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 Mclauchlan and Mrs Scott.

Summer Term 2026

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRICULUM IN YEAR 6

MATHS

Our focus this term will be consolidating all maths topics covered this year. After SATs, we will continue to embed these skills though maths investigations and longer maths projects. We will use the skills learnt to solve reasoning and problem-solving questions weekly. Twice a week we will complete a Terrific Times Tables quiz to help our quick recall of our times tables. All children have their login details and can access TTRS from home.

ENGLISH  

This term, Year 6 will produce a variety of writing outcomes such as an exciting, adventurous disaster narrative based on our geography topic (Earthquakes and Volcanoes), and a balanced argument. We will also be reading extracts of Shakespeare and analysing the themes of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.

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.

History

In history we will be focusing on exploring the Mayan civilisation through the lens of three key enquiry questions: What was life like in the Mayan civilisation?, How did the Maya build and organise their cities?, and How was the Mayan civilisation different from Britain at the same time?. The historical concepts explored through these enquiries will be Community, Settlement and Legacy.

Geography

Geography topic of Earthquakes and Volcanoes will continue this term. We will be locating well known volcanoes around the world and learning about the structure of the Earth and of volcanoes. We will learn why people choose to live near volcanoes and how the tectonic plates cause earthquakes.

Science

This term in Science we will be learning about Living Things and their Habitats. Pupils will describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including microorganisms, plants and animals. They will also give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics.

We will also be learning about Evolution and Inheritance. Children will be learning how over millions of years, living things have changed and adapted to suit their environment. They will study fossils and understand how they help us to learn about the processes of inheritance and evolution, and how fossils provide us with information about plants and animals that lived on Earth a long time ago.

Computing

Our computing unit will begin with lessons on E-Safety. In this unit children will create a website for a chosen purpose. They will identify what makes a good web page and use this information to design and evaluate their own website using Google Sites. Throughout the process children will pay specific attention to copyright and fair use of media, the aesthetics of the site, and navigation paths.

DT

The main outcome of this unit will be the design and construct a model playground. Pupils will consider the purpose of a playground structure and then carry out research into user needs and existing products, using surveys, interviews and questionnaires. 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, as well as considering environmental impacts and sustainability.

PSHE

This term in PSHE, pupils will research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events concerning health and wellbeing. They will understand that there are basic human rights shared by all peoples and all societies and that children have their own special rights set out in the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child. They will learn what being part of a community means and they will be able to explore and critique how the media present information

PE

Monday and Thursday - both classes

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, sentence work and reading. There may be additional homework in Y6 such as reading comprehensions and arithmetic practice. There is also an optional Tic Tac Toe projects grid on the website which underpins the curriculum and supports learning in an imaginative, creative manner.