Year 6 is a hard-working, fun-loving place to be.
Year 6
Mrs Horton
Mrs Mills and Mrs Morgan
Welcome to Year 6. We are right at the top of primary school - the final step before heading off for high school. This is the culmination of a long journey filled with learning and growing. In Year 6 we expect our children to be excellent role models and develop confidence, responsibility and greater independence in readiness for their next steps. Our classroom is a place of high expectations, hard work, fun, excitement and laughter.
Our class focus is on The Americas - we look at the geography of North and South America and discover more about the countries, cultures and landscapes.
In English we continue to work on our reading skills, developing our ability to analyse texts; answering questions about content and authorial intent. In writing we work hard to develop our independence and ability to self edit. In Maths we build upon all our skills and use them to tackle problem solving, reasoning and multi-step calculations. In Science we study evolution, living things and their habitats, electricity, light and the circulatory and reproductive systems. In History we look at crime and punishment throughout time. In Geography we learn about maps and mapping and complete a geographical study of Brazil. We have the opportunity to learn an instrument during Y6 and hold a concert to perform for our families. Art and Design and Technology will be topics inspired by our learning in other subjects. This year always finishes with our big end of year performance.
Oh yes! And Y6 is also the year where we all get to go away together on the residential trip!
Autumn
As we start our Year 6 journey we will be focussing on stepping up and taking on the responsibility of being the oldest class in the school. We will get straight into our writing and maths topics and learn how to develop our resilience and independence, all in preparation for Secondary School. We have our exciting residential trip already planned - this is an excellent opportunity to push ourselves out of our comfort zones, try new things and develop new skills. In our topics this term we will be looking at maps and mapping and imaginary creatures. In Science we will be learning all about the Circulation system and finding out about Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution. In Art we will be researching the life and work of out the Mexican artist Frida Khalo.
Spring
Spring term is time to really maximise our learning. In English we will be inspired by traditional tales and stories from South America to write our own stories and non-fiction texts. We will continue our Maths learning, looking at fractions, percentages, decimals, algebra, ratio, measurement and statistics. Our Science topics will be looking at properties of light and then classification of living things. In Computing we will look at programming and coding animated stories. In History we will follow the journey of crime and punishment throughout time, looking at the legacy of the previous justice systems and thinking about what has changed. We will have a day out in Manchester, visiting the Police Museum to support our history topic and also spending time at the art gallery to experience art in all its many forms.
Summer
In Summer we will be really busy making sure that we are completely ready and confident for demonstrating all that we have learnt when we do our end of Key Stage Two assessments. We will have a magical, wizardry experience to inspire lots of writing and help us use all the skills we have been refining. There will be a big focus on confidence building for test performance in reading and Maths, so that no child feels under any pressure and knows exactly how to achieve their best. In this final term we will make sure that we get the chance to celebrate what has been an incredible journey. We will forge links with local high schools and find out how we can best get prepared for the big move. We will focus on responsibility, resilience, respect and resourcefulness - all the skills required for Year 7. We will consolidate all our Maths skills and have time for some independent project work. Finally, the really big task this term is to put together an end of year show that will help us to truly celebrate the end of our primary school experience. Exciting times are coming!
