Year 6 Current Learning

Autumn Term

Our Enquiry for the next 2 terms is…

Do we really need to leave this planet?

We will attempt the following questions, along with others, as part of our learning this term:

What is in our solar system?

What are the different planets like?

Why do we have day and night?

Why do we have seasons?

Why does the moon appear to change shape?

English:

This term our English lessons will be based around our enquiry. We will be reading the book ‘Floodland’ by Michael Sedgwick to complete narrative writing. In the story, the sea level rises dramatically, and the main character must escape to an unknown island…

In weeks 4-5, we will be completing non-fiction writing around the fictional planet, Pandora. Towards the end of term 1, we will be looking at the narrative Zathura.

Maths:

Our Maths lessons during terms 1 & 2 will focus on:
– Place value
– Addition and Subtraction
– Rounding
– Factors and multiples
– Long multiplication and long division
– Prime numbers
– Fractions
– Decimals
– Ratio
– Algebra

PE:

PE lessons for the next two terms will be:

Monday – Outdoor (T1 only)

Monday – Indoor (from T2)

Wednesday- Outdoor (from T2)

On Mondays we will be playing Tag rugby with future stars and then playing netball in Term 2. Our indoor lessons on a Friday will be focusing on REAL PE and athletic activities. Please make sure your child has their PE kit on both of these days.

You can find our whole year overview on our Year 6 page.