Year 6
English
Maths
Narrative
Children will read, re-enact and analyse an Ancient Greek Myth, looking
particularly at the text structure and descriptive devices. They will then
use this model to create their own mythical creature that will form the
basis of their own Greek Myth. We will look at varying sentence structure
for effect and applying our discrete work on grammar into our writing.
Non-Fiction
This term the children will write a newspaper report based on their cross
curricular research on Pompeii. Children will look at a number of different
information texts to gather evidence and extend their knowledge of the
different ways information can be presented. They will then write their
own newspaper report, using their grammatical work on direct and reported
speech.
Throughout all of this work, we will be developing the children’s use of
varied sentence structures, particularly paying attention to complex
sentences.
Place value
We will briefly recap on place value and how knowledge of simple place value
calculations can improve our mental and written strategies. Children will be
expected to use knowledge of place value with greater speed and
independence at this point in the year.
Multiplication, division and factors
This continues to be an area of high importance and will give the children
greater confidence as we move towards the end of year;
Multiplication and division facts up to 12 x 12 are essential to lots of
work carried out in the mathematics curriculum and therefore it is
imperative that if children do not already have instant recall of these
facts, that they invest time in learning them. This is an area which
school are also investing lots of time in this term.
We will explore how to use mental multiplication strategies to multiply by
numbers such as 4, 8, 5, 25, 19, 29 and 99 as well as revising using short
multiplication to multiply 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. Children will
then use this to multiply amounts of money and solve word problems.
Fractions, decimals and negative numbers
Children will add and subtract unit fractions with different denominators
including mixed numbers; use mental strategies to find simple percentages
of amounts; multiply fractions less than 1 by whole numbers, convert
improper fractions to whole numbers and solve word problems involving
fractions.
Geometry and Measures
Children will consolidate their ability to convert between grams and
kilograms, millilitres and litres, millimetres and centimetres, centimetres
and metres, metres and kilometres and miles and kilometres. During work
on time we will revise reading the 24-hour clock, convert 12-hour times to
24-hour and read and write Roman numerals.
After half term, we will learn how to calculate the perimeter, area and
volume of shapes, and know their units of measurement. A key learning
objective for the children will be to realise that shapes can have the same
perimeters but different areas and vice versa. We will also revise the
names and properties of 3D shapes, before comparing nets for different 3D
shapes.
Problem Solving
This term, we will be focussing on problem solving and reasoning and
ensuring children are beginning to use the skills learned so far in a context
that they will need to become familiar with as they move towards their
SATs. A large focus on real life problems, test style questions and
investigations will ensure that they build confidence to choose the correct
and most efficient method or strategy to solve problems.
Everything Changes
In this unit, children explore variation in living things. They will recognise
that characteristics of living things can be inherited and affected by the
environment or result from a combination of the two. They will explore how
animals and plants have adapted to their environments to make them more
suited to their habitats. Finally they will explore environmental changes
that lead to animals and plants becoming extinct.
Science
Danger! Low Voltage:
Children will revise and consolidate previous work on electricity, making
simple circuits and drawing circuit diagrams. They will then explore how to
make switches and then examine effect of adding different components to
a circuit. By the end of the unit, children will understand that the number
of components in a circuit affects the way the circuit performs.
Greek Life:
Children will research the geographical features of Greece and consolidate
their ability to use an atlas. They will spend time developing research
questions to investigate and will focus on the tourism industry. Studies of
Geography
data, such as temperature or costings of flights to Greece, will enable the
children to apply mathematical reasoning.
Greek Life:
Looking at how the past influences the present, the children will explore
Ancient Greece alongside a modern day comparison. They will investigate a
range of sources and develop their knowledge of what life would have been
History
like for an Ancient Greek.
We are Artists
The pupils will use vector and turtle graphics to explore geometric art,
taking inspiration from the work of Escher, Riley and traditional Islamic
artists, as well as experimenting with complex ‘fractal’ landscapes.
Computing
R.E
This term we will be exploring Christianity, comparing it to other religions
and looking closely at the signposts in a life’s journey. We will compare and
contrast religious pilgrimages as journeys to the journey of life, tying in the
work we have done earlier in the year.
There will be lots of opportunities to discuss simple journeys in our own lives
and how they relate to our life as a whole.
Children will be completing two units on invasion games and ball handling
during the Spring term.
P.E
The children will be taught to understand and demonstrate a range of
controlled passing, receiving, dribbling and shooting skills and will learn to
adapt them to meet the needs of different situations. They will play in small
sided games and make effective choices about when, how and where to pass
so that they retain possession. In addition to specific ball handling skills,
Art
MFL
Design
Technology
they will learn how to organise their team into different formations to
strengthen their attack or defence.
Movement and Figures
This term, we will be looking carefully at the human figure and how to
represent it in a variety of ways. Looking at the human form in a stationary
and moving form, the children will be able to capture this in a variety of
media finalising the half term with a piece of sculpture.
After the half term break we will break, the focus will be on the very
different topic of cubism. Children will explore the relationships between
shapes in two dimensions.
The children are looking forward to building on their knowledge from the
first half term, through seasonal vocabulary work and pushing forward their
understanding of how the French language works. In particular there will be
focuses on masculine and feminine words and singular and plural.
Throughout this work, children will explore French culture through
photographs and video clips and relate to life in the UK.
Using our history topic as a stimulus, children will design and create their
own piece of pottery. They will explore how clay can be manipulated to
create different textures and patterns and be finished by applying
different decorative items.