Year 6

Meet the Team

Mrs P Sinclair, Mr M Thompson, Mrs B Mason, Mrs C Pritchard, Mrs M Dawson

Our Curriculum 

World War Two

Our Autumn theme is ‘War and Peace’. 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. Our class reader will be Goodnight Mr Tom.

Windrush

In the Spring 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. The children will extend their geography knowledge by looking at the voyage of HMS Windrush.

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.

Great Influencers

In the Summer term, the children will bring together their primary history learning by researching key influential figures. The children will have the chance to find out about important people from a range of eras, from ancient history to the modern day. The project will give the children the opportunity to develop their communication and presentation skills for Key Stage Three.

Maths

Our maths learning allows for the development of high-level arithmetic skills and also focuses on improving our reasoning and problem-solving abilities. We will consolidate our previous KS2 learning in calculation, geometry, statistics and FDP (fractions, decimals and percentages). This will support their transition to high school.

English

In writing we will focus on sentence structure and securing the use of more advanced punctuation to improve cohesion within our writing. The children will take ownership of their writing, with the aim that each child produces a range of quality pieces in a range of genres. They will be supported to make meaningful decisions in regard to their writing and have a clear authorial intent during English lessons and beyond.

Science

As scientists we will explore light and its properties. 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. In addition, we will learn about Earth & Space and evolution & inheritance.