Year 6
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Welcome to Year Six
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If you were unable to attend our 'Meet the Teacher' session, please click on the link to access the presentation used: Curriculum Presentation to Parents
A reminder that Year 6 have PE every Thursday - please ensure your child comes to school in the correct PE kit and footwear.
If your child walks home alone or brings a mobile phone to school, please ensure the forms have been completed and sent to school via Arbor.
Important Dates:
Monday 2nd June - Year 6 forest school (am)
Tuesday 3rd June - Year 6 photographs
Friday 13th June - Year 5/6 sports day (1:30-3pm)
Thursday 19th June - Year 6 eco workshop
Tuesday 24th June - Year 6 Leaver's Service - St Philip's Cathedral (Birmingham)
Friday 27th June - Summer Fayre (2:30-3:45pm)
Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd July - Year 6 transition (all Sandwell high schools)
Wednesday 9th July - Awards Service in Church
Thursday 10th July - Values Service in Church
Monday 14th July - Year 6 forest school (am)
Tuesday 15th July - Year 6 bowling trip
Friday 18th July - Year 6 Leaver's Service in Church
- Break up for summer holidays
English
During our English lessons throughout the Summer term, Year Six will be using the video stimulus 'Alma' to inspire narrative writing. The children will be exposed to a range of figurative language and emotive vocabulary alongside a breadth of key skills required from the genre. The children will compose a narrative from two different view points with a focus on building tension and characterisation.Throughout all lessons, we will continue to reinforce and develop the use of accurate punctuation and grammar alongside a focus upon the Year 5/6 statutory spelling list.
Reading
During the Summer term, Year Six will study the text 'The Boy at the Back of the Class' by Onjali Q. Raúf. We will focus upon the core reading skills of vocabulary, inference, predicition, explanation, retrieval and summary. We will also discuss the increasingly mature themes of the text which include: refugees, inclusion and belonging, the impacts of war, tolerance, prejudices and challenging stereotypes, courage and resilience and the promotion of compassion.The children will also take home their own reading book from school based upon their ZPD level. We encourage the children to read every day, whether this be independently or through shared experiences, across a range of text types to support their confidence, fluency and exposure to vocabulary.
Maths
As a school, we follow the Power Maths scheme and the units we cover are outlined in our curriculum overview. These units support the children in developing problem solving and reasoning skills as well as the ability to explain and justify their answers using manipulatives where necessary. In addition to this, we complete weekly arithmetic practice, rapid recall of key mathematical information, daily 5 in 5 (five questions to test the retrieval of mathematical learning) and TTRockstars to help build confidence, fluency and accuracy within the subject.Curriculum
During the Spring term, the children will study a variety of units in our wider curriculum which are outlined in our curriculum overview.
Art - the children will learn about the master weaver Gilbert Ahiagble and will create an original woven piece of artwork using various materials inspired by kente (a Ghanaian textile made of hand-woven strips of silk and cotton).History - the children will explore the Early Islamic civilisations, including a study of Baghdad where they will work towards answering the question: 'How did Baghdad become the powerful Islamic Empire it was in 900AD?'
Geography - our Geography unit will explore the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy, with a particular emphasis on Russia and its trade links with other countries. The unit will culminate in a thought-provoking debate addressing the enquiry question: ‘Should Europe rely on Russia for its energy?’
Design and Technology - we will explore 3D frameworks, examining the differences between permanent and portable structures, before designing and constructing our own frame structure.
