Year 6

Meet the Team

Mrs P Sinclair, Mr M Thompson, Miss D Deasy, Mrs b Mason, Mrs C Pritchard, Mrs M Dawson

Our Curriculum 

PSHE and World War Two

In PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) we will explore the following questions: ‘Where does your moral compass come from?’ and ‘What is integrity and how do I get it?’. Our main theme is ‘War and Peace’. As we continue the topic from the first half term, the children will be learning about the outbreak and progression of the war and its effect upon the lives of ordinary British people. As well as developing a range of history skills, the children will explore the geographical context and global nature of the conflict. WW2 will provide lots of excellent writing opportunities, both in the form of stories and factual writing and we will encourage the children to share these with you at home. We are continuing to read Goodnight Mr Tom as our class readers.

The Ancient Greeks

This half term, we will learn about the Ancient Greeks and how they have influenced British Society, in the modern day. This will include looking at democracy, philosophy and mythology. We will explore their fascinating myths, including that of Gaia, their creation of the world story.

Standard Assessment Tests (SATs)

In May, we will complete the year 6 SATs. These will assess the children’s National Curriculum knowledge, in preparation for high school.

These will take place during the week commencing 8^th May 2023, so please ensure that no holidays or appointments are booked during this week.

Windrush

In our final half term, we will learn about the Windrush Generation. This will include finding out how people from the Caribbean came to the UK after World War Two and their contribution to rebuilding the country post war. We will focus on their experiences, including the many challenges they faced.

Maths

Our maths learning will focus on high level arithmetic skills and focussing on improving our reasoning and problem-solving skills. To do this we will consolidate our previous KS2 learning and skills. This will support our transition to high school and prepare us for KS3 maths learning and skills.

English

In writing we will focus on sentence structure and securing the use of more advanced punctuation to improve cohesion within our writing. We will be Writing for Pleasure by giving the children ownership of their writing, with the aim for each child to produce a range of published genres. This will support the children in their transition to high school, by making sure they are making meaningful decisions in regards to their writing and have a clear authorial intent during writing sessions.

Science

As scientists we will explore light and its properties. We will learn about electricity, including how circuits work. Our previous human body learning will be revisited, with a particular focus on the circulatory system and the organs in our bodies. We will also revisit our previous classification learning, with a greater focus on Carl Linnaeus’ classification system and harmful and helpful micro-organisms. Finally, we will learn all about evolution and inheritance, including Charles Darwin’s theory of our evolution from apes.