Yr ABelonging

Let’s celebrate Special Books The Boyhood of Jesus

Places of Worship

Yr B Important People: Divali

Gifts at Christmas Symbolism of Religious Clothes

Special Things Naming Ceremonies

Wonderful World

LKS2 Yr AHome and FamilyChristianity

Light at Christmas Symbolism in Religion- Hinduism

Easter: Jesus as Servant and King

Beliefs and Practices of Sikhism

Pilgrimage.

Yr BHome and FamilyJudaism

The Music of Christmas

Jesus as an Adult Prayer and Worship .Leadership

Help in the Community

UKS2 Yr AMoses and the 10 Commandments

Heroes and Leaders Religious Art Beliefs and practices of Islam

Yr BRules For Life and The Bible

Christmas Today The Journey of Birth, Life and Death Stages of Life

The Theme:Victorians

Inspiration:

Sharing Event:

Literacy Links: Read a novel set in Victorian period – use inference

to find out about setting Research Victorian scientists who worked on micro-

organisms – link to biography reading / writing

Mathematical Links:

Linked Books:Street Child by Berlie DohertyA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

ICT and Communication Links:

Possible Ways to Share:

Class playpowerpoint

show

sale or shop

quiz

Dragons Den

Gallery

Big Book

Festival

OverviewTerm: 3 Year: A Year group: 5/6 Teacher:Miss Knight

Theme: Victorians

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7Literacy Street Child Street Child Book week Street Child Mock SATs /

QCA testsPersuasive letters / leaflets

Reading poetry

VCOP Sentence punctuation

Exclamation and question marks

Speech marks Verb tenses Verb tenses Sentence openers

Vocabulary

Phonics / Spelling Prefixes and suffixes

Prefixes and suffixes

Prefixes and suffixes

Unstressed vowels

Unstressed vowels

Common letter strings

Common letter strings

ICT Skills Internet safety Navigating websites

Using a search engine

Internet safety Taking notes from websites

Powerpoint – creating hyperlinks

Powerpoint – inserting web links

Numeracy Block A2 Block A2 Block B2 Block B2 Mock SATs / QCA tests

Measures Fractions

ScienceMicro-organisms

Causes of illness Harmful micro-organisms

Edward Jenner Joseph Lister Louis Pasteur Food decay

PEGymnastics

Balances Partner balances Using apparatus safely

Balances on apparatus

Travelling Travelling on apparatus

Gymnastics display

MusicPSHE

Going for GoalsRE

Arts in religionExpressing feelings Colour

symbolismReligious music Stained glass

windowsStained glass windows

As well as …Assessments Mock SATs / Y5

QCA testsParents’ evenings

Them

e

Special Events / Visitors

Black Country Museum

Book Week St Peter’s Church

French day

Linked ICT Research Black Country Museum

Research Roald Dahl

Powerpoint – life for poor children

Powerpoint – life for poor children

Main ThemeBased on Street

Child

Timeline overviewKWL chart

Primary and secondary sources

Workhouses Dr Barnardo Child labour Ragged schools

Outside Learning

Multi-Cultural Opportunities

OverviewTerm: 4 Year: A Year group: 5/6 Teacher: Miss Knight

Theme: Victorians

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6Literacy Playscripts Report Recount Story structure Description Discussion

VCOP Punctuation Openers Connectives Paragraphs Vocabulary ConnectivesPhonics / Spelling

ICT Skills Using a databaseNumeracy Data Calculation Shape Fractions & decimals Calculation Co-ordinates / anglesScience

Micro-organismsNatural decay Recycling Recycling Useful micro-

organismsEdward Jenner museum

Food production / make bread

PE

MusicPSHE

REArts in religion

Islamic art Aboriginal art Hindu art Symbolism Create symbolic pictures

Create symbolic pictures

As well as …Assessments Assessment week

Them

e

Special Events / Visitors

Edward Jenner museum

Victorian school experience

Linked ICT Using censusMain Theme Queen Victoria Great Exhibition Victorian

householdsIndustrial revolution

Changes during period

Victorian schools

Outside Learning

Multi-Cultural Opportunities

Islamic art Aboriginal art Hindu art

Inventing (DT)Investigating (Science and Geography)

Changes In The World (History)

Black Country Museum, near BirminghamSt Fagans, Cardiff

Ideas Page

From the Children

From The Staff

In, Out and About

Excite and Ignite