Spring 1 Learning 

English: Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Raúf (Poetry: The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes)

Maths: Ratio, Algebra & Decimals

PSHE: Dreams and Goals- How can my strengths, goals and actions help make a difference to my life and the world around me

RE: Understanding Christianity- Gospel. What would Jesus do?

French: Le Week-end. What do you like to do at the weekend?

PE: Swimming and Fitness

Science: Living Things and Their Habitats- Evolution & Inheritance. How do characteristics get passed from parents to offspring and how do species evolve?

History: British History. What can the census tell us about local area?

Art:: Paintings & Mixed Media Artist Study: How can we use an artist's style and our sketchbooks to create our own work?

Computing: Data Handling Big Data 1- What is big data and how can it be utilised in everyday life to benefit people?

Music: Themes & Variations (Pop Art) How can you sound like an orchestra? 

Spring 2 Learning 

English: Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Raúf (Poetry: The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes)

Maths: Decimals, Fractions, Decimals & Percentages, Perimeter , Area & volume, Statistics

PSHE: Healthy Me- How can I take responsibility for keeping myself physically and emotionally healthy and safe?

RE: Understanding Christianity Salvation- What difference does the resurrection mean for Christians?

French: Healthy Lifestyle- How do you keep yourself healthy?

PE: Hockey & Dodgeball 

Science: Energy Circuits, batteries & switches- How do batteries affect the brightness of the bulbs? 

Geography: Energy & Sustainability Where does our energy come from?

DT: Electrical Systems Steady Hand Game- What do you need to create a functioning circuit? 

Computing: Programming Intro to Python- How can we use Python to write simple programs that solve problems and create interactive projects?

Music: How do you make a music canon? 

Autumn Term 1 Learning  

English: Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

Maths: Place Value & Calculations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

PSHE: Being Me in My World. How can understanding my rights, responsibilities and actions help me make positive choices and contribute to my community, both locally and globally?

RE: Understanding Christianity- God. What does it mean if God is holy and loving?

French: À l'école (At school). What lessons do you study at school?

PE: Swimming and Cricket

Science: Living Things and Their Habitats- Classifying Big & Small. How do we group living things, and how did Carl Linnaeus help with this? 

Geography: Human Geography- Population. Why does population change?

Art:: Sculpture & 3D- Interactive Installation. How can we design an installation sculpture that people interact with?

Computing: Computing Systems and Networks- Bletchley Park. How did the work done at Bletchley Park shape the development of modern computers and influence the way we use technology today? + Online Safety 1 

Music: Dynamics, pitch & tempo- Fingal's Cave. How can you change the texture of music? 

Autumn Term 2 Learning

English: Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

Maths: Fractions and Converting Units

PSHE: Celebrating Difference. How can understanding and celebrating differences help us challenge unfair treatment and make everyone feel valued?

RE: What do people believe about Allah?

French: La Seconde Guerre Mondiale (The Second World War). What was it like to live in WW2?

PE: Swimming & Dance 

Science: Energy- Light & Reflection. How does light travel, and how do mirrors help us see things in different ways?

History: British History- Post 1066 study. What was the impact of World War II on the people of Britain?

DT: Textiles- Waistcoats. How would you design and make a waistcoat?

Computing: Creating Media- AI. How does Artificial Intelligence learn from data? + Online Safety 2

Music: Whole School Christmas Performance 

HOMEWORK

These are the expectations for home learning for this term. We expect your child to bring their book bag to school each day with their reading book and RWI Spelling Log Book. 

READING:

Children should read three times per week (for at least 10-15 minutes) and this should be signed off by an adult at home. 

SPELLINGS:

Children will be regularly given RWI spellings to practise at home. Some of these will be based on the current spelling focus eg. adding suffixes. Other spellings will be from the Year 5&6 statutory word list called 'Orange Words'. Our spelling learning and focus words will be shared via Class Dojo 

TT Rockstars:

Children should practise their multiplication and division facts regularly and are expected to complete 15 minutes on TT Rockstars. 

REVISION GUIDES:

From January, children will be set weekly revision homework using Rising Stars Revision guides which school will provide. Your child will have a Reading, Maths and GPS books. 

OPTIONAL THEME-BASED HOME LEARNING:

We have some optional suggested tasks to complete in order to further enhance your child’s learning. You can find this in the Class & Curriculum Overview Document on the Class Downloads page. 

Thank you in advance for all of your support with your child’s homework tasks.

PE & SWIMMING 

In Year 6, children will go swimming on Wednesdays up until February half term. Children should bring the correct swimwear for our swimming lessons: full costumes for girls and trunks or short bathing shorts for boys, and a swimming cap as well as a towel.

We will also have PE on Thursday. In the first half term, we will have cricket sessions from 'A Chance to Shine'. Later in the term, our focus will be dance and gymnastics. In the Spring term, we will be doing fitness, dodgeball and hockey. The Summer term will be Athletics, Rounders and OAA.

The children should come to school wearing their PE uniform on  Wednesdays and Thursdays.  This should consist of trainers, shorts/skirt and/or jogging bottoms, a navy PE t-shirt and a sweatshirt or jumper.

After February half term, our Wednesday swimming lessons will be replaced by a PE lesson on a Wednesday provided by our Inspire + sports coaches.