Year 6

Our Spring 1 Topic is the Slave Trade

 

 

 

In the Slave Trade unit we aim to:

- understand the origins of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

- explore the chronology of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

- investigate the life of Harriet Tubman

- learn about the daily life on plantations

- assess the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade today

 

Key Vocabulary

slave, enslaved, abolish, colonies, resistance, empire, conditions, society, discrimination, characteristics, transatlantic 

 

Reading suggestions for this topic are:

 

 

Our Spring 2 Topic is Brazil

 

 

In the Brazil unit we aim to:

- understand the location of Brazil

- Identify and research physical and human features of a country

- compare the climate of the tropics with the focus on South America

- research the Amazon Rainforest

 

Key Vocabulary

hemisphere, latitude, longitude, equator, Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn, time zone, Greenwich Meridian, biome, vegetation belt 

 

Reading suggestions for this topic are:

 

Spring Term 1

During this half term, we will be looking at the text 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales' by Oscar Wilde. 

 

 

High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.

 

Oscar Wilde's most charming and popular children's collection. 

 

 

 

 

Spring Term 1

During this half term, we will be looking at the fiction text 'The Selfish Giant' by Oscar Wilde.

 

 

"The children always played in the Giant's garden, but when he returned after years away, he said, 'What are you doing here?' and the children fled.

"My garden is my own garden,' said the Giant; 'anyone can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.'

 

Oscar Wilde's classic tale of forgiveness is one of the most beautiful stories in the English language. With magnificent illustrations by Rita Voutila, this is a book for all to treasure. 

During the spring term we will be aiming to complete Power Maths (White Rose Edition) Book B.

 

 

The topics we will be covering are as follows:

Ratio and proportion

 Algebra

Decimals

Percentages

Measure - perimeter, area and volume

 

 

 

PE Days

Our PE sessions are as follows:

6M- Tuesday afternoon & Wednesday morning

6S-Monday morning & Tuesday afternoon

Please ensure you come in your kit ready on these days. This is a coloured t-shirt for you house team, plain jogging bottoms/shorts or leggings and trainers. Please note that football tops are not permitted for PE sessions. In colder weather, children are invited to wear either the school PE jumpers, or their normal school sweatshirt or cardigan. Other hoodies are not permitted. 

 

Homework

Homework will be set weekly for the children focusing on reading, maths or grammar.

Reading is expected at least 5 times a week and the children will also be given opportunity within the school week for independent reading. We encourage as much reading as possible - even 5 minutes! This will be monitored via reading diaries and also via the Accelerated Reader programme.

Times tables are a vital part of supporting children with their learning in maths so again please can we encourage children to practice these as much as possible via Times Table Rock Stars or timestables.co.uk.

Homework will be set on a Monday and is required for the following Monday. 

 

SATS 2025 Information

The KS2 SATs are scheduled for Monday 12th May to Thursday 15th May. Please do not book any holidays during this time.

Monday
English GPS Paper 1: questions
English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling

Tuesday
English reading

Wednesday
Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic
Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning

Thursday 
Mathematics Paper 3: reasoning

The papers are both set and marked externally. Your child’s marks will be used in conjunction with teacher assessment to give high schools a broader picture of their attainment. After SATs, each child will receive a scaled score for each subject (reading, maths and GPS) and whether they have reached the expected standard set by the Department for Education.

The range of scaled scores available for each KS2 test is:

• 80 (the lowest scaled score that can be awarded)
• 120 (the highest scaled score)

The expected standard for each test is a scaled score of 100 or more. If a child is awarded a scaled score of 99 or less they won't have achieved the expected standard in the test.