Henry Hinde Junior School
Spring 1
Theme: Out of this World
Creative Curriculum Plan (Spring 1): Year 6 2014/2015
Dear Parents /Carers
Once again we have been impressed by the attitude and effort to learning that Year 6 have shown during the
last half of the Autumn term. They really embraced the World War 1 topic, showing their understanding of key
developments and their enduring impact on the world through some very imaginative descriptive writing, playscripts,
newspaper reports and poetry.
Key Texts:
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Cosmic (Frank Cottrell
Boyce)
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Dr Xargle’s Book of
Earthlets( Jeanne Willis)
Wow Moment!
Team Building/ Environmental
Study Residential
(cost involved)
ENGLISH:

Instructional Writing
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Poetry
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Extending Narrative
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Flashbacks
ICT: Control and Modelling
SCIENCE: Forces in Action
GEOGRAPHY: Describing locations
ART: Sculpture
MUSIC: Journey into Space
RE/PSHE: Christianity/Judaism
Speaking for Yourself ; Freedom
PE: Invasion Games
PE: Dance
MFL:French
This coming half term we will continue to commend the efforts of pupils and uphold the school’s firm
expectation that everyone comes to school ready for their learning journey. Our new topic will be ‘Out of this
World’, which we are confident will inspire the children to create some more amazing writing and other crosscurricular work.
We have sent home a reading paper for you to look at with your child. Please feel free to make notes and
write down any answers that you have discussed on the question/answer booklet. We would like these returned to
school by January 8th 2015 so that we can work through them together in school. Improving the children’s mental
arithmetic skills will continue to be a focus during the Spring Term, so encouraging them to practice times tables and
related facts regularly will prove hugely beneficial.
If your child has not booked a place on the Year 6 residential there is still some availability, so please let us
know as soon as possible if you would like them to participate.
Finally may we take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support during a long but rewarding
term. We hope you have a restful Christmas break and look forward to working in partnership with you again in 2015.
Yours sincerely
The Year 6 Team
Teachers: Mrs Carter, Mrs O’Toole and Mrs Sawyer.
Learning Assistants: Mr Baykal, Mrs Cahill and Mrs Dixon.
From 10th to 13th February will be the Year 6 Residential to the Frontier Centre cost is £150.00