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Welcome back Fox Class to Year Six. We have lots of exciting things planned for this year and we are looking forward to hearing all about what you have been up to. We have been busy sorting our planning as well as organising our new classroom. We have also been thinking about what Year Six will mean for you and how we can celebrate this important year.
Term 1 – Our Learning This Term:
In English our first text will be ‘The Borrowers’ by Mary Norton. We will look at different genres of writing as well as developing our VIPERS reading skills.
Maths sees us looking at place value , before we move on to the four operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division before we recap and develop our knowledge of fractions. We will regularly be looking at our arithmetic skills and developing our fluency in answering these types of questions.
History in Terms 1 and 2 focuses on the unit ‘Maafa’. This project focuses on Africa past and present, with a particular focus on Benin. It traces the development of the slave trade and explores Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, the causes and consequences of the European colonisation of Africa and the worldwide communities that make up the African diaspora.
Alongside this unit, we will be studying a Geography unit – Our Changing World. This essential skills and knowledge project revises areas previously studied in Year 5 including the features of Earth, time zones and lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint places on a map.
Term 1’s Art will begin with a unit called ‘Trailblazers, barrier breakers.’ This project teaches us about significant black artists and their work, and provides opportunities to analyse and create artwork inspired by them. In Term 2 we will build on our knowledge of tints, tones and shades. We will think about colour theory by studying the colour wheel and exploring mixing tints, shades and tones. Then, learn about significant landscape artworks and features of landscapes before using this knowledge to create landscape paintings.
Our Science topic this term has a biology focus, as we learn about the circulatory system. We will explore and model the purpose and structure of the circulatory system, blood vessels and blood. We will conduct experiments to test heart rate and will learn about the importance of healthy lifestyle choices and the impact unhealthy choices can have on our bodies.
In Computing, we will continue to follow the ‘Teach Computing’ Curriculum and we will begin the year looking at Computing Systems and Networks, focusing on how we communicate and internet addresses alongside other topics.
We will continue our study of French by practising our phonics and then learning how to tell the time which will help us with our topic of School later in the year.
We can’t wait to see what Year 6 brings!
REMINDER: please ensure your child has a water bottle in school with them every day. Fox Class have their PE lesson on a Wednesday; your child is invited to wear their PE kit into school on this day.
Our Learning Environment:
