Welcome to Year 6

We have a very exciting year ahead for the children in their final year of primary school. The Cornerstones topics that we will be completing are Maafa (Autumn term), Frozen Kingdom (Spring term) and Britain at War (Summer term). As well as this, we will be preparing the children for their Key Stage 2 SATs in the Summer term.

Maafa Project

During the Autumn term, the children will be studying the topic of Maafa, which means disaster in Swahili. This project teaches children about Africa past and present and the development of the slave trade. It also explores Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, the causes and consequences of the European colonisation of Africa and the worldwide communities. Alongside this, they will be completing art projects studying influential artists as part of Tints, Tones and Shades and Trailblazers. They will also begin to explore Our changing world as part of a Geography unit.

Frozen Kingdoms Project

Spring term will see the children learning about Antarctica and the Arctic in a Geography topic entitled Frozen Kingdoms. This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of polar regions, including the North and South Poles, and includes a detailed exploration of the environmental factors that shape and influence them for children to understand how our continent is different to others and how the world is changing. They will also be creating environmental art and understanding the features of different animals around the world.

Britain at War Project

The final topic that the children will learn about in Year 6 is Britain at War. This project teaches children about the causes, events and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, the influence of new inventions on warfare, how life in Great Britain was affected and the legacy of the wars in the post-war period. The children will also be understanding how clothes were mended during these times whilst completing a make do and mend D+T project.

Long Term Plan

Staff

Teachers:

Miss Stott (Year Lead)

Mr McFarland

Mrs Roberts

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs Malin

PE Day

PE is on Monday: Swimming

Useful Links

TTR - https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth

BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f

TopMarks - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar

Spellings

Each week, Year 6 will be given a list of spelling words for them to learn over the weekend. We will have a spelling test in school each Friday.

Homework

Reading

Children are expected to read their AR book at home over the weekend. We kindly ask that you log into Boom Reader and add an entry to show they have done this. When this done, your child will receive a stamp on their reading card.

CGP Books

Each week, your child will be asked to complete different pages of their CGP books. These can be found on the weekly newsletter. Please ensure that your child brings these in by Wednesday each week so they can be marked and checked.

TimesTable Rockstars

Children are asked to play at least 1 game of TimeTable Rockstars each week at home.