Year 6
Class Teachers |
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Mrs Forrest (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday). Mrs Ross (Tuesday) |
We are funny, we are bright, in year 6, we get things right!
Attitudes and values are what you need to know,
If you follow them, they will show you where to go.
Love, honesty, respect and courage,
These are some of the things we try to encourage.
Our topic is "Britain at War’’
This half term, year 6 will be focusing on History in our topic Britain at War.
In the Britain at War project, the children will learn about the main causes of the First World War and which countries were the major players. They will investigate why so many men volunteered to fight and then sequence the events at the start of the war. Using various sources of evidence, the children will learn about life in the trenches and the consequences of new weaponry. They will listen to first-hand accounts of life on the home front and evaluate the impact of war on everyday life. They will also discover the events that led to the Allied Powers’ victory and the consequences of the Treaty of Versailles. The children will also learn about the causes and main events of the Second World War. They will find out how Britain prepared itself for war and the war’s impact on civilian life. They will learn about the Battle of Britain and how it proved to be a key turning point for the Allied Powers. They will also hear about Anne Frank and discover what her story tells us about the treatment of Jewish people by the Nazi Party. The children will research the causes and consequences of the end of the Second World War and investigate the legacy of the wars in Britain. They will then investigate the legacy of these global conflicts in the post-war period.
In the rest of the curriculum, the children will be consolidating their understanding of number, the 4 operations and fractions decimals and percentages in Maths, and reinforcing their understanding of designing and interpreting investigations in Science. We will be finishing our writing unit on mystery stories in English before we move on to Rose Blanche, a picture book set during World War 2.
Our PSHE lessons this half term will be SRE: sex and relationships education. The children will be learning about the changes to their bodies during puberty, and about babies from conception to birth. We will also be spending time getting the children ready for their transition to Secondary school.
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Homework Information:
Homework: Homework will be set every Tuesday and should be completed by the following Monday. It will be a combination of Maths tasks and English in their homework books.
Reading: We will have guided reading 4 days a week where children will be heard to read for part of the lesson at least once a week. We expect that every child should have a reading book in school which they can read for the pleasure as well as their school reading book. They should still be heard to read at home which should be recorded in their diaries.
English: Every week, we will set grammar homework to support the learning being completed in class.
Maths: Maths homework will be given or work on www.ttrockstars.com to be completed throughout the week. Login details for these will be in your child’s homework diaries.
Spellings: These will be given out every Tuesday to be learnt over the week and then tested on Monday. We will have three weekly spelling lessons, these may sometimes link to the spellings your child has to learn.
PE and Swimming:
Outdoor PE is on Mondays and the swimming rota will be posted on Class Dojo but will mostly be on a Wednesday.