Welcome to Class 6

This page has useful information about the day to day running of Class 6 and about what we get up to in our busy, exciting classroom.

Miss Miranda works alongside Miss Wilkinson, our teaching partner. Miss Wilkinson will be working alongside Miss Miranda daily and Mr Green will be working in class on a Friday. 

Spring Term 

Our spring term topic will be 'Black and British'.  

In the Year 6 'Black and British' unit, children will learn about the important role Black people have played in British history over hundreds of years. They explore how Black individuals lived in Britain since Roman times, including during the Tudor period, and learn about the transatlantic slave trade and its impact.

The unit helps children understand ideas like migration, discrimination, and how attitudes toward race have changed over time. By studying this, they gain a better understanding of Britain's diverse past and the contributions of Black people throughout history.

We will read quality texts including 'Windrush Child' by Benjamin Zephaniah, along with some of his poetry. Pupils will be completing a writing unit based on this text where they will compare Leonardo's life in Jamaica to his new life in England. We will explore some key themes, such as racism, migration, resilience, strength and injustice. 

In spring term, students delve into two key science units: 'Evolution and Inheritance' and 'Circuits, Batteries, and Switches'.

Evolution and Inheritance

In this unit, pupils explore how living organisms have evolved over time and how traits are passed from one generation to the next. They will:

• Understand Inheritance: Learn that offspring inherit characteristics from their parents, leading to similarities and variations within a species.

• Study Fossils: Examine fossil evidence to understand how living things have changed over millions of years.

• Explore Adaptation: Discover how animals and plants adapt to their environments, enhancing their chances of survival.

• Learn about Evolution: Understand the process of evolution and how it leads to the diversity of life on Earth.

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Circuits, Batteries, and Switches

This unit introduces students to the fundamentals of electricity and circuitry. They will:

• Construct Simple Circuits: Build basic electrical circuits using components like batteries, wires, bulbs, and switches.

• Understand Circuit Components: Learn the functions of various components, including how switches control the flow of electricity.

• Explore Conductors and Insulators: Identify materials that allow electricity to flow (conductors) and those that don't (insulators).

• Investigate Circuit Behaviour: Examine how altering components, such as adding more batteries or bulbs, affects a circuit's performance.

Useful information:

• Our PE lessons are on Wednesday afternoons. Please make sure your child arrives in school in their PE kits. You may wish to layer some warmer clothing for our outdoor sessions, particularly when the weather is colder.
• Spellings will be tested every Wednesday. 10 new spellings will be sent home every Wednesday to be learned for the following Wednesday. Children should know how to spell the words and be able to use them in a sentence in the correct context. This is very important and will also be tested. 
• Important information regarding spellings: 

  This year, our approach to teaching spellings has been updated to focus on specific spelling rules. By learning spellings this way, students will gain tools they can apply to similar words in their writing. Consequently, we will not be providing a termly spelling overview as in previous years. It’s essential for students to accurately record their weekly spellings in their organisers.

  In addition, students will regularly work with root words, applying changes that reinforce the spelling rules they’ve learned. As part of their spelling homework, they are responsible for checking their work at home to ensure accuracy. Thank you for your support in helping reinforce these practices.

• Times tables will be tested every Wednesday. Children will be given 6 minutes to complete the multiplication and division facts up to 12x. This forms part of a tracker as children work through awards. Each week they will focus on a different times table individualised to their learning up to 12x12. If children achieve all times tables up to 12, they will begin mixed. 

• Reading homework will be set every Tuesday. I will be giving the input during the school day and then the following week we will mark the questions which children must have completed at home.
• The Year 6 Reading Challenge challenges children to read at least 100 pages per week to an adult outside of school each week with a minimum of 3 times or more. Personal Organisers are collected in every Wednesday. If they have read at least 3 times a week, every week, all term, they will receive a special reward.
• Creative Homework may be assigned once every term. This will always be themed around our current learning topic. 

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Trips:

Please note that there will be three this academic year:

Flintham Show - Autumn Term

The Houses of Parliament - Spring Term 

Residential - Summer Term