Our first topic is 'Raiders, Traders, Invaders' – a historical study of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking era.

Key Questions for this unit:

• What do objects from the past tell us about the people who lived at that time?
• Who were the Saxons/Vikings? When and why did they come to Britain? Where did they settle?
• Where the Vikings raid? How did they trade? Why did they invade?
• What was everyday life like for a Viking?
• Who was Alfred? Was he really great?
• What happened at the Battle of Hastings?

English:

• Using Michael Morpurgo's text Beowulf as a stimulus for saga writing, focusing on describing settings, characters and atmosphere. 
• Writing a Saxon kennings to describe a battle scene in Beowulf, with a focus on using figurative language and hyphens to create two-word phrases.
• Writing a non-chronological report about a dragon (based on Dragonology by Dugald Steer) and using correct organisational features to structure the text and guide the reader.

Maths:

• Revision and catch-up from Year 4
• Place Value - reading, writing, comparing numbers up to 1 million; decimals - tenths and hundredths; negative numbers

Science: 

• Explore the process of scientific enquiry through a range of experiments
• What does it mean to be a scientist?
• Applying accurate scientific vocabulary to investigations

Computing:

• Investigating the components that make up a computer
• Using Scratch to generate kennings poems using coding
• E-safey - understanding the importance of not sharing personal information online

Art: Textiles

• Study the work of Grayson Perry to create a class tapestry inspired by the Bayeux tapestry

RE: Salvation

• Our RE day is Monday 19th October
• What is the Christian story of salvation?
• What can we learn from it?

PSHE: Physical well-being in the media

• Our RE day is Thursday 22nd October
• Messages in the media can be misleading, including food adverts, role models and image manipulation