Curriculum Bulletin: Year 6

English

Daily independent reading time - We give our Y6 children daily independent reading time to give them an opportunity to read more!

Please make sure children have their reading book with them everyday.


SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)

We will be working on:

• Word classes
• Sentence structure
• Punctuation needed for the Y6 curriculum

Class Text

• Street Child (An adventure story set during the Victorian Era)

Writing

• We will complete a range of Street Child inspired writing and drama activities including: Letters, Diaries, debates & role play.
• We will write mystery stories inspired by the animation videos ‘Alma and Road’s End’.

Maths We will be working on:

• Place value including numbers up to the value of 10,000,000
• Rounding numbers to any degree of accuracy
• Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000
• Using negative numbers
• Dealing with decimals
• Efficient strategies for calculation in all 4 operations

Topic

We will be learning:

• The difference between the lives of the rich and poor
• The life and reign of Queen Victoria
• Electricity and circuit building
• Study of famous Artists and their work

Homework

• Homework will be set for English and Maths on alternate week by your child’s set teacher.
• Homework will be set on a Thursday, and due in the following Thursday
• Reading logs will also be check on a Thursday.

Dates for the Diary:

• Tuesday 27th September - Y6 @ Milestones
• Monday 3rd October - Y6 Victorian day (dress up)
• Thursday 17th November - Y6 Victorian Fayre