Year 6
YEAR 6 - Summer 1
The Year 6 team consists of Miss Cummins (Green Turtle Class), Mr Abiloye (Hammerhead Shark Class), Miss Fenton and Mr Leake.
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 also receive daily arithmetic homework stuck in their homework books to be completed ready for the next day. |
|
PE In year 6, the PE day is a Monday 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 The Bank of England on Friday 24th May. On this trip, the children will be taking part in a cinematic workshop about money. We will also be taking the children to Crystal Palace Park on Friday 17th May to celebrate completing their SATs. |
|
Key Times For Year 6, the school day will begin at 8.00, and end at 3.30 (4:30 on a Tuesday) until Friday 17th May. From Monday 20th May, the school day will return to normal- starting at 8.30 and ending 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 and the children who currently attend these will continue to do so until told otherwise. |
What are we learning?
English In English, our focus will be Twisted Fairy Tales. These will allow children to put their own creative spin on well-known tales. |
|
Maths In maths, we will be focusing on geometry and consolidating our KS2 knowledge. We will also have daily arithmetic practice to revise skills taught in previous year groups as well as a daily maths blast allowing children to become more familiar with SATs style questions. |
|
Science Our topic will be Animals Including Humans in Science. We will focus on the circulatory system and the function of the heart. |
|
History In History, we will be studying how the city of London has changed over time and learning about some of the key people who brought this change about. |
|
Geography In Geography, we will be learning about Microclimates with focus on line of longitude and latitude. |
|
RE In RE, we will be exploring the ways in which Jewish people can show their commitment to God. |
|
Art In Art, we will be learning about Sculpture as inspired by the work of Naum Gabo. |
|
Computing We will be learning about coding as we attempt to create a playable game. |
|
Mandarin In Mandarin, we will be learning how to describe our clothes. |
|
PSHE In PSHE, we will be thinking about our mental health as well as learning about drugs. |
|
PE In PE, we will be preparing for sports day by practicing our athletics. |
|
Music For our music lessons, we will be composing pieces of different genres. |
|
DT In DT we will be designing and making mechanical toys. |
|