Upper Key Stage 2
Phase Leader UKS2
Rachel Kelleher
Year 5
Autumn Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2026/2027
The latest Year 5 Learning Update!
We have all had a very busy but exciting start to the school year and everyone has been working hard!
In English, we have enjoyed immersing ourselves in the story of Beowulf, innovating it by setting the story within the Stone Age. We look forward to shifting our focus soon to developing skills in writing informative and interesting balanced arguments.
In Maths, we are continuing to build on our place value knowledge by looking at addition and subtraction using the invaluable, systematic column method.
Furthermore, the children will continue to explore living things, their characteristics and life cycle in Science, investigating life ranging from insects to amphibians, birds and plants.
We are also developing our drawing skills in Art, learning how to draw figures from history, using concepts such as perspective, tonal range, and the hyper-realism techniques of our focus artist: Kelvin Okafor.
In the Humanities, we are learning about the changes in the UK from the Stone Age through the Bronze and Iron Ages, and then traveling further through history to the times of the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. Moreover, we have been investigating weathering and erosion and how this affects our landscape.
The Year 5 team would like to remind you that homework will be given out by the teacher who your child has for English and Maths, along with instructions for how and when to complete it. Please also ensure that Reading Records are brought to school every Friday with evidence of reading AT LEAST 3 times a week. Children can write their own comments but an adult needs to sign the book at least once a week to confirm this. It is also important for children to study their spellings for their weekly test.
Year 6
Autumn Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2026/2027
The latest Year 6 Learning Update!
In English, we are going to be looking at creation stories from around the world and then creating our own based on the story of Wakanda.
In Maths, we are looking at multiplication and division and how to solve these kinds of problems using formal methods.
In Science, we will continue to study evolution and inheritance and develop our understanding of how offspring inherit specific traits from their parents.
In Art/ DT, In Art we will continue to look at Laulo Senbanjo and create our own art inspired by his work.
In Humanities, we will continue to look at the history of the Ancient Kingdom of Benin and compare this to the history of Great Britain.
The 6 team would like to remind you that children should bring their PE kits to school and not come in wearing them. We would also like to remind parents that the mobile phone policy is active and smart phones should not be brought to school.
