Year 6

Spring Term Two 2025

Welcome to the y6 class page. Please see below for a summary of what we will be learning this half term.

English

In Spring 2 we shall be reading 'Holes'.

Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre (which isn't green and doesn't have a lake), it's not exactly a surprise.

Every day he and the other inmates are told to dig a hole each, five foot wide by five foot deep, reporting anything they find. Why? The evil warden claims that it builds character, but this is a lie. It’s up to Stanley to dig up the truth.

A masterpiece of storytelling that combines sly humour with irresistible, page-turning writing.

Writing outcome:

Narrative description and first person account

Diary entry

Informal letter.

Non chronological/explanation text

Trip Advisor review

Maths

Spring Term KIRFs

*Area, Perimeter and Volume: Shapes –

same area
Area and perimeter
Area of a triangle
Area of parallelogram
What is volume?
Volume – counting cubes
Volume of a cuboid

*Statistics

Read and interpret line graphs
Draw line graphs
Use line graphs to solve problems
Circles
Read and interpret pie charts
Pie charts with percentages
Draw pie charts
The mean

Science: Human Circulation

In this module, children will learn to:

● identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood

● describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.

Geography: South America

The children will learn:

*To find out about the location and countries of South America.

*To find out about the climate in South America.

*To find out about the major mountain ranges of South America.

*To find out about the human geography of South America.

*To find out about trade and industry in South America.

*To compare an area of South America with the UK.

RE- What difference does the resurrection make to Christians? (Christianity: Salvation)

BY THE END OF THIS UNIT, PUPILS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO:

*Outline the timeline of the ‘big story’ of the Bible, explaining the place within it of the ideas of Incarnation and Salvation.
*Suggest meanings for resurrection accounts, and compare their ideas with ways in which Christians interpret these texts, showing awareness of the centrality of the Christian belief in Resurrection.
*Explain connections between Luke 24 and the Christian concepts of Sacrifice, Resurrection, Salvation, Incarnation and Hope, using theological terms.
*Make clear connections between Christian belief in the Resurrection and how Christians worship on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
*Show how Christians put their beliefs into practice in different ways.
*Explain why some people find belief in the Resurrection makes sense and inspires them.
*Offer and justify their own responses as to what difference belief in Resurrection might make to how people respond to
challenges and problems in the world today.

PSHE:

Analysing Digital Media

Bias

Echo Chambers

Does the internet make us happy?

PE—

Tennis -PE Coach (Tuesdays)

If your child wears earrings, these must be removed or provide tape to cover them.

Indoors

Navy/Black shorts
White polo shirt or t-shirt (N.B. This should be a different polo shirt to any worn as part of the school uniform)

(for gymnastics, a black leotard may also be worn).

Outdoors

Tracksuits will be allowed for outdoor games in cold weather; these should not be in team colours/fashion brands.

Trainers should be worn which are robust, sturdy and intended for exercise and not fashion.

My Happy Mind- Relate

This module is focused on teaching children the importance of being able to relate to and get along with others in order to have positive relationships.It uses Character Strengths to illustrate the need to be able to see other perspectives in order to build relationships. Through lots of examples and discussion, the children learn about two key skills that will serve them well in relationship building.Active Listening - is focused on building Active Listening skills to ensure that children are really understanding other points of view rather than jumping to conclusions.
My Happy Mind

Homework

Maths- Given out every Tuesday to be handed in by the following Tuesday at the latest- CGP SATS papers.

Week days – Reading homework – 15 mins each day signed in the home reading record books – 20 times a month reading homework is expected in Key Stage 2. Books will be checked every THURSDAY.

Reading records must be returned to school on THURSDAY morning.

If you have any questions, worries or concerns please contact me using the class email: year6@cpa.dsat.education

Thank you.

Mrs N. Clemitshaw & Mrs H. Mumford