Welcome to Year 6!
Emerald Class
Class Teacher: Hannah Langmead Thorpe
Class Teaching Assistant: Anna Miszkiel
Garnet Class
Class Teacher: Kofi Ampofo
Class Teaching Assistant: Claire Byrnes
Year 6 Curriculum Overview for 2021-2022
| Half Term | Topic | Curriculum Area |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn 1st Half | What Was Life Like In Our Area During The Victorian Era? | English: Classic Fiction - Oliver Twist; Biography/Autobiography; Recounts; Poetry Maths: Place Value; Multiplication/Division; Geometry; Measures; Problem Solving; Arithmetic History/Geography: Victorians Science: Light Computing: Powerpoints & Search Enginges R.E: Buddhism/Harvest Art/DT: Printing P.E: Football/Swimming |
| Autumn 2nd Half | Crime and Punishment | English: Core text- 'Wild Boy' ; Balanced Arguments; Speeches; Crime Fiction Maths: Place Value; Statistics; Fractions/Percentages; Problem Solving; Arithmetic History/Geography: Crime And Punishment Through The Ages Science: Electricity Computing: PowerPoint R.E: Buddhism Art/DT: Sculpture P.E: Netball/Swimming |
| Spring 1st Half | North America | English: Short Stories, Legends, Brochures; Poetry Maths: Place Value; Fractions; Ratio And Proportion; Problem Solving; Arithmetic History/Geography: North America/ Native American Civilisation Science: Animals and their Habitats Computing: Using Microsoft Word R.E: Islam Art/DT: Pointillism/3D maps P.E: Gymnastics |
| Spring 2nd Half | Natural Disasters | English: Explanation; Science Fiction; Poetry Maths: Place Value; Probability; Angles; Problem Solving; Arithmetic History/Geography: Natural Disasters Science: Evolution Computing: Using Microsoft Word R.E: Judaism Art/DT: Painting Acrylic/Watercolour P.E: Invasion Games - Netball |
| Summer 1st half | Ancient Baghdad | English: Core text- 'Why the Whales Came' ;Revision; Narrative; Reading And Writing Maths: Revision; Problem Solving; Arithmetic History/Geography: Ancient Baghdad Computing: Using Microsoft Excel R.E: Christianity Art/DT: Aboriginal Art / Make A Fairground Ride P.E: Cricket |
| Summer 2nd Half | Entertainment through the Ages | English: Letters; Adverts; Poetry; Autobiographies Maths: Transition Unit - Investigative Mathematics History/Geography: Entertainment through the Ages Science: Animals Including Humans Computing: Using Microsoft Excel R.E: The Journey of Life Art/DT: Designers In History P.E: Athletics |
If you have any queries, please contact the Class Teacher or the Learning and
Teaching Leader for this phase: Hannah Langmead-Thorpe
Please read our half termly curriculum letters for more information.
Homework
Autumn Term
What a great start to the new half-term we have had! We are learning all about The Victorians and it has been so much fun! We are also watching Oliver Twist in our English lessons and writing diary accounts of what life must have been like during the Victorian period for children. We can't wait for our Victorian Day, which is coming up in a few weeks. Our PE lessons have also been great, we have all be learning the skills we need to play football, through games and drills!
Spring Term
So far this term we have been learning about North America! We have been reading legends and understanding the different features of a legend! In our geography sessions, we have been learning about the different states in North America, we have been comparing the landscape, climates and weather, to our own here in London!
In our computing sessions, we are working groups to create a magazine about a topic of our choice, using Google Drive, so we can share our document and work collaboratively.
In Science we have been learning about Living things - specifically looking at classifying animals and plants! We recently looked at Microorganisms and have just started an experiment looking at mould and how it grows on bread!
Summer Term
We have had a busy summer term in Year 6, revising for our SATs! The children did such a fantastic job during SATs week and we are immesely proud of them all for all their hard work and perserverance! It hasn't gone unnoticed!
We also completed our outdoor learning in March, which we haven't shared pictures from yet, so please find some below! The children had a fantastic time around the campfire!
After SATs we went across to the rec and had lots of fun playing games and running around to burn off all our energy! We also did a big dance-off - it was great fun!
We have had a busy few final weeks of the half-term! Sadly we have been unable to complete our Shakshuka cooking due to the rain :( We are hoping to do it the first week back after half-term - we didn't fancy cooking in the the thunder and lightening we had!
However, we did create our own Shakshuka recipes! We researched about Shakshuka and found out what it is and then we wrote up our recipes! We can't wait to try it :)
We have also spent lots of time researching St Lucia, which was the country we chose as our Commonwealth country for Jubilee celebrations! Look out for pictures of us all dressed in Commonwealth colours!
