Mrs Whitton, Mr Avis
& Mrs Verhoeven
assisted by Sophie & Natalie
CURRICULUM
OVERVIEW
Click here for Year 6 overview
USEFUL NOTICES
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Reading records and daily homework workbooks must be in school every day.
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Bring a water bottle to school each day.
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PE is on Friday and you are to come to school wearing your kit.
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Our library session is on a Friday so please have your library book in school to renew or change.
HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS
Daily
We will go through the maths and SPaG homework with the children every day and further teaching will be provided if required.
Weekly
KEY DATES
Monday 20th to Friday 24th May - School Journey
Friday 7th June – Year 6 Leading Service at 10:00am at St. Mary Magdalen Church
Tuesday 11th June – Educational visit to the East London Mosque
Wednesday 17th and Thursday
18th July – Year 6 Play (times TBC)
Tuesday 23rd July – Year 6 Leaver’s Assembly (time TBC)
PE
PE will take place on Fridays. Please wear your PE kits to school.
MATHS
We will continue to develop our mathematical fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills in our lessons.
Click here for Maths Methods Handbook
WRITING
This term we will be using Grimm Tales for young and old by Philip Pullman as a stimulus for our writing. Through these lessons children will be guided to examine a range of Grimm Tales and to look closely at the characteristics. Through lessons, we will analyse the language, characterisation and common story structure across many of the tales. We will make comparisons between many versions of the same story and analyse the extent to which these stories can be classified as ‘fairy tales’ Eventually we will work towards creating our own Grimm tales, planning for a balance of dialogue and narrative and using devices to advance the action.
READING
We will continue with guided reading sessions. During these lessons children read aloud, answer questions relating to the text and discuss the text as a group. We will be reading Grimm Tales for young and old by Philip Pullman in these sessions and developing our understanding of traditional tales.
PSHE
In PSHE we will be thinking about relationships and how to to build and develop healthy connections.
BOOK LIST
Click here for Year 6 book list
R.E
In RE lessons we will start the term by searching for answers to the question, what does it mean to be a Jew? We will apply and build on our understanding of Judaism and Christianity within this topic. We will then move on to look at Rules and Responsibilities – who decides. This topic will provide opportunities to learn more about Islam and to make links and comparisons within and across the world religions studied.
SCIENCE
We will be learning about animals including humans. We will build on prior learning and knowledge through understanding different systems within the body. We will research the parts and functions of the circulatory system, focusing on how nutrients are transported around the human body. We will explore how a healthy lifestyle supports the body to function and how different types of drugs affect the body.
THEME
This term our topic will be Globalisation. We will learn what globalisation is, how it has changed the way we communicate and how it affects trade. We will learn about the impact of globalisation on fashion, food and how it impacts our own lives. This exciting topic will provide us with many cross-curricular opportunities including art and design and technology.
