Year 6 Autumn Term 2 Curriculum Information

In the second half of the Autumn Term, year 6 will have the fantastic opportunity to listen to the class novel of Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed. This is an exciting story which looks at student activism, believing in yourself and fighting for justice.  The content within this book will also allow the children to ponder vital topics including access to education, inequality and class disparities. We will also be reading our Everyone’s Welcome book, ‘Where the poppies grow’ by Hilary Robinson which is set during the First World War and explores the themes of friendship, innocence of war and then peace.  

Throughout the half-term, the children will continue to develop their knowledge and skills in a variety of subjects.  We will continue to develop our writing skills, focusing on using a wide variety of punctuation and different sentence structures. The children will be given the opportunity to write an adventure story based on Kensuke’s kingdom and a letter in role as a solider based on the book ‘The best Christmas in the world.’ The children will also have an opportunity to show off their creative writing skills by completing the BBC 500 word writing competition.

In history, we will be learning about World War 1.  We will learn about what life was like on land, sea and in the air, the Home Front and the consequences of War.  Alongside learning about this period of history, the children will read the picture book ‘The Best Christmas in the World’ From our in – depth study the children will then answer our Big Question: Why was World War 1 different to any previous war?

During the Autumn Term – the children will continue to develop their scientific skills.  They will build on their prior learning and remind themselves about what classification is and who Carl Linnaeus was.    They will learn about classifying organisms including vertebrates and invertebrates and also develop their knowledge about plant and animal cells. In science, we will be asking ourselves: How are plants and animals the same and how are they different.

As Christmas is fast approaching, the children will explore the religion of Christianity and how Christmas celebrations and traditions help Christians understand who Jesus was and why he was born.  In PSHE, we will look at the theme of health and wellbeing and develop our understanding of the impact of technology on our health, relaxation and mindfulness and taking responsibility for our health

We have many more things planned for this half- term including a: ‘Careers Day’ where the children will be able to listen to various people who will be talking about their jobs and what their jobs entail.  These will include talks from: a pharmacist, a plasterer, and a police officer. The year six children will also have the amazing opportunity to participate in an author’s workshop with the author Cat Weatherill, who will be visiting ‘The Grove.’  Along with this, the children will have the exciting opportunity to watch a production from the Brooksby Melton College students based on ‘The Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’

In early December, the children will also have the chance to participate in a dance /drama session with the students from Loughborough College.  Aswell as all of these exciting opportunities, we will also be working on our community pledge to develop and extend our relationships with the children from Oasis pre-school. What a busy but interesting half-term.  Let the learning commence!

 

 

 

 

Year 6 Autumn 1 Curriculum Information

Well, welcome back to your final year at primary school! I cannot wait to be your teacher and create some amazing memories with you. This year we have so many great experiences planned.

Our first class read will be ‘The Final Year’ by Matt Goodfellow. This book centres around a boy called Tate, who is ten years old.  The children will love listening to this incredibly powerful novel, which is written entirely in free verse. Nate’s innermost thoughts burst from the pages, which will allow the children to really connect with his intense feelings of pain, anger and love. This heart-wrenching book is a perfect vehicle to explore the values of friendship, resilience and empathy.

During our class novel time, the children will also experience listening to some classics which will be read to them by Mrs Cheeseman.  These classics include: ‘The Railway Children,’ written by Edith Nesbit, ‘Black Beauty’ by Anna Sewell and ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ by Jules Verne. They will also listen to the Everyone’s welcome book ‘King of the Sky’ by Nicola Davies which looks at starting a new, which links in brilliantly with our PSHE topic of identifying goals and new beginnings.

For Maths we will be continuing to develop our Times-Tables knowledge. However, our main strand of maths is an important part to learn which is ‘Place Value’ that is  why we are beginning our maths looking at numbers up to ten million.

In history, we will be exploring the suffragette movement and women’s rights alongside the picture book ‘Suffragettes: The Battle for Equality; by David Roberts, linked to our school value: respect. From our in depth-study the children will then answer our Big Question – How would British culture be different without the work of the suffragette movement? This fascinating change

in women’s rights will expand and develop our knowledge of what it sometimes takes to change policy even in democratic societies like Great Britain. A very relevant topic even in today's world.

In geography, the children will develop their map reading skills and learn about longitude and latitude, time zones around the world and the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.  From their learning, the children will then try and answer our geography Big Question: What can we learn from studying maps?

During the Autumn term - the children will continue to develop their scientific skills.  They will learn about the heart, the circulation of blood, the function of blood vessels and blood pressure.  The children will also develop their investigative skills and have the opportunity to carry out an investigation linked to what happens to your heart when resting and after exercise.  In science, we will be asking ourselves: ‘Why is our circulatory system important?

The children will also have the wonderful opportunity to develop their creative skills and will study and re-create pieces of art in the style of artists: such as Cezanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin.  They will also be learning about music and technology in their music lessons and learning to sing songs such as ‘Sunshine on a Rainy Day’ and ‘It’s all about love.’  Our computing lessons will have a focus on E-safety a very important part of our curriculum. We will delve deeply into how to stay safe online. Something we believe at school is an important part of our curriculum.

 

Please keep a look out on Class Dojo for photos of our learning, information, and updates. We have lots more exciting experiences planned for this half-term – including celebrating Roald Dahl day and European Language Day.  The children will also have a wonderful opportunity to take part in swimming lessons this half term. Let the learning commence!