Year 6

Please see below the learning that will take place this term. We will continue to send weekly Marvellous Me messages to keep you up to date as we move through the term, including websites that may be of interest connected to our learning. We will be in touch soon with information about this term’s educational visit.

 

Subject

Learning Focus

English

  • Write to entertain: Poetry.
  • Write to entertain: Setting descriptions.
  • Write to Inform: Biography.
  • Write to inform: Procedural text.
  • Write to entertain: Narrative.

Maths

  • Place value.
  • Addition and subtraction.
  • Multiplication and division.
  • Fractions.

Science

  • Biology: Changes in the human body and the circulatory system.
  • Chemistry: Compare and group materials based on specific properties.
  • Physics: Gravity and forces.

Computing

  • Programming: Program a game on scratch.
  • Programming: Beetleblocks.

RE

  • Is faith always the same?
  • What does art tell us?
  • Why are the Gospel accounts different?

History

  • The Ancient Greeks.
  • The Maya.

Geography

  • Using maps, four and six figure grid references.
  • Ocean currents.
  • Biomes and climate zones.

DT

  • What is DT?
  • Electronic motors.

Art

  • Surrealism and Salvadore Dali.
  • Architecture and Zaha Hadid .
  • Pop art and Andy Warhol

Music

  • Performance: World Unite.

PE

  • Target games.
  • Tag games.
  • Striking and fielding.
  • Net and wall games.

PSHE

  • How can we keep healthy as we grow?

PE Day: Tuesday

To support our physical development we will be spending 10 minutes each afternoon to complete the daily mile. The children will complete this even if the weather is wet, unless it is heavy rain.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask, we are always happy to help.

 

Year 6 Team