Year 5 & Year 6

Miss Moss

Summer Term - April - July 2026

Below you will find a short description of the exciting topics we will cover this term. We are following USK2 Cycle B, and you will find the topics for PE, Computing, French, Music and RE on our curriculum overview. This term, Hassop class will have Forest School every Friday afternoon.

Writing

Poetry: The Lion and Albert - We will learn to use a range of Year 5 and 6 writing features to write a diary entry, an informal email, a formal letter and a persuasive advert. We will write a non-chronological report during our history topic.

Fiction/Non-fiction: Room 13 by Robert Swindells - We will learn to use a range of Year 5 and 6 writing features in our narrative, and write a persuasive advert. We will write an informal letter from a WW2 evacuee during our history topic.

Maths

The topics we will cover following the White Rose mixed Year 5 and 6 scheme this term are:

• Percentages
• Converting units
• Shape
• Position and direction
• Statistics
• Algebra

Topic

World War 2

Children will learn about the causes, events and consequences of the Second World War, how life in Great Britain was affected and the legacy of WW2. During Summer 2, we will have an in-school experience day, where we spend the day as a WW2 evacuee. We will complete a project, where we act as local historians, and make a digital scrap book to commemorate some of the people from our local area who sacrificed their life during the Second World War.

Science

Summer 1 - Light Theory

Children will observe how light travels in straight lines. They will use their research skills to discover what happens to light when it enters the eye and how this relates to how we see. They will learn about the electromagnetic spectrum, finding out about visible light in detail. They will investigate how we perceive colour, learning that the stimulation of cells in the eye helps us perceive light, dark and colour.

Summer 2 - Evolution and Inheritance

Children will learn about the five kingdoms scientists group living things into based on their characteristics. They will discuss what fossils are, revisit how they form and learn about the fossil record, before classifying fossils. Children will discuss the theory of evolution and the scientists who founded it in the 19th century, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace.

PSHE

Citizenship
Pupils will explore key ideas about rights and responsibilities, including:

• Education as a human right
• Caring for others and the environment
• Food and environmental issues
• Prejudice, discrimination and the importance of diversity
• The roles and responsibilities of government

Economic Wellbeing
Children will develop their understanding of money and future choices, including:

• Feelings about money and how to keep it safe (digitally and physically)
• Changes in money matters when moving to secondary school
• The risks of gambling
• Careers, different job roles and career pathways

First Aid (single afternoon session)
Children will learn how to recognise emergencies, including choking, and how to respond safely. This includes back blows, tummy thrusts, helping someone who is unresponsive and knowing when to seek medical help.

Identity (single afternoon session)
Pupils will learn about what makes up identity and how media images can be altered. They will explore how unrealistic images can affect body image and self‑perception.

DT

Make Do and Mend

This project teaches children a range of simple sewing stitches, including ways of recycling and repurposing old clothes and materials. Children will be invited to bring in a selection of old clothes that they would like to recycle, they will choose a pattern and make their recycled items into something new, such as a teddy bear or a patchwork blanket. We will then evaluate our finished product.