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Welcome to Year 6 - Jaguars Class!

 

The adults in our year group are Miss Canham, Mr Dickinson, Mrs Britton and Mrs Reinis. 

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Key Information:

If you would like to give permission for your child to walk home alone or meet you at a location elsewhere in school, please contact the school office or allow this permission on the MCAS app.

A reminder to encourage your child to wear correct uniform every day (not leggings, cycle shorts, trainers etc.) as this will support their transition to secondary school, at which uniform is strictly enforced.

PE and Swimming

On Thursday 3rd September (The first day back!), children will have one swimming session to assess their progress against Y5/Y6 swimming aims.

For the remainder of the Autumn term, children will have PE on a Thursday. Parents will be informed if their child will be taking part in swimming intervention sessions as part of their PE learning throughout the Autumn term. 

Children will need correct PE kit: black shorts or joggers; plain white t-shirt, and trainers. If children do not have kit, a phone call or message home will be made. Children will be doing PE every session unless we have a note from parents or carers to express a reason why they cannot take part.

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Our Curriculum (Autumn Term):

English: In Autumn 1, we will be using the book 'Star of Fear, Star of Hope' by Jo Hoestlandt as our stimulus to inspire us when writing a narrative with a flashback element. This book explores the treatment of Jewish people during World War 2, drawing particular attention to the star Jews were forced to wear as identification in Nazi Germany. We will also be exploring a poem called 'Blitz' by Mary Desiree Anderson. In Autumn 2, we will be writing an information hybrid text, using the book 'Can We Save the Tiger?' by Martin Jenkins as our stimulus. We will also be studying the poem 'A Tiger in the Zoo' by Leslie Norris.

Maths: Across this term, we will be studying a variety of mathematical units. We will begin with Place Value, before moving onto the four operations, fractions and converting units.

Science: Autumn term follows a theme in our Science learning: a half term studying 'Light' before looking at 'Electricity' in more depth after October half term.

History: We will be travelling back in time to the Victorian era in our History lessons in Autumn 1, investigating the impact the Industrial Revolution had on the people living during that time period. 

Geography: Our learning on the Victorians will be replaced with a geographical unit in Autumn 2, studying the North and South Pole (very fitting for what will be the countdown to Christmas!)

RE: Across the Autumn term, we will be looking at the Jewish religion in more detail. This will be even more poignant following our English learning as we explore what it means for a Jewish person to follow God today.

Art & Design: We have some really exciting Art & Design projects coming up across the Autumn term. We will start off by brushing up on our sewing skills to create waistcoats for teddy bears (they are currently sat patiently waiting to be dressed in the Year 6 mobiles!). We will then fine turn our artistic skills with a craft unit focused on the photo in Autumn 2.

Music: Year 6 are going to get their first taste of music with a unit on dynamics, pitch and texture, before moving on to an instrumental unit inspired by the music of South Africa after October half term.

Computing: Always a firm favourite subject with our children, our first unit will explore how data is transferred by working collaboratively online. In Autumn 2, the children will be given the opportunity to create their own web pages, taking into consideration copyright, navigation and aesthetics.

French: We will begin the year with a revision session on French Phonetics, before moving onto learning French words based on school in Autumn 1. In Autumn 2, we will be exploring the French words for planets (very exciting!)

PE: Autumn 1's PE unit will be invasion games with a key focus on Netball skills. In Autumn 2, our work on invasion games will continue, but with a focus on Hockey.

PSHE/RSE: As always with our PSHE/RSE curriculum, we begin the year with a unit on Family and Relationships. This explores what a caring and nurturing family looks like, but also supports our children to be good friends and care for one another. Autumn 2 moves onto a unit on Health and Wellbeing which touches upon general health, mental health and First Aid.