ENGLISH
Story writing techniques. Non-fiction text types:
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biography & autobiography, recount, journalistic writing,
formal letter writing, report, diary & discussion text.
Guided reading of selected texts.
Reading Comprehension activities including poetry.
Reading Journals – see front page of children’s journals
for expectations.
Homework:
Children should read for at least 20 minutes a day &
complete journal tasks.
Spelling – weekly spellings list and writing task set on
Monday to be handed in on Friday.
Reading aloud to your child remains an important activity.
The bookmarks in your child’s reading record book have
lots of handy question prompts.
MATHS
SCIENCE
Science
1) Light – light sources, how light
travels, shadows, reflection.
2) Electricity – safety aspects, basic
circuitry and adaptation of circuits to
increase/decrease power, circuit
diagrams, application of knowledge
within a game.
3) Forces – Gravity and weight, air and
water resistance, forces acting on
objects
YEAR 6
AUTUMN TERM
Number: place value & ordering numbers including
fractions, decimals and percentages. Taped mental
mathematics exercises. Children should thoroughly
know all tables to 10x – please help them or direct
them to: www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/
Pencil & paper and calculator skills to solve multistep problems using all number operations.
Measures, shape & space: standard metric units,
properties of shapes, measuring and drawing angles,
co-ordinates.
Handling data: extracting and interpreting data in
tables, graphs and charts
Homework – weekly task set on a Wednesday to be
handed in on Monday.
PE
PE Hockey – basic skills and applying tactics to smallsided games.
Gymnastics – Symmetry and Asymmetry – creating
paired sequences showing symmetrical and
asymmetrical shapes
Please remember PE kit every day.
PSHE/RE
PSHE Friends and Family –
developing and maintaining
friendships and celebrating similarities
and differences
ART/DT
Art Blitz Art work. Studying the artist,
Henry Moore and creating art work using
water colour, chalk and charcoal
DT Mechanisms – Using a range of
mechanisms to create fairground rides and
toys
Safety Contexts
RE The Christmas Story
Class Council – Taking responsibility
PLEASE REMEMBER
World War 2 Day (parents in) Friday 11th October
World War 2 Homework Project – due in Tuesday 5th November
ICT
Further Ahead:
12th – 16th May – SATs Week - please do not book holidays or
appointments that week! Tests cannot be taken at another time.
9th-11th July – Grafham Water Residential Visit – details to follow
In Year 6, we encourage the children to become more independent
in preparation for secondary schools. Your support is appreciated.
TOPIC
World War 2 – The diary and life of
Anne Frank, the Blitz and evacuation,
rationing, the use of air raid shelters and
gas masks
ICT - Internet research and
safety, animation using Scratch
Music
Exploring swing music, looking at
compositional elements, such as rhythm,
tempo and dynamics.