WELCOME TO YEAR 6

We have two classes in Year 6:

• In 6CJ, the children will be taught by Mr Johal (Monday - Tuesday) and Mrs Collins (Wednesday - Friday).
• In 6S, the children will be taught by Miss Smith, Mrs Ship will teach 6S every Tuesday.
• We will be supported in our learning by our Learning Support Assistants: Mrs Ship, Mrs Micklewright, Mrs McKiernon and Mrs Scott.

Autumn Term 2025

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRICULUM IN YEAR 6

MATHS

Our focus this term is number and place value and then we will move on to the four operations. We will also be revisiting and building on our fraction knowledge. Twice a week we will complete a Terrific Times Tables quiz to help our quick recall of our times tables. There is also a big focus on arithmetic skills and reasoning which will take place every lesson.

ENGLISH  

This term, Year 6 will be studying a short spooky story animation and will have a go at writing a narrative story filled with suspense and tension. We will look carefully at how good word choices can have a powerful impact on the reader.

After half term, we will begin our WW2 topic. We will be learning all about the Blitz and the effects this had on London and the rest of the UK. Using this knowledge, we will then be writing a non-chronological report.

Using an exciting range of texts, we will continue to develop our love for reading. We will be reading various extracts daily in our Whole Class Reading sessions and applying our reading skills and strategies to infer, predict and retrieve information.

READING

At home, children should read for a minimum of 20 minutes each day.

GEOGRAPHY

In Year 6, we will be looking at climate change and human impact on the world. This topic will allow pupils to understand the main resources we rely on in the UK and how it needs to change for future generations. Throughout this unit pupils will be able to reflect and build on prior geographical knowledge gained in previous year groups.

History

After half term, we will be starting our History topic – WW2. We will be learning about the Blitz and the impact on people and the local area.

Science

During the Autumn Term, Year 6 will be consolidating their learning on Electricity and Light. We will learn more about circuits and compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches. Children will use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram and have opportunities to plan different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary.

Computing

Our computing unit will begin with a lesson on E-Safety, this time looking at media balance and clickbait. We will then learn how to handle data using excel, and link our geography work to these skills, using excel to record and analyse climate change data.

DT

The main outcome of this unit will be the design and construction of a working wire loop game. Pupils will build upon their knowledge and understanding of electric circuits from their science lessons. They will carry out research into user preferences and existing products, then they will develop a simple design specification to guide the development of their ideas and products, taking account of constraints including time, resources and cost.

French

Our first unit of French will be all about presenting information about yourself. Children will revisit and revise words and phrases that they have learned throughout Years 3, 4 and 5, and will bring their learning together to write a short presentation about themselves in French.

PSHE

This term the focus for PSHE will be on ‘Healthy Lifestyles’ and ‘Keeping Safe’; children will learn about imagery in the media, focus on setting high aspirations for themselves, think about managing risk to keep safe, learn to understand the effects of peer pressure and think about ways to ensure they can keep themselves and others safe.

PE

6CJ: Tuesday and Thursday

6S: Wednesday and Thursday

Children should come in to school wearing full PE kit and trainers for these days.

Homework

Homework will follow the whole school schedule which includes: My Maths, Spelling Shed, sentences and reading. There may be additional homework in Y6 such as reading comprehensions and arithmetic practice.

Trips

Milestones Museum - A Living History session designed to immerse students in the lives of people on the British Home Front during World War II.