Welcome to Year 6
Presentations from the SATs and Carlton Lodge Meeting
Year 6 Curriculum Map
After a super first half term in Year 6, we will be continuing with certain topics in some subjects, but changing them in others. We will also be saying goodbye to Mr Gleeson which is of course really sad, but we are grateful for everything he has given the school in his time here and wish him all the best in the future.
Topic Book
Our focus in topic will be The Galapagos Islands- we have already learnt bits about Charles Darwin’s famous voyage there.
English
We will be continuing with our World War One topic, but will be writing a setting description, diary entry and a speech.
Please ensure your child is reading at the very least 3 times per week at home to support them, not just reading independently but also with an adult or sibling, allowing for discussions around what they have read. Children take home a planner and I ask that they fill in new words or phrases they have found 3 times a week. To be successful this year, it is imperative they develop a broad and in-depth knowledge of precise vocabulary and can infer meaning from what they have read. A parent or carer should then sign off what they have written. We will check the planners every week (each Monday).
Science
In science, our topic will be Electricity (which fits nicely with DT).
Maths
Our topics this half term are fractions and converting units.
RE
We will still be learning about the Jewish faith this half term. This will mean both looking at cornerstones of their faith and also customs for the people who follow that faith.
Computing
In computing, this half term, we will be creating our own webpages, which I know the children are really excited about!
PE
In PE, we will be continuing with gymnastics on Wednesdays and dodgeball on Thursdays. The children can be in PE kit both days but must remember to remove jewellery on those days please.
DT
Our topic will be ‘Electricity’ and the children will make a steady-hand game.
Thank you for taking the time to read this information and please do not hesitate to be in touch.
Kind regards,
Mr Smithson and Mr Gleeson.
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Being Equally Ourselves
Posted: Mar 14, 2025 by: Alex Tosta (ATosta) on: Year 6 Class Blog
Another week has flown by, with not just one, but 2 science lessons looking at the classification of living things and then seeing how living things have changed over time by looking at fossils. We have finished our practise of an explanation report in writing and still powering on with Perimeter, Area and Volume in Maths. And we started our new Geography unit about National Parks (set up in 1949 after the war)
The highlight of the week was a presentation and workshop about body image and misogyny. The children were honest and incredibly mature. Their sound cloud of friendship was a joy - they know how to be a good friend to everyone and know what to expect from others for them to be a good friend. They are an inclusive crowd, believing that boys and girls should get a chance to do sport, activity or interest they like, whether these are shared or not. It is really lovely to see that Year 6 have a great sense of inclusion.
Homework
Spellings - Test is on Mon 17 Mar
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Principle - Ending –ant, –ance, -ancy, -ent, -ence, -ency tolerant substance hesitancy obstancy decadent iridescence licence constituency potency |
Common Exception Words desperate embarrass nuisance privilege thorough
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Children have been given the marking booklets, so they can mark in green (or another colour pen from what they write in). Any questions, bring the book in for me to look at; I still would like to see them on Wednesday.
- Grammar: p25 – Clauses; p27 – Relative clauses; p29-31 - Mixed practice; p32 – Coordinating conjunctions; p33 – Subordinating conjunctions
- Punctuation: p37 – Colons; p39 – Semi-colons; p40-41 Mixed Practice.
- Spellings: p22 – Words ending in 'able' and ‘ible’; p23 – ‘ably’ and ‘ibly’
Homework may look like a repeat, but I noticed that some are just doing the page in the homework list, rather than the whole section.
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