Year 6 - Oak Class

Curriculum News

English 

This half term, we will be reading a book called 'Stay where you and leave’. This book is based around WWI and will link with our current History topic. This will be used as inspiration for children to plan, draft and write their own recount. Pupils will also be writing setting descriptions, diary entries as well as , participating in role plays and developing their reading skills such as predicting and inferring information. 

Maths 

We will start this half term by focusing on the place value of numbers up to 10 million, in which we will be ordering, comparing and rounders numbers. Then, we will be consolidating the four operations, looking at the order of operations and multiplying and dividing by 2 digit numbers before finding common multiples, factors and prime numbers.

Spellings

Spelling tests will begin the third week back (w/c 14th September). These will take place every Friday. We will practise in school but please see lists below if you would like to further practise at home.

PE 

PE days Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Children are to come to school in appropriate school PE kits on these days.

Homework 

The children's homework this term will be a world wars themed HLC. See below. 

Reading 

Reading books are to be returned with a signed reading record every Wednesday.

History  

Our History focus this half term is World War I. The children will further develop their chronological understanding of British History and understand and know; why the war started, who was involved and the life of a soldier. The children will also understand wartime propaganda and take more of detailed look at the Battle of Somme. Pupils will understand the impact of women and animals in the war and how the war ended.

Science  

This half term our science topic is ‘Classification’. Pupils will classify and group animals and plants before looking at the microorganisms and exploring if they are healthy or harmful. Children will also be looking at the work of Alexander Fleming. 

Art 

The children will be completing a photography unit this half term. They will be exploring macro photography, exploring a range of different effects and aiming to replicate famous paintings through photography.

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