Year 6

We have 1 class in Year 6: Walnut

Walnut                                                                           

Class Teacher:  Mrs Rous

Teaching Assistant:  Miss Shaikh

 

To find out more about us, you can read our ‘All About Us’ sheets. These are also displayed in the classroom and shared with children during transition.

Daily Timetable

Please see our timetable below.

Curriculum Overview of the Year

The table below gives an overview of the topics we will be studying across the course of the year.

Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Maths Place Value
Four Operations		 Fractions
Position and Direction		 Measurement – Converting Units
Area, Perimeter and Volume
Shape
Statistics		 Decimals 2
Fractions. Decimals and Percentages 2		 Ratio and Proportion
Algebra
Consolidation		 Themed Projects
English A Story Like the Wind 

Setting Description
Narrative

 Rose Blanche 

Diary Entry
Poem
Instructions

 Hansel and Gretel
Narrative
Persuasive Letter		 On the Origin of Species
Explanation
Non-Chronological Report		 The Ways of the Wolf
Narrative		 Shackleton’s Journey
Biography
Art/DT Art
Photo Opportunity		 DT
Structures		 Art
Make my voice heard		 DT
Mechanisms		 Art
Making Memories		 DT
Food and Nutrition
History/Geography Geography – Why does population change? History – WW2 Geography – Where does our energy come from? History – What does the census tell us about our local area? Geography – Can I carry out an independent fieldwork enquiry? History – Who should go on the £10 bank note?
Science & Sustainability Living things: Classifying big and small Light and Reflection Circuits, Batteries and Switches Evolution and Inheritance Circulation and Health Are some sunglasses safer than others?
PSHE Being me in my world Celebrating Difference Dreams and Goals Healthy Me Relationships Changing Me
PE BasketballDance RugbyHockey TennisNetball BadmintonFootball CricketRounders RoundersAthletics
Computing Spreadsheets Coding Online Safety Networks

Quizzing

 Spreadsheets with Excel Blogging

Binary

 Text Adventures
RE What might it mean to live well? How do beliefs and ideas about land shape the way human beings live? How might your worldview impact the way you understand death and beyond? How might your worldview impact the way you understand death and beyond? What is truth and where might it be found? What is truth and where might it be found?

 

We have a music specialist who will provide classes with a 45-minute music lesson each week, focusing on singing; playing instruments (including steel pans, ukuleles, keyboards and glockenspiels); and creating music through composition and improvisation. Children will also learn to listen to music critically, read music notation, explore different styles and traditions, and understand how music has changed over time. Year 6 music will be on a Thursday.

 

Home Learning Menus and Reading Expectations

At Lower Farm, we expect children to read a minimum of 3 times a week with an adult who can question children and help further develop the skills taught in school.

By Year 5, all children should have mastery of all times tables up to 12 x 12. Please continue to work on these with children as it is important to their mathematical fluency.

In addition to reading and times tables, your class teacher will send home a half termly ‘Home Learning Menu’. Your children can choose activities that interest and engage whilst furthering the learning taking place in school.

 

11 Before 11 Promises

“11 Before 11” is an initiative by the REAch2 Academy Trust, designed to ensure that every child experiences a rich and memorable primary education beyond the core curriculum. It’s a set of 11 promises – unique, character-building experiences – that every child in a REAch2 school is entitled to complete before they leave primary school at age 11. These experiences are designed to:

  • Inspire ambition
  • Build confidence
  • Encourage curiosity
  • Foster resilience
  • Create lifelong memories

In Year 6, we will ‘Cross A Border’ and ‘Mess about on the water.’ The class will be visiting Dol Y Moch, an outdoor activity centre situated in Wales to participate in gorge walking, kayaking and a host of other adventurous activities. The link below takes you to a video showing some of the activities available.

Dol y Moch Video

 

Trips, Visits and Experiences

Along with our 11 before 11 offer, we will be going on a number of trips, welcoming experts into our school and supporting our learning with a variety of fantastic experiences. This year, we will mainly be visiting Dol Y Moch, an outdoor adventure centre in Wales. Due to the expense of this trip, the remainder of the year consists of in school visits, experiences or local area walks.

The table below gives further details, including the cost of futures trips to allow better planning.

Copy your table from your Annual Upcoming Trips Lette as belowe

 

When Where About the trip/visitor Approximate Cost Breakdown
Autumn             Term 1 Dol y Moch Year 6 Residential £310
Autumn             Term Lower Farm Academy VR Headsets Free
Spring Term Lower Farm Academy Visitor – Workshop Approximate total cost is £5
Spring Term Lower Farm Academy Study of the local area Free
Summer Term NEC, Birmingham Big Bang Fair – NEC Approximate cost is £7
Approximate total cost of trips for the year £322 with Dol y Moch

£12 without

 

PE Days for Each Class

Our PE days in Year 6 are Tuesdays and Fridays. On these days, children will need to wear appropriate PE kit:

  • Purple T-shirt/polo shirt
  • Black shorts/leggings/tracksuit bottoms
  • Purple sweatshirt/cardigan/fleece
  • Plain practical trainers.

Jewellery (other than stud earrings) is not to be worn in school as per our uniform policy.