Homework   Each week, children are expected to learn their spellings which will be sent home on a Monday. The spelling test will then be on Friday. Pupils will have received CGP SATs practice books to complete for homework. Reading comprehension is due on a Friday, Maths is due on a Wednesday.  All dates and page details are on the inside cover of the book. 

PE   In year 6, the PE day is a Monday and Wednesday for both classes. Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing school uniform and they will then change in school. 

Trips  This half term we are going to be visiting the Imperial War Museum. This trip will give a chance for the children to experience life during WW2, looking at artefacts and finding out more information about the war and life during this time.  

Key Times   For Year 6, the school day will begin at 8.30, and end at 3.30. Please ensure your child is on time as we complete morning revision each day. All afternoon boosters will run until 4:30pm, morning boosters will begin at 8.00am and you will be regularly updated via email about these.  

English In English, we will begin by reading “Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone”. This gripping tale is an exciting, adventurous and action-packed story that will keep you on the edge of your seat! We will be using the text as a basis for creating narratives and persuasive writing.   

Maths  In maths, we will be focusing on fractions, decimals and percentages. We will also have daily arithmetic practice to revise skills taught in previous year groups.   

Science  Evolution will be our main focus in science, thinking about adaptation, variation and classification.  

History  In history, we will be learning about World War 2, looking at London during the Blitz, women’s roles during the war and the effects on children and families. 

Geography We will be comparing different areas in geography thinking about Settlements. 

RE    In RE, we will be exploring Islam and how it teaches to deal with conflict.   

Art  In Art, we will be learning about painting, with a focus on colour. Our key artist will be Paul Cezanne.  

Computing  We will be learning about coding.  

Mandarin   In Mandarin, we will be consolidating our knowledge from the previous years and understanding sentence structures.   

PSHE   In PSHE, we will be thinking about why slavery was abolished in the British Empire. We will look at the work of campaigners and their journey to freedom.  

PE  In PE, we will be learning the skills for dance and gymnastics.   

Music   For our music lessons, we will be studying the famous piece of music, Pachelbel’s Canon. We will be analysing the original piece, before building up to composing our own version.   

DT   In DT, we will be designing and making storage belts using textiles.