Curriculum Overview – Traditional Tales

We hope that this information will give you an understanding of what your child is learning at school and we encourage your involvement.

MATHEMATICS

We are learning to understand place value and number. We will also look at multiplication

and division.

COMPUTING

Digital safety; using technology within other lessons. We will also learn how to debug programmes and create our own

games.

MUSICWe are learning to explore the different instruments and the

sounds they make. We will also be learning how to play

steel pans

GEOGRAPHY

We are learning to compare the physical and human features of

countries around the world (in the UK, Europe and North & South

America). We will be looking into Fair Trade and their links.

ENGLISH

ReadingWe will be reading fiction and non-fiction

related to traditional tales. We are learning to clarify new vocabulary, infer meaning

from more complex texts and evaluate the writer’s use of language.

Writing

We will be inspired by different traditional tales and will be story writing and creating

newspaper reports.

YEAR 6 AUTUMN 1 2018

Traditional TalesMr McCaul, Ms Harvey, Ms Cheltenham, Ms Amelia, Ms Perera and Ms Palfreeman

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Kidfit will be teaching us the key skills needed for team games. We will learn how to work

together in a team.

PSHE

Areas of focus – It’s our world

We will be looking at democracy, communities, energy, recycling and

pollution. We will create a class charter, in which we look at our rights and

responsibilities.

SCIENCE

Areas of focus – Light We will be learning all about different light sources and

investigating light, how it reacts in different mediums and creates

shadows.Electricity- We will learn about

circuits and create our own using

RE

Our first topic is Islam. We will be looking at traditions and beliefs and comparing it with our own beliefs.

We are hoping to have some visitors in to speak to us.

Art & Design

Areas of focus – we will be creating portratits using fine line drawing.

This will be taught by our art Specialist. Our other focus is to be

able to use a range of techniques and materials.

HOW PARENTS CAN HELP: Ensure your child arrives to school on time with everything s/he needs.

Read with your child every day. Practise weekly spellings with your child. Practise times-tables or other number facts with your child.

Homework will be sent out Monday to Thursday and it will be practising skills that the children have been taught that day. They should be able to quietly and independently complete it.

IMPORTANT DATES

Meet the teacher – Tuesday 11th September 3:45

Mulberry assembly – Friday 17th September

Hawthorn assembly – Friday 24th September. Please come along and watch -9am start.

School Trip – TBC as soon as possible.

MUSICMusic School will be teaching us how to Beatbox Rap and

Ukulele and recorder skills.