Welcome to Year 5!
5 Craufurd – Mrs Wellings
5 Field – Mrs Smith
with support from Mrs Graham
Essential information:
PE - PE kit will be needed on Monday and Wednesday each week. Hair must be tied back and earrings removed.
Water bottles - please bring fresh water from home each day.
Our topic this half term is:
Magnificent Maya
This topic will introduce the children to the Maya Civilisation - where they lived, when they were around, what they ate, their writing, number system and calendars, how they built their cities, their gods, their favourite ball game and why it's Maya not Mayan!
In Science, we will be learning about habitats and classification of animals.
In RE, we will be asking the question, 'How can following God bring freedom and justice?' We will begin with a focus on Moses, learning about his story through the book 'Exodus' in the Bible. We will learn about the plagues sent to Egypt, Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt and away from slavery, receiving the ten commandments and what all of this means to a Christian in today's world.
In Maths this half term, Year 5 will cover:
In English this half term, Year 5 will cover:
Please continue with the following:
Suggested Additional Activities:
Find out more and use these links for further information and ideas:
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/the-maya
Look through BBC Bitesize's interactive guide to the ancient Maya and find out what games the Maya played (just two of the BBC Maya Civilisations guides for kids)
British archaeologist Dr Diane Davies has written lots of KS2 history guides to different aspects of Maya life: read her kids' introduction to the Maya world, the Maya writing system, Maya numbers, the Maya calendar, the Maya ballgame, Maya music and Maya religious beliefs
Read the Maya Legend of the Dwarf and the Governor
Read about the Maya people and the links between the Maya and the Sun, the Maya creation story, how the Maya calendar worked and why corn was important to the Maya
Watch National Geographic videos about the Maya to find out about Maya caves, the Maya story of creation, a Maya royal palace and the ancient Maya city of Xocnacah, which had a central platform structure that held thousands of people in an area the size of 4 football fields!
See for yourself:
You may like to read some of these books…