Literacy: As part of this unit, we will be reading

the novel Georges Secret to the Universe by

Stephen and Lucy Hawkins. At the start of the
term; children will be looking at poetry, how to
perform it and writing their own poems. Following
this, children will be looking at nonchronological reports about space and the solar
system, which will then enable them to produce
their own non-chronological report. Our final unit
in Literacy, will be newspaper reports where
children will be reporting the first landing on
the moon.

Suggested visits:
Bolling Hall Museum Free
Entry.
Star centre, Keighley
York Museum

Mathematics: In maths children will be consolidate

the four operations at the start of the term. Then
we will be learning how to tell the time, together
with solving words problems and investigations. To
finish off the term, children will learn about
measure and angles.
Science: In Science, children will be finding out
about Earth in relation to the moon and other
planets in the solar system. They will visit the
schools science lab and work with our Scientist
in Residence to look at moon rocks and carry out
investigations.

Topic challenges (you can choose just

one):
1.

We challenge you to find out

about the moon and post your
research on the blog.

Suggested books:
Moonwalk, written by Sean Callery and
Emil Dacanay
Discover science (Solar System) written
by Dr. Mike Goldsmith
Become an explorer, written by Rosalind
Mist
Check the school library and Bolling
Hall library.

2.

We challenge you to draw a

space rocket.

3. We challenge you to research

about gravity and how people live in
space.

Learning links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/scie
nce/physical_processes/earth_sun_moon/
play/
http://www.everyschool.co.uk/sciencekey-stage-2-earth-and-space.html

Family Learning
Letter

DVD Dr. Who

Phonics and Reading:
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ChildrensMenu.h
tm
http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/sp
elling_grammar/

Your child will be sent home with a reading

book; when reading you can ask them about
the characters, about the role of the
punctuation and what they predict might
happen. Find more on our School Blog:

www.bowlingparkprimary.net

YEAR 5
Space