Mission:

To nurture a globally-minded community of learners working towards fully recognized international standards integrated with the British National Curriculum

Beliefs:

The CES community believes and promotes the principle, “Together Achieving Personal Excellence”.

This policy supports the following guiding statements (bolded). To aim to:

1.	be BETTER THAN BEFORE (BTB) in everything we do and achieve a culture where personal excellence is paramount 

2.	show kindness and respect for others through demonstrating strong ethical values and character 

3.	reach our full potential through active engagement in lessons and co-curricular activities 

4.	understand and respect others cultural beliefs and belief structures 

5.	be effective communicators 

6.	experience success and have it recognised 

7.	identify talents through the programme of co-curricular activities and events 

8.	promote a holistic approach to health and well-being 

9.	develop open-minded reflective learners 

10.	promote the principle that differences define, not divide 

11.	take pride in the richness of the Egyptian culture, language and curriculum 

The next six weeks curriculum in Year 5 Term 1a

Dear Parents,

This is what we plan to cover in this next six week block:

In Mathematics we will be:

Counting, Partitioning and Calculating

•	Exploring problem solving and using correct strategies 

•	Using specific vocabulary to describe each stage of a calculation 

•	Multiplying and dividing a whole number by 10, 100 or 1000 

•	Finding a pair of factors for a two-digit number 

•	Using times tables to 10 and use them to work out division facts and to multiply multiples of 10 and 100 

•	Working out sums and differences of decimals with two digits. 

Number Facts and Shapes

•	Describing the important features of shapes and using these to draw its net 

•	Explaining each step of addition and subtraction calculations in columns 

•	Checking whether a calculation is correct and explaining the method 

•	Finding pairs of factors that multiply to make a given number 

•	Finding a number that is a multiple of two different numbers 

•	Using times tables facts to multiply multiples of 10 and 100 and to find linked division facts 

•	Sorting numbers or shapes according to their properties and explain the strategies used. 

English:

During the next six weeks students in Year 5 will be working on Traditional Stories. Students will read a wide range of myths, legends, fables and traditional stories. They will be reflecting on performances, writing new versions of a legend, identifying their audience and adapting their writing to suit a particular audience. They will begin to reflect critically on writing and editing. Students will discuss and look for evidence of narrative viewpoint in particular stories and infer the perspective of the author. At the end of the unit students will plan and write a new version of a traditional story.

Reading:

We will be continuing to improve our comprehension and reading skills by reading a range of books at our reading level. Students will be completing activities to improve their understanding of what they have read.

Mission:

To nurture a globally-minded community of learners working towards fully recognized international standards integrated with the British National Curriculum

Beliefs:

The CES community believes and promotes the principle, “Together Achieving Personal Excellence”.

This policy supports the following guiding statements (bolded). To aim to:

12.	be BETTER THAN BEFORE (BTB) in everything we do and achieve a culture where personal excellence is paramount 

13.	show kindness and respect for others through demonstrating strong ethical values and character 

14.	reach our full potential through active engagement in lessons and co-curricular activities 

15.	understand and respect others cultural beliefs and belief structures 

16.	be effective communicators 

17.	experience success and have it recognised 

18.	identify talents through the programme of co-curricular activities and events 

19.	promote a holistic approach to health and well-being 

20.	develop open-minded reflective learners 

21.	promote the principle that differences define, not divide 

22.	take pride in the richness of the Egyptian culture, language and curriculum 

The International Primary Curriculum:
We will be following a unit of work called Time Tunnel
The Big Idea:

Chronology involves putting things in the right order. This is very important when studying history because it helps us to see ‘the big picture’ – to understand the reasons why things have happened and how the present is influenced by the past.
In History we will be finding out:
:
• How historical time can be recorded and measured

• How we can sort, sequence and order the past

• How we can interpret events to explore the attitudes of people in the past

• What happened at different times in different cultures

In Geography we’ll be finding out:
• About the history of a location in the host country

• How the movements of people affect the physical and human features of a location

• How we can use maps to find out about the history of a location

In Art we’ll be finding out:

• How artists from different periods have used art to record history

• How we can use art to record a historical event

In International we’ll be finding out:
• What we can learn from the past

In Science we will be focusing on the topic: Living Things and their Habitat
Aims
The National Curriculum for Science aims to ensure that all pupils:
•	develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics
•	develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them
•	are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future
Students will be learning to: 
•	describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird
•	describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals

Mission:

To nurture a globally-minded community of learners working towards fully recognized international standards integrated with the British National Curriculum

Beliefs:

The CES community believes and promotes the principle, “Together

Achieving Personal Excellence”.

This policy supports the following guiding statements (bolded). To aim to:

23.	be BETTER THAN BEFORE (BTB) in everything we do and achieve a culture where personal excellence is paramount 

24.	show kindness and respect for others through demonstrating strong ethical values and character 

25.	reach our full potential through active engagement in lessons and co-curricular activities 

26.	understand and respect others cultural beliefs and belief structures 

27.	be effective communicators 

28.	experience success and have it recognised 

29.	identify talents through the programme of co-curricular activities and events 

30.	promote a holistic approach to health and well-being 

31.	develop open-minded reflective learners 

32.	promote the principle that differences define, not divide 

33.	take pride in the richness of the Egyptian culture, language and curriculum 

We already know the interest you take in your child’s work. If you can, please discuss with your child the work they have done as the term progresses and let them teach you.

The children will be discussing their feelings and emotions towards family and friends, and will be asked to keep a feelings diary.

If your child has some work to research, please help them – but without actually doing the work. If you have the change to further their interest in the ideas of this theme please take it – but your enthusiasm and interest is most important.

By the end of the unit, we hope your child has achieved all of the learning targets. We hope they have had an enjoyable time in the classroom. And we hope you have enjoyed seeing your child work with enthusiasm. If you have any comments about the work your child has done, please get in touch.

Kind Regards,

Year 5 Team

Katie Street  Year Group Leader-  kstreet@cesegypt.com

Ian McAuley 	imcauley@cesegypt.com

Aynsley McIntyre-	amcintyre@cesegypt.com

Annerie Mader-Krause	amaderkrause@cesegypt.com