Click here to read about what we are doing in Year 6 this term and for links to useful websites to support your child’s learning.
School value
These whole-school values are discussed and practised in class and through our school assemblies throughout the half term. This term we will be focusing on cooperation.
Literacy
In class we will be reading:
The Light in Everything, by Katya Balen
Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue, by William Grill
Dark Sky Park by Philip Gross
Reading
The library at Touchbase Pears is a great place to borrow books and is free to join and use.
Epic Reading online library is another great resource, which we use in class – click here and enter our Year 6 class code dcl7428.
Grammar
Discovery Education is a resource that your child has a log-in for as part of our school subscription. This site has videos and activities to support their revision. KS1 Grammar – click here. KS2 Grammar – click here.
Spelling
In Year 6, we learn the spelling patterns from the National Curriculum, along with these words from the statutory word list for year 5 and 6 – click here. We also revise these spelling words from Year 3 and 4 – click here.
Maths
To support your child with their weekly arithmetic practise, MyMiniMaths have created a series of free tutorial videos which provide videos and practise examples for each question type click here.
Your child also has a school subscriptions for two excellent National Curriculum-aligned maths sites/apps.
The log-in details for these can be found in the front of their reading record.
- Mathletics – click here
- Times Table Rock Stars – click here
Science
Autumn 1 – Living things: classifying big and small
Developing knowledge of classifying organisms according to their characteristics, focusing on the work of Carl Linnaeus
You might find the activities on this link useful
Autumn 2 – Energy: light and reflection
Have a look here and here for some fun activities and information about light.
Through all our science work we think about working scientifically. You might find this link helpful when talking to your child about our learning: Working Scientifically
Computing
We use the Teach Computing curriculum. In Autumn 1 our topic is Computing systems and networks – Communication and collaboration. We will be looking at how the internet facilitates online communication and collaboration. Children complete shared projects online and evaluate different methods of communication. They learn how to communicate responsibly by considering what should and should not be shared on the internet. In Autumn 2 our topic is Creating media – Web page creation. We will be learning what makes a good web page and use this information to design and evaluate their own website using Google Sites.
You can use the Think U Know website to support your child with their learning about e-safety and becoming responsible digital citizens.
Trips and events for the term
Sea Life Centre (16.10.24)
Concert at King Edward’s School (07.11.24)
Christmas Theatre Trip (date TBC)
Geography canal study (date TBC)
Art and Design
We use sketchbooks to record and develop our ideas, whilst exploring different media (such as press-print, digital printing and mixed media surfaces) and the work of other artists. In the autumn term, we will be using our topic “Earth as an Island” to inspire our work in the focus areas of 3D sculpture.
Design and Technology
We will be exploring Cooking and nutrition: Come Dine with Me, where we will be planning 3 courses!
Geography
In our geography work we, will be learning about the importance of the world’s oceans. After half term, we will go on a field study to investigate how clean our local waterways really are.
You might find the following link useful for discussing this topic with your child:
History
In our history work we, will be learning about the development of the railways in Britain.
You might find the following link useful for discussing this topic with your child:
Spanish
This term, we will be continuing to practise our pronunciation and conversational Spanish skills. In Autumn 1 we will learn to talk about the date, including birthdays. In Autumn 2 we will be learning how to talk about pets. Click here for a helpful BBC Bitesize guide.
Music
This term, Miss Wyatt will be teaching the children all aspects of the music curriculum for Year 6.
Listen to the song:
Explore making music:
PE
In PE, Year 6 will be looking at dance, gymnastics and invasion games.
RSHE
Children in Year 6 will learning how to take care of their health and and mental well-being. Our specific topics this term are:
- Families and relationships
- Citizenship
RE
Our topics for this term are:
- Living by rules
- Being fair and just
- Creating unity and harmony
- Creating inclusion identity and belonging
We will discuss these topics in line with the Birmingham Agreed Syllabus which promotes respect, tolerance and understanding. This link is a great way to find out more about the many faiths in our community KS2 Religious Education – BBC Bitesize
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