Year 6

Spring Term One 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 1 we shall be reading 'The Selfish Giant'.

The children always played in the Giant's garden, but when he returned after years away, he said, 'What are you doing here?' and the children fled.

'My own garden is my own garden,' said the Giant; 'anyone can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.'

Oscar Wilde's classic tale of compassion and forgiveness is one of the most beautiful stories in the English language.

Writing outcome:
To write a version of the Selfish Giant narrative - choosing either a retelling in 1st or 3rd person or
from a character’s point of view
Greater depth writing outcome:
To write a version from the tree's perspective.

Maths

Spring Term KIRFs

*Position and direction- The First quadrant/ Four quadrants/ Translations/ Reflections

*Decimals- Decimals up to 2d.p/ understanding thousandths/ three d.p/ multiply decimals by integers/ divide decimals by integers/ decimals to fractions/ fractions to decimals

* Algebra- Find a one set rule/ find a two step rule/ Forming expressions/ Substitution/ Forumlae/ Forming equations/ Solving equations/ Finding pairs of values

Science: What Light Does

In this module, children will learn to:

● recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines

● use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye

● explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes

● use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them.

History

The children will learn:

* Periods of Egyptian history

*Overview of the kingdoms

* How we know about Egyptian achievements.

* Religion and daily life

* Egyptian achievements

* To follow a line of enquiry

RE- Is Anything Ever Eternal? (Christianity)

Learning Objectives: We are learning to evaluate different beliefs about eternity and to understand the
Christian perspective on this.

The children will:

* express the feelings they have when they think about situations or things that they would like to last forever.
* make links between different Christian beliefs and their views on whether anything is ever eternal.
* reflect on their own beliefs about whether anything is eternal.

French-Le Week-end

In this unit pupils will learn 10 phrases for activities they may do at the weekend in the foreign language. They will also be presented with further extension on telling the time and opinions/justifications. Pupils will have the knowledge and skills to talk about what they do at the weekend, enabling them to create more detailed and personalised responses by the end of the unit.

PE—

Basketball -PE Coach (Tuesdays)

Multi skills – Mrs C (Fridays)

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.

PSHE—

Why are some people unkind?

What are stereotypes?

My Happy Mind- Appreciate

The Celebrate module is focused on introducing the evidence-based theory that we all have different Character Strengths and that, by understanding what they are and then using them as much as possible, we can be at our best! In this context, Character Strengths refer to those character traits that make us unique. We all have different characters and this is something to celebrate! This is not about what we are 'good' at, like football or maths. It is about who we are, such as being kind or brave.

My Happy Mind

Music— Composing and Chords

Computing - Data handling – Big Data 1

Understanding about the use of big data including barcodes, QR codes, infrared, and RFID technologies. Children will create and scan their own QR codes, manipulate real-time data in spreadsheets, and present their findings. They also analyse transport data to understand its usefulness to commuters.

Art: Lino cut, mono prints

The children will build on their knowledge of printing with found objects (FS1), creating collographs in relief (Y3), to explore further printing techniques in mono, relief with foam and lino.

Homework

Maths- Given out every Friday to be handed in by the following Thursday- CGP SATS papers. We will go through the paper in lesson on Fridays.

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