Adults in Year 6
Class 6A Teacher – Mrs Alexander
Class 6A Teaching Assistant – Mrs Yeatman
Class 6N Teacher – Miss Noad
Class 6N Teaching Assistant – Mrs Burrell
Class 6N 1:1 Support Assistant – Mrs George
Mathematics
- Ratio and Proportion
- Angles
- 2D and 3D shapes
- Coordinates
- Translation and Reflection
- Measurement
- Algebra
- Regular revision of all arithmetic
English
- WW2: – Diary of Anne Frank
- WW2 poetry
- The Shakespeare play Macbeth – Writing Speeches
- Grammar – understanding grammatical terminology and how to apply in order to improve writing
- Guided Reading – regular sessions working on deeper understanding of texts
- Reading Comprehensions
- Spelling rules
Science
- Animals and Humans
- Evolution and Inheritance
Geography and History
- World War 2 – The Battle of Britain
- The Effects of Climate Change
Religious Education
- Christianity – How is love important to Christians?
- Christianity – Easter
Physical Education
- Hockey
- Touch Rugby
- Gym
- WW2 dance
PE lessons are on Tuesday and Thursday. School PE kit should be worn to school on these days.
Music
- Gershwin: Rapsody in Blue
- Charanga Jazz
Computing
- Scratch
- Presenting information – WWII PowerPoints
- E-Safety
Art & DT
- WWII art – Henry Moore
- Gail Brodholt – London Scenes
- Crumble package – Inputs and Outputs
- Cooking – Chinese New Year Savoury Treats
Art activities – Please keep an old shirt or apron in school at all times.
PSHE
- Jigsaw Scheme
- Democracy
- Dreams and Goals
- Healthy Me
P4C (Philosophy for Children)
P4C themes will vary according to the topics and interests of the children. With the teacher / teaching assistant as facilitator, the children will be working collaboratively to create relevant questions, give reasons for opinions and discuss the validity of those opinions, develop a sense of trust, tolerance and fair-mindedness and to promote reflective thinking.
French
- The children will design their own cartoon character, and be able to write a paragraph describing their character’s appearance and personality.
Outdoor Learning
- Pond dipping and planting
Homework
- Doodle English and Maths, 5 minutes a day or 25 minutes per week for each.
- Spellings set on Thursday, to be handed in on Tuesday.
- Tables – Doodle 20 minutes a week.
- Reading – we expect daily reading (to be recorded in homework diaries).
Please check your child’s homework diary regularly and sign it at the end of each week. Make sure it is in school every day. These diaries will be checked on Mondays.