Year 6

Our topic for Spring 2 is Dangerous Places. Children will be developing the knowledge they gained in Year 4 in relation to natural disasters.

English: We will be continuing to write based on The Landlady by Roald Dahl. Children will be writing a range of letters, in varying degrees of formality and focusing on using conjunctions, parenthesis and relative/subordinate clauses. When your child writes at home, please encourage them to edit their writing. They should look for errors in punctuation and spelling – they can refer to the Year 5 and 6 Spelling List – this can be found by typing ‘Year 5 and 6 spelling list’ into a search engine or you can ask your child’s teacher for a copy. Reading it aloud with them will help with this.

Maths: As well as continuing to develop our arithmetic skills, we will be learning about, ratio, statistics and algebra. We will also be revisiting a range of previously taught concepts, such as time, money and volume. Please remember to support your child with their use of Mathletics and Times Tables Rockstars. If your child needs more tasks, please speak to their class teacher.

Reading: Our core text is ‘A Girl of Ink and Stars’ by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. We will be exploring how the characters are developed throughout the text and how we can infer information using clues from the text. We are looking forward to changing our library books too! Please encourage your child to read for 20 minutes per day to support with their reading fluency and vocabulary development. This will have a fantastic impact on their Writing.

Science: Our Science topic is ‘Animals including Humans’. We will be learning about the circulatory system and the effects of diet, exercise and lifestyle on the human body.

RE: We will be exploring why Lent and Easter are important times in the Christian year. We will be visiting St Nicholas’s church to speak to the Father Andrew about the importance of Easter.

Humanities: Children will be learning about dangerous places and plotting natural disasters (such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes) on a map.

PE: Athletics and Volleyball.

PD: Our topic is ‘Healthy Me’ and children will be learning about how to keep themselves safe and their bodies healthy. This will also include a lesson linked to the morals behind crimes.

If you want to speak to someone about the Year 6 curriculum please contact the Year 6 Team Leader, Miss Haigh, who will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

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