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	30^th March 2012 Dear Parent/carer, Over the next Summer Term those of us in Years 5 & 6 will be following a unit of work on a theme that focuses on ‘The Olympics’. This unit of work is part of the International Primary Curriculum. This new curriculum sets out very clearly what children will learn – the learning goals – in three different areas: 1. The subjects of the curriculum. The learning goals for each of these subjects are often challenging but differentiated work will be provided to meet the needs of your child. 2. Personal development – the characteristics which will help children become more responsible, independent learners. 3. International understanding – which will help children develop both a sense of the independence of their own country and culture and the interdependence between countries and cultures. Each unit of work is based around specific targets derived from the learning goals for one or more of the subjects. During this unit we will be focusing on History, Geography, Physical Education, Science, Technology, Music, Art and International. In Physical Education, we’ll be finding out: How to measure our heart rate If we can improve our performance over time Which is more important: talent or practice? We will also be developing our skills in Rounders, Athletics & Netball. In Technology, we’ll be finding out: How athletes use the latest technologies How to invent a new high tech device In History, we’ll finding out: About how the Olympics has changed How important the Olympics is In Geography, we’ll be finding out: Which cities have hosted the Olympics About the journey of the Olympic Flame In Music, we’ll be finding out: How to write a song for our Olympics Day In Art, we’ll be finding out: How to depict movement in art How to create an Olympics sculpture In International we’ll be finding out: What the Olympic values are What the future holds for the Olympics In Science, we’ll be following the Barnsley Scheme of work covering Humans finding out: About the effects of exercise on our body How drug use affects our body In RE, we will be studying traditions in the Buddhist, Sikh & Christian faith. All of the work we are going to do has been specially written to help your child reach the learning goals. Children will be reading, researching, writing, illustrating, working on their own and working in groups. We will be checking to see how well your child has learned through particular activities and asking children to explain their work, perhaps to you. 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. Talk with your child about the Olympic Games and who you think is the best athlete of all time. Tell them that practice is more important than talent – all Olympic athletes work hard to be the best. If your child has some work to research, please help them, but without actually doing the work. If you have the chance 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. Regards Mrs Horsley, Miss Warren & Miss Carter

Year 5/6 The Olympics – Homework Choices – Summer 2012.

Complete one piece of homework each week from the options in the table below. You must return your quality piece of homework on time.

1.

Design or make an Olympic stadium

2,

Draw an Olympic set of medals

3,

Research a famous Olympic Gold Medallist

4,

Make a model of an Olympic medal

5,

Make a collage of Olympic events

6.

Research your favourite Olympic event

7,

Write a diary entry for a day in the life of an Olympic athlete

8.

Design an elaborate invitation to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games

9.

Design a new event for the Olympic Games

10.

Create a bar chart showing countries who have won Gold Medals in the last Olympic Games

11.

Design or make a new outfit for an athlete to wear

12,

Make an Olympic wordsearch to challenge the class

13,

Calculate how far you would travel if you started in London and visited every capital city that has hosted the Olympic Games

14,

Calculate how much it would cost to travel from Barnsley to London using as many different forms of transport as possible

15.

Research a traditional recipe from a country taking part in the Olympic Games

16.

Calculate how many hours the Olympic Games will be held for and present your findings in a poster

17.

Write six questions that you would like to ask the Gold Medal winner of your favourite event

18.

Research the Olympics and make a 20 question quiz sheet to challenge the class

19.

Make a list of all the venues and put them on a map

20.

Write an acrostic poem entitled Olympics

21.

Design an Olympic cake (Make it if you like!)

Homework should be returned on the following Wednesdays:

18.4.12   25.4.12   2.5.12   9.5.12  16.5.12   23.5.12

30.5.12   13.6.12  20.6.12   27.6.12   4.7.12  11.7.12

If homework is late or not returned, it will be completed during Funathon.

This is available on our school website – www.carltonprimary.co.uk in both class LH and class HW

Year 5/6 Go With The Flow – Homework Choices – Spring 2012

Complete one piece of homework each week from the options in the table below. You must return your quality piece of homework on time.

Research a major river in the world.

Draw a detailed picture of a riverbank mammal.

Design your own riverbank defence to stop buildings from flooding.

Write a story about a walk along a river bank.

Research the different uses of wind, water and solar power.

Write an information leaflet to help people save water.

Write a diary entry of your day if you were a river creature.

Find out the length of the Thames, Humber, Avon & Trent added together.

Create an illustrated acrostic poem for a major world river.

Design a fisherman’s outfit.

Produce a poster that encourages to save water.

Keep a tally and produce a bar graph that shows how much water you drink over a week.

Make a collage of a river.

Draw a detailed picture of a river fish.

Design a futuristic boat.

Make a collage of a waterfall.

Draw a detailed map showing the course of a river.

Make a rain gauge.

Research native British riverbank mammals.

Research the name of Britain’s biggest wild fish and create a factfile.

Write an imaginary newspaper report about the day Barnsley flooded when the Dearne burst it bank.

Make a model of a waterwheel.

Draw a map of the UK with the capital cities and their rivers labelled.

Write a diary entry of when you were stranded on a dessert island.

Homework should be returned on the following Wednesdays:

11.1.12 18.1.12 25.1.12 1.2.12 8.2.12

22.2.12 29.2.12 7.3.12 14.2.12 21.2.12 28.2.12

If homework is late or not returned, it will be completed during Funathon.

This is available on our school website – www.carltonprimary.co.uk in both class LH and class HW

Dear Parent/carer,

In the Spring term those of us in Year 5 &6 will be following a unit of work on a theme which focuses on ‘Rivers’.

This unit of work is part of the International Primary Curriculum. This new curriculum

sets out very clearly what children will learn – the learning goals – in three different areas:

1. The subjects of the curriculum. The learning goals for each of these subjects are at least as challenging as anything taught in the curriculum taught in your child’s own country. In many cases, the learning goals are more challenging.

2. Personal development – the characteristics which will help children become more responsible, independent learners.

3. International understanding – which will help children develop both a sense of the independence of their own country and culture and the interdependence between countries and cultures.

Each unit of work is based around specific targets derived from the learning goals for one or more of the subjects.

During this unit we will be focusing on Geography, Science, Technology, Music, Society and International.

In Geography, we’ll be finding out:

How the shape of a river is always changing
How it changes the land through which it flows
What happens when it floods
What uses people make of rivers

In Science, we will be following the Barnsley scheme of work covering Plants & Habitats.

In Technology, we’ll be finding out:

How bridges are built and then putting what we have learned into practice with ‘the great bridge-building challenge’.

In Society and International, we’ll be finding out:

That rivers still have an importance in the everyday life of people across the world, and we’ll be looking at the effect of river management for communities and for countries when rivers are dammed
We will be finding out why we all need to use less water

In Music, we will be:

Exploring musical instruments.
Appraising music.
Composing music.

In PE, we will be developing and learning new skills in:

Volleyball
Badminton
Taking part in Freddy Fit lessons and using apparatus.

All of the work we are going to do has been specially written to help your child reach the learning goals. Children will be reading, researching, writing, illustrating, working on their own and working in groups. We will be checking to see how well your child has learned through particular activities and asking children to explain their work, perhaps to you.

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.

If your child has some work to research, please help them, but without actually doing the work. If you have the chance 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.

Regards

Mrs Horsley, Miss Warren & Miss Carter

Year 5/6 Go With The Flow – Homework Choices – Spring 2012

Complete one piece of homework each week from the options in the table below. You must return your quality piece of homework on time.

Homework should be returned on the following Wednesdays:

11.1.12 18.1.12 25.1.12 1.2.12 8.2.12

22.2.12 29.2.12 7.3.12 14.2.12 21.2.12 28.2.12

If homework is late or not returned, it will be completed during Funathon.

This is available on our school website – www.carltonprimary.co.uk in both class LH and class HW