The Meadows Primary School
Curriculum Overview for Year 6
Term 5 2015
Week 1
Math’s
English
Rotation, reflection & translation
of shapes
Writing
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identify all the symmetries of
2-D shapes
find lines of reflection
symmetry in shapes and
diagrams
recognise order of rotation
symmetry transform shapes
reflect shapes in oblique (45°)
mirror lines where the shape
either does not touch the
mirror line, or where the
shape cross the mirror line
Foundation Subjects
Who is Chris Gilmour?
PE
Non-chronological reports
 Identifying the features
 Researching Chris Gilmour
SPAG
Athletics
 Show complete accurate
control, speed, strength and
stamina in the shot put
Conjunctions
Art
Reading
Sculpture – explore and experiment
 Looking at the work of Chris
Gilmour
 Investigating cardboard
pulling, tearing, ripping,
cutting, threading, weaving
etc
 Developing mastery and
control in techniques
Understanding questions and
identifying their key points reviewing
answers given in 2014 paper
Culture Community and Me
RE
Why do people believe in God?
Science
Changing and separating materials
 Describing changes when
materials are mixed
Music
Play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, playing musical instruments
with accuracy
 Introduction to the ocarina
Week 2
Rotation, reflection & translation
of shapes
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reflect shapes not presented
on grids, by measuring
perpendicular distances
to/from the mirror
reflect shapes in two mirror
lines, where the shape is not
parallel or perpendicular to
either
Writing
PE
Non-chronological reports
 Planning
 Writing report about Chris
Gilmour
 Investigating impact of
presentation and layout
 Editing
Athletics
SPAG
2013 Practice Paper
RE
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Show complete accurate
control, speed, strength and
stamina in the long jump
Art
Sculpture – invent
 Planning design choosing
appropriate techniques to
convey meaning
Exploring different understandings of
God
PSHE
Life Education Bus – Drugs and alcohol
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Week 3
mirror
rotate shapes, through 90° or
180°, when the centre of
rotation is a vertex of the
shape, and recognize such
rotations
translate shapes along an
oblique line
Reasoning and problem solving
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working backwards problems
Finding all the possibilities
problems
Explaining and justifying
methods
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Science
2012 SATs paper
 Read questions, answer and
review addressing any
misconceptions
Changing and separating materials
 Describing changes when
materials heated and cooled
Music
Play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, playing musical instruments
with accuracy and control
 Beginning to play a selection
of notes on the ocarina
Writing
Who is God?
PE
Non-chronological reports
 Refining skills in planning for a
purposeful and focused
content
 Refine skills in organising
paragraphs each with clear
focus, main ideas and the
development of ideas and
opinions
 Plan for a non-chronological
report on ‘Who is God?’
Choosing the right prefixes and
suffixes
Reading
Practice of SAT questions focusing on
2/3 mark answers
Reasoning and problem solving
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Solving a range of problems
from different areas of math’s
identify more complex
patterns, making
How to embellish
Evaluating and critiquing
ideas
Reading
SPAG
Week 4
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Read questions, answer and
review addressing any
misconceptions
Writing
Non-chronological reports
 Independent write of ‘Who
is God?’ report
 Use of simple and complex
RE
Athletics
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Show complete accurate
control, speed, strength and
stamina in the javelin
What names and attributes are given
to God by believers?
Art
Sculpture – create
 Building the sculpture
 Displaying mastery of using
tool – cardboard, craft knives,
glue guns
 Critiquing and adapting
design
Science
Changing and separating materials
 Irreversible and reversible
changes
Music
Play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, playing musical instruments
with accuracy and control
 Beginning to play a selection
of notes on the ocarina
PE
RE
Athletics
What similarities and differences
between faiths illustrate distinctive
beliefs about God?
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Show complete accurate
control, speed, strength and
stamina in the hurdles
generalisations in words
and begin to express
generalisations using
symbolic notation
Week 5
SATs week – sit papers
sentences with
subordinate clause to
provide additional detail
Editing
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SPAG
2014 Practice Paper
 Read questions, answer
and review addressing any
misconceptions
Reading
Practice of SAT questions
addressing any misconceptions
identified
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Games day – South Glos
trainer in school on
Wednesday
PSHE
Relationship and sex education
Art
Sculpture – create
 Adding visual and tactile
elements and embellishments
to sculpture
 Critiquing and adapting
design
Science
Changing and separating materials
 Recovering dissolved solids
Music
Play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, playing musical instruments
with accuracy, control and fluency
 Refine skills in playing a
range of notes on the ocarina
SATs Week – Reduced timetable due to testing in morning and afternoon (level 6 testing)
SATs week – sit papers
PE
Athletics
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Show complete accurate
control, speed, strength and
stamina in the sprint
Art
Sculpture – evaluate
 Consider and discuss ideas
and methods of Chris Gilmour
and relate to our own
approach
 Evaluate and analyses design,
invent and create process
Science
Changing and separating materials
 Planning and carrying out an
investigation
Music
Play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, playing musical instruments
with accuracy, control and fluency
 Refine skills in playing a
range of notes on the ocarina
Week 6
There will be a week long project
that encompasses a range of
different subject areas
PE
Bikeability
Athletics
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Show complete accurate
control, speed, strength and
stamina in the long distance
run
Sports day – team leaders and
organizers
Science
Changing and separating materials
 Evaluating and questioning
results of investigation
Music
Play and perform in solo and ensemble
contexts, playing musical instruments
with accuracy, control, expression and
fluency
 Refine skills in playing a
range of notes on the ocarina
Keeping safe on the roads – for pupils
who select to take part
RE
What do I believe about God?
PSHE
Relationship and sex education