• Year 6 Residential 2024

Summer Term

We hope you all had a lovely Easter break. 

The children have returned to school ready to learn and it is a joy to see their enthusiasm in all subjects.

Things to remember:

• We aim to go outside every day for break times plus our PE lessons and other activities. Please make sure your child brings a waterproof coat every day.
• Please send a fresh bottle of water (not juice or squash) in each day.
• School is not currently selling any snacks at break time. Please consider sending your child in with a healthy snack (preferably fruit).
• We aim to teach indoor PE every Monday this term and outdoor PE every Wednesday this term. Please send your child to school in full PE kit on this day. They will then continue to wear their kit for the remainder of the day. Please make sure your child has their outdoor sweatshirt on both days as we will sometimes teach both of these lessons outdoors.
• All stationery will be supplied so children should not bring a pencil case to school.
• Children should not bring a bag or back pack to school, only their lunchbox and water bottle. We do not have the space to store them

Please see below everything the children will be learning this Spring term.

Come and See

Pentecost – Serving: Witnesses

In this topic, children will be able to make links to show how feelings and beliefs affect their behaviour and that of others when it comes to making a decision about being a witness. Some children will be able to compare their own and other people’s ideas about questions that are difficult to answer about having the courage to witness.

Some children will be able to show how their own and others’ decisions about witnessing are informed by beliefs and values. Children will also be able to make links between scripture and Christian beliefs and give reasons for when and how Christians use the Bible. They will be able to describe and show an understanding of the Bible, the beliefs, ideas, feelings and experiences of the Christian and make links between them.

Reconciliation – Inter-Relating: Healing

In our second topic this term, children will be able to make links to show how feelings and beliefs about sickness and care affects their behaviour and that of others. Some children will be able to compare their own and other people’s ideas about questions concerning serious illness and bereavement which are difficult to answer. Some children will be able to show how their own and others’ decisions about care and compassion towards the sick are informed by beliefs and values.

Pupils will be able to understand that Christians believe that, in Jesus Christ, the world has been reconciled to God. Through and in Christ, every human being is offered the power to reach out in forgiveness and peace, to receive and to offer reconciliation. make links between scripture and the Eucharist, as well as using a developing religious vocabulary to give reasons for the actions and symbols of the Communion Rite. Children will be able to give reasons why Christians gather together in ‘communion’ and receive ‘Holy Communion, showing understanding of the links between a range of Scripture texts and some parts of the Mass which express communion with Jesus and the feelings that communion with others brings.

Universal Church - World: Common Good

During this topic, children will be able to make links to show how their feelings and beliefs about being treated fairly/ unfairly, justly/unjustly affect their behaviour and that of others. They will be able to compare their own and other people’s ideas about questions that are difficult to answer regarding injustice and unfairness. They will also be able to show how their own and others’ decisions to act justly and fairly/unjustly and unfairly are informed by beliefs and values. Children will be able to explain what beliefs and values inspire and influence them and others to act justly and fairly.

The common good is central to Catholic Social teaching and is intrinsically linked to social justice. At the heart of this teaching is respect for the human person made in the image of God; the social well-being and development of all; peace between all peoples; understanding of the equality of all and respect for difference; human solidarity and an awareness of being part of God’s global family.

English

In English this term, we will be using the texts 'The Island' by Armin Greder and 'Wonder' by RJ Palacio as a stimulus for our writing. The children will be working on their own narrative from the point of view of the fisherman and a balanced arguement. They will be learning the use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses. Using relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that, or an omitted relative pronoun. Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity. Understanding how words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms (for example, big, large, little) and how hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity (for example, man eating shark versus man-eating shark, or recover versus re-cover).

Your child will also have access to Oxford Reading Buddy where they can access a range of e-books and answer questions about what they have read. Individual logins can be found at the front of the children’s reading records.

Oxford Reading Buddy Website:

https://www.oxfordreadingbuddy.com/uk

Maths

This term the children will be working through the topics Geometry, Algebra, Order of Operations and Area & Volume.

In Geometry, they will draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and angles, draw, compose, and decompose shapes according to given properties, including dimensions, angles and area, solving related problems. The children will recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets; they will also compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes and find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons. They will recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles.

For algebra, the children will use simple formulae, generate and describe linear number sequences, express missing number problems algebraically and find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns. 

They will use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the four operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

For area and volume, the children will: recognise when it is possible to use formulae for area and volume of shapes; recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa; calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles; calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including cubic centimetres (cm3) and cubic metres (m3), and extending to other units [for example, mm3 and km3].

Science

Animals including Humans

The children will be able to 

• Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood.
• Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function.
• Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.

Geography

Climate Change

Children will be able to:

• Understand what Climate Change is.
• Understand the processes which contribute to Climate Change- the greenhouse effect.
• Understand the processes which contribute to Climate Change.
• Discuss the possible impact of Climate Change on the survival of living things.
• Discuss how will UK be affected by sea-level rise and in particularly Liverpool.
• Disucss and think about what can we do to help and how do we play our part to help.

History

Rule

The children will be able to:

• Look back over time to rulers in history.
• Understanding the cause and consequence of changes over time in the UK.
• Understanding the changes over time in other countries and thinking about the similarities and differences to the UK.
• Understanding what law is.
• Discussing who rules around the world today, thinking about the similarities and differences between countries.

You, Me, Everyone

The children will learn about Trinity House and the Catholic Social Teaching. We will discuss about reaching out and the wonder of God's love in creating New Life. 

PE

This term our indoor PE lessons will be focusing on Hockey. While our outdoor sessions we will be working on Football.

Computing

This term the children will be learning about websites through the unit: Creating Media - Web Page Creation.

In this unit the children will be introduced to the creation of websites for a chosen purpose. Learners identify what makes a good web page and use this information to design and evaluate their own website using Google Sites. Throughout the process learners pay specific attention to copyright and fair use of media, the aesthetics of the site, and navigation paths.

This term we will be cloesly looking at Baroque.

Spanish

This term we will be learning:

• To say, read, listen and write a sentence about some additional sports they like to do, using the verb ‘gustar’

• To ask and answer questions about sport they like to do/play, with justification, using the verbs hacer/jugar

• To say, read, listen and write a simple phrase about clothes they like

• To ask and answer questions about clothes they like, using the verb, ‘gustar’

• To count in tens to one hundred and recognise these numbers out of sequence

Well Being Friday

The children will be taking part in a variety of activities during Friday afternoons. The activities vary from painting and musical theatre; to multi-sports and podcasting.

Homework

Reading books will be sent home on a Thursday and should be returned on Monday morning. Children should also use the online reading platform – Oxford Reading Buddy – to extend their reading experiences.

Spellings will also go home on a Thursday to be learnt for the following Tuesday.

Occasional projects linked to topic work will be set throughout the year. Maths activities to go home when relevant and to support learning. Reading comprehensions will be regularly sent home for the children to work on these skills.

Times Tables Rock Stars is a fabulous online resource for learning and consolidating times tables – a fundamental of all maths. Children should access this at least three times a week – how far up the leader board can they go?

Reading Plus is an amazing online resource to learn and work on their comprehension skills. 

If you need to speak with your child's teacher, please approach us on the playground and we can arrange a time. We would ask that you kindly wait until we have seen all of the children safely to their parent or carer before speaking to your teacher and we will be happy to chat. Alternatively, you may wish to ring the school office.

We are here to support you and your children and are looking forward to a great year ahead!

Mr Morrissey and Mr Daly