Year 6
Welcome to our Class Page
Year 6
Hello Everyone and welcome to Year 6.
We have so many exciting learning and adventures planned this year, so keep coming back to the Year 6 Class Page for important information and to see what we have been getting up to.
Year 6 Team:
Class Teacher: Miss Kayayan
Hello Everyone, my name is Miss Kayayan. As well as teaching Year 6, I am the KS2 Lead, R.E. Lead, Maths Lead, RSHE Lead and Student and ECT Mentor.
I have a cute, fluffy, black dog called Tilly and I play the flute and the piano. I also really enjoy singing. One of my favourite hobbies is crafting. I love working at Sacred Heart School because we have the most wonderful kind, caring and considerate children. We are one big, happy family.
Class Teacher: Miss McLaughlin
Hello. I am Miss McLaughlin. I’m really excited to be the newest member of the Sacred Heart family. I absolutely love animals, getting active in P.E and I am so excited to be apart of this amazing community. My favourite things to do are listening to music and walking my dog, Bruno.
Teaching Assistant: Mrs. Porter
Hello, I am Mrs Porter and I love working at Sacred Heart and with our Year 6 children as we are the heart of our Kenny Fields community. In my spare time, I enjoy going to the theatre and attending concerts. I also thoroughly enjoy watching football, especially the WSL (Women’s Soccer League); I hold a season ticket to watch Arsenal ladies.
English
In English, each half term we will study a different text which will act as a stimulus for our writing. Please see below for the text we will be studying and the range of writing genres that will be focused upon.
Autumn Term
To link with our topic of WWII, the children will be exploring the stories of Anne Frank and Rose Blanche. The children will be writing a diary entry where they will develop their understanding of informal language. They will then go on to write a bravery award speech which will explore the use of a more formal writing style.
A Story Like the Wind also ties in to our topic of migration which will be studied during Autumn 2. The children will extend their knowledge of refugeeism and how people across the world seek safety because of conflict in their countries. The children will develop their tenses through writing a flashback narrative and newspaper report.
Spring Term
On the Origin of species ties in with our science topic during Spring 1. The children will explore the life of Charles Darwin and use the knowledge gained to write a discovery narrative and explanation text. During this term, the children will expand their range of sentence structures and punctation types.
During reading The Ways of the Wolf, the children will develop their writing by learning how to present documented information. They will use a range of formal and informal language as well as developing their understanding of active and passive voice. They will also write a balanced argument ensuring that a range of viewpoints are presented.
Summer Term
During Shackleton’s Journey, the children will write an endurance narrative and a biography. These two varying genres of writing will support the children with developing their knowledge of a range of tense types and vocabulary.
To finish the year, we will read Hansel and Gretel. The children will write a dual narrative which will allow them to explore the use of direct and indirect speech in their writing. Our final piece of writing will be a persuasive letter in which the children will attempt to convince the audience of their viewpoint.
Maths
In Year 6 we learn about the following topics in Maths:
Autumn Term:
Number and Place Value; Addition and Subtraction; Multiplication and division; Fractions; Decimals and Percentages
Spring Term:
Ratio and Proportion; Shape, position and direction; Measures, Statistics, Algebra, Position and Direction
Summer Term:
Consolidation of all Year 6 content, Investigations and KS2 Preparation (Secondary School)
See below for useful websites to practice your skills at home:
Science
Autumn Term:
Our first topic of the term is Light. The children will complete many practical activities to discover the direction of light and how it travels, about refraction and how the colour spectrum is constructed.
Following on from this, our topic will focus on the circulatory system. The children will have the opportunity to dissect a human heart, discover how blood, nutrients and water are transported around our bodies.
Spring Term:
During Spring Term, our first topic will be Evolution and Inheritance. The children will be learning about the difference between inherited and acquired characteristics. As well as this, we will focus of the importance of the scientific discoveries of Charles Darwin and his theories of natural selection, survival of the fittest, adaptation and evolution.
Our second topic will be Electricity. The children will develop their understanding of different types of electrical circuits and how different types of cells work.
Summer Term:
For our final term, Year 6 will be studying Living things and their habitats. They will be learning how to classify living things into groups through identifying similar characteristics. We also be learning about microorganisms and grouping them according to their characteristics.
RE
Autumn Term:
In RE, our first topic is ‘Loving’. During this topic we will be learning about the unconditional love that God has for us and because of this love, he will always forgive us.
Following on from this, we will be studying ‘Vocation and Commitment’. As part of this unit we will be considering how all people are called by God to have a mission they must complete in life.
During Advent, we will focus on ‘Expectations’ and how Isaiah predicted and had the expectation that a Saviour would come to help us all.
Spring Term:
Our Spring Term begins with ‘Sources’. During this unit we will learn about the different books in the Bible, how they originated and use Bible references to find different scriptures
The ‘Unity’ topic will help us explore how the Eucharist helps join people together and provides a sense of belonging as one big community-the community of God.
Lent will be our final topic of the Spring Term. In Year 6 we will be delving into the death and resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ
Summer Term:
Our first topic during Summer Term is called ‘Witnesses’ and focus on the liturgical time of Pentecost. Through this topic we will learn that we all have an important mission; a mission to spread the Good News of God through our actions and the things that we say.
Our second topic during Summer Term focused on ‘Reconciliation’. During this topic, the children will learn about how networks of friendships and relationships enable human beings to live together. When a child’s power to reach out, trust and make friends is diminished, they may suffer the effects for a lifetime. Both children and adults have to discover their ability to reach out and repair what has been damaged.
For our final topic, we will be focusing on the Universal Church and the special places that people have. For many people, some places in the world are special. For others the whole world is special. We all feel a need to look after what is special to us. Sometimes it is easy to explain why things are special. At other times it might be difficult to put into words why something is special.
Topic
Autumn Term:
Our topic during Autumn Term 1 will be focusing on WW2 and the impact that it particularly had on the people of Liverpool. As part of this topic, Year 6 will visit Western Approaches; the main command centre for Liverpool during the Battle of Britain. Children will also continue to study other subject areas including Music, Art, Computing, PE, PSHE/RSE and British Values.
During Autumn Term 2, Year 6 will considering why the world’s population has and is changing over time. We will consider factors that influence birth rate and the social, economic and environmental factors that influence migration.
Spring Term:
To start the new term, Year 6 will be learning about different types of energy sources. They will explore different types of renewable and non-renewable energies and how they impact society and our environment. The children will also consider the most widely used types of energy across the globe and develop strategies towards using only renewable energy sources that do not impact our environment.
Following on from this, the children will be investigation what the census tells them about Liverpool. The children will investigate local history during the Victorian period and learn about the changes to the city and families over time.
Summer Term:
Our history topic for the Summer Term will be focusing on the Kingdom of Benin. Children will learn about the location of Benin during ancient times, the ways of life and how the kingdom came to its final demise. We will also be taking a trip to Liverpool World Museum to explore the Benin trail.
Our final geography topic of the year will be: ‘How can me make our local area more environmentally friendly?” Children will participate in a fieldwork study of the local area with a focus on environment. They will use digital mapping and photography to record their findings before developing suggestions of improvement for the area.
P.E Kit
Autumn Term:
To start the year, Year 6 will take part in swimming lessons every Tuesday. Children need to bring their kit with them each week and be prompt in arriving at school as the coach leaves at 9AM.
Our second topic will be Football
Spring Term:
During the Spring Term, the children will focus on Dance, Netball, Cricket and Tennis
Summer Term:
Children will take part in developing their skills from rounders and hockey. They will also have the opportunity to work with the Harriers to develop their athletics slkills and focusing on running techniques and speed.
Reading and Homework
Autumn Term:
Please encourage your child to read every night for around 5-10 minutes. Reading records must be brought to school on a Friday to be checked that they have been signed at least four times in the week.
Spellings are given every Friday and spelling booklets must be returned to school each Friday.
Times Tables Rock Stars is also part of your child’s weekly homework. They should be accessing the website at least four times per week.
Topic homework is given to complete over the course of a half term and the children can choose to complete their homework in a variety of ways.
Spring Term:
During Spring Term, all children will be given arithmetic homework on a Monday to be due in on Wednesday. There will also be SPAG homework given out on a Wednesday which is due in for Friday.
Summer Term:
Monday: SPAG
Wednesday: Arithmetic
Friday: Reading
Year 6 SATS
In May, all children will be assessed in the following areas:
Reading
Writing
Spelling and punctuation and grammar
Maths
Children will take part in statutory formal assessment tests in the week beginning 8th May 2023. These papers will be marked by the National Standards Agency and children will be awarded with one of the following standards: Grater Depth, Expected or Working Towards the expected standards. Parents will be informed once the results have been returned to school.
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