Staff
- Sonia Peacock – Class Teacher Y6SP/Assistant Head UKS2
- Debbie Jackson – Senior Learning Mentor/Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
- Tillie Muca – SEN TA
Curriculum overview – Summer 2
Topic |
Our whole school topic this half term is Achievement and Innovation. In Year 6, we will be looking at the history of Manchester looking at how it was the first industrialised city in the world in the late 18th century. We will focus first on the cotton/textile mill industry and look at some of the main technological advancements which made the industrial revolution possible. |
English |
We will continue to complete our work in English through a chosen text. This half term, we will begin to read the text ‘Holes’ by Louis Sacher. Using this story, we will complete short writing activities, comprehension, grammar activities and complete longer pieces of writing using a plan, write, edit sequence of lessons. Guided Reading will continue every day for all the children, and in these sessions, children will also be looking at some SATs style questions and assessment papers to begin preparing for their SATs this half-term. |
Maths |
This half-term, we will continue our revision period which will include looking at some SATs style questions and assessment papers to begin preparing for their SATs this half-term. |
Science |
Year 6 will be completing the Science unit ‘Living Things and their Habitats’ this half term. We will be looking at features of different animal groups and exploring and investigating how living things can be sorted and classified. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
RE – Looking at the key question: What difference does it make to believe in Ahimsa, Grace and Ummah community? Art – Exploring Identity-creating a layered portrait Music – Ukeleles or Digital music-learning to compose a piece using Garageband. PE – Outdoor Games PSHCE – Key Questions: How can the internet positively and negatively affect my mental health?, Can I plan and prepare a healthy meal?, What do I want to be? Computing – Webpage Creation French – At School |
Important Dates |
Monday 20th April – Children return to school 8:45am Monday 4th May – Bank Holiday (school closed) Thursday 7thMay – INSET day (school closed to pupils) Monday 11th May – Thursday 14th May – Key Stage 2 SATs Friday 22nd May – School closes for half term (3.15pm – normal finish time) |
Empowering learning skills
Self manager
- Organise themselves and work out goals and priorities
- Show personal responsibility, initiative, creativity and enterprise
- Anticipate, take and manage risks
- Commit themselves to learning and self-improvement
- Respond positively to change
Effective participator
- Engage actively with issues that affect them and those around them.
- Play a full part in the life of the school
- Take responsible action to bring improvement for others as well as themselves
- Discuss issues of concern, seeking resolution
- Present a persuasive case for action
- Propose practical ways forward
- Try to influence others, negotiating and balancing diverse views
Resourceful thinker
- Think creatively by generating and exploring relevant ideas, and making original connections
- Find links and see relationships
- Explore & experiment with resources and materials
- Ask ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what if’ questions
- Apply imaginative thinking to solve a problem
- Try different ways to tackle a problem
- Work with others to find imaginative solutions and outcomes that are of value
Reflective learner
- Evaluate their strengths and limitations as learners
- Review their work and act on outcomes
- Set themselves realistic goals and criteria for success
- Monitor their own performance and progress
- Invite feedback and deal positively with praise, setbacks & criticism.
- Make changes to improve their learning
- Communicate their learning in relevant ways to different audiences
Independent enquirer
- Gather, process and evaluate information in their investigations
- Plan what to do and how to go about it
- Draw conclusions and evaluate outcomes
- Take informed and well-reasoned decisions, recognising that other have different beliefs and attitudes
- Use range of techniques to collect and organise information
Team worker
- Work confidently with others, adapting to different contexts and taking responsibility for their own role
- Listen and take account of others’ views
- Form collaborative relationships, resolving issues and reaching agreed outcomes
- Adapt behaviours to suit different roles and situations
- Show fairness and consideration towards others
