Summer 1 2023

Welcome back. We hope everyone had a great Easter break and Eid Mubarak to those who will be celebrating at the end of this week. As you will all know, this is a short but packed term. There will be History Day, the return of Forest School, preparations for the end of year show and obviously, the SATs tests! Please help us to ensure that all children are not under any undue pressure in the coming weeks, but are encouraged to try their best and use the tests as an opportunity to show what they have learned.

The dates for the SATs are as follows - 

If you have any further questions about the tests, please get in touch via the usual channels. Thank you for your continued support.

Mr Hornby and Mrs Atherton

Spring 2 2023

Welcome back to the new term. This is a short term (just five weeks), but it is also an important one for the Year Six children as the the last term before the SATs tests. While we will do all we can to ensure that all children are prepared for the tests (including practice tests), it is important that children do not feel any undue pressure. The tests are an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned and whatever the outcome of the tests, trying their best is the only requirement. We also have parents' meetings this term, where we can answer any questions about the forthcoming tests. If you have any other questions, please get in touch via Dojo or at the start or end of the day.

Thank you for your support

Mr Hornby and Mrs Atherton

In English, we will be reading 'Shackleton's Journey', which tells the story of Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated mission to cross Antarctica. We will be learning all about the hardships they suffered and writing persuasive letters and diary extracts. 

In Maths, we will be focusing on shape, co-ordinates, statistics, angles and percentages, as well as revising previous learning.

In Science, we will be learning about electricity and circuits.

In computing, we will be learning about blogging. Our PSHE topic is 'Healthy Me', where children will learn about how to take responsibility for their own physical and mental health, as well as that of others. We will also learn to talk about healthy lifestyles in French. Our PE sessions will include athletics and badminton.

Spring 1 2023

Welcome back! We have another busy half term planned, with much of our study being focused around the subject of China. We will be looking at the history, culture, art and food of China, as well as celebrating Chinese New Year, which falls on the 22nd of January.

The SATs workbooks that the children received will form the basis of the homework this term. Work will be given on Friday and brought in to mark on the following Friday. All children must bring their workbooks in each week to be marked.

As always, if you have any questions, get in touch via Dojo, or speak to Mrs Atherton or myself at the start or end of the day.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mr Hornby and Mrs Atherton.

Also this half term, we shall be learning about spreadsheets in Computing, exploring our goals and ambitions in PSHE, learning how to talk about the weekend in French and taking part in health based exercise in PE. 

Autumn 2 2022

Welcome back!

The second half term is always a busy one, with the Mela, Christmas and lots more, along with a new set of areas of study. 

Please check in with the website to see what we are doing in class and keep up to date with homework (this will be visible in the 'Learning from home' section).

As always, if you have any questions, please get in touch via Class Dojo or speak to us before or after class.

Mr Hornby and Mrs Atherton

​​​World War 1

Our topic this half term will be World War 1. We will looking at the causes, the events and the effect it had on the world and the local area. 

English

In English, we will be looking at war poetry, particularly the poems of Wilfred Owen. 

We will also be writing non-chronological reports about the events surrounding the war and diary entries based on the experiences of local people affected by the Ashton munitions factory explosion. 

Maths

In maths, we will be focusing on fractions -

comparing and ordering

adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing

finding fractions of amounts

solving problems

We will also be looking at converting units of measurement.

Science

In science we will be studying the classification of living things and exploring the work of Carl Linnaeus.

As mentioned above, in history, we will be learning about World War 1. This will include a trip to Portland Basin museum and the site of the Ashton munitions factory explosion. We will be studying a variety of artefacts and sources of evidence to see what they can tell us about the War and life in Britain in that time period, as well as taking in in-depth look at the life of Walter Tull. In design and technology, we will be creating our own versions of the trenches.

In computing, we will be learning about coding.

Following the Jigsaw scheme of work, our PSHE theme is 'Celebrating Difference'.

In French, we are learning vocabulary and sentence stuctures that describe the school day, as well as continuing to learn about different verb forms.

In PE, we shall be exploring different forms of physical exercise, including dance and orienteering.

Autumn 1

Mr Hornby and Mrs Atherton would like to welcome you to Year 6.

We are looking forward welcoming all the children back and setting off on a packed and memorable year.

Please check the website for timetables, curriculum plans, useful links and updates on the fabulous work that is going on in the classroom. This term, we will be studying...

English - Our theme is 'We are the detectives', and we shall be studying 'Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Speckled Band'. We will be seeing how deduction and detection is a key to learning across all areas of the curriculum and we will write our own mystery stories.

Maths - Place value and the four operations.

Science - Evolution and adaptation.

Computing - E-Safety.

Geography - The physical and human geography of the United Kingdom.

Art - Drawing and sketching, using proportion, perspective and shading to add depth and texture.

PE - Handball.

PSHE - Jigsaw curriculum-Being me in my world.

Music - 'O Fortuna' by Carl Orff and creating our own piece inspired by it.

RE - Comparing differences and similarities between major religions.

For a detailed breakdown of each subject, please see the medium term plan document on this page.

Spellings week ending 21/10/22

definite

desperate

determined

develop

dictionary

disastrous

embarrass

environment

equip (–ped, –ment)

especially

Spelling test 14/10/22

cemetery

committee

communicate

competition

conscience

conscious

controversy

convenience

correspond

criticise

Spelling test 7.10.21

require
specific
structure
vary
administrate
affect
aspect
category
community
distinct

Spelling test 30/9/22

formula

individual

involve

legislate

major

method

occur

period

principle

proceed

fossil

accommodate

accompany

according

achieve

This week's spellings

Spelling test 16/9/22

authority

assign

define

cooperate

constitute

establish

economy

factor

finance

environment

evolution

inherited

Year 6  2021-2022