Year 6 is a challenging, memorable and rewarding year for the children. We aim to provide pupils with a well-rounded, inspiring curriculum that prepares them for both the rigours of academic life and the world beyond the school gates.
In 6DG, we will be covering a wide range of exciting topics throughout the year. We are starting with the historical topic ‘Maafa’ – which will teach children about Africa past and present and the development of the slave trade. It also explores Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, the causes and consequences of the European colonisation of Africa and the worldwide communities that make up the African diaspora.
We will also cover ‘Frozen Kingdom’ and ‘Britain at War’, which will cover the causes of both WW1 and WW2, life as a soldier, how the wars ended and how they are remembered.
As part of our reading scheme this year, we will be using MyOn to help bolster the children’s reading skills. This can be found as an app on electronic devices to allow children to continue their reading from school at home.
In RE, we are starting the year looking at the Jewish festivals Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Throughout the year we will then study other religious festivals and practices.
In science, we will be exploring and investigating topics such as The Circulatory System, Electricity, Evolution, Light and Living things and their habitats. We will investigate the concepts of these topics, as well as taking part in scientific investigations to explore the topics.
In Year 6, children work in different teaching groups for maths and English lessons, with work then tailored for the children. English and maths homework is set weekly on a Friday, to be returned to school on the following Monday. The children are given new spellings on a Friday to be learned during the week in our spelling sessions and then tested on a Friday. Times tables will be learnt though our new scheme, Times Tables Rockstars.
If you have any questions about Year 6 or would like any advice or help in aiding your child’s learning, then please do not hesitate to get to in touch via Class DOJO. Remember that reading is an important skill and we would encourage children to be reading every night at home to develop their understanding, fluency and love for reading.