Literacy

Throughout the year pupils will be expected to respond to a wide range of literature with their own thoughts and ideas, both verbally and in writing.

They will be studying passages from a Shakespeare play as well as classic fiction and poetry.

They will look at a range of poetic forms including haikus, limericks and riddles and learn to compare works by different children’s authors.

 

Non-fiction reading will include biographies, autobiographies, diaries, journalistic writing and non-chronological reports.

 

By the end of Year 6 the pupils will have had opportunities to summarise a passage, chapter or text in a specified number of words and to comment critically on the language, style and success of examples of non-fiction.

 

The pupils should be confident in their use of a variety of spelling strategies including using prefixes, suffixes and common letter strings, applying their knowledge of spelling rules and exceptions and building words from other known words.

 

They will have a weekly spelling test based at two or three levels. Sentence structure and punctuation will be an important focus and by the end of Year 6 the expectations are that pupils will be confident in their abilities to form and to use a wide range of punctuation.

 

Pupils will be encouraged to read as often and form as wide a range of literature as possible.

 

Maths / Numeracy

 

• Pupils will be expected to know all their times tables up to 12 x 12, off by heart and be able to recall them rapidly.
• Other targets will include:- multiplying and divide decimals mentally by 10 or 100, and whole numbers by 1000.
• Recognising squares of numbers and prime numbers to at least 20.
• Reducing a fraction to its simplest form.
• Finding simple percentages of small whole-number quantities.
• Consolidating all strategies for mental calculations.
• Using column addition and subtraction of numbers involving decimals.
• Using short and long methods in multiplication and division.
• Solving word problems involving numbers and quantities and explain methods and reasoning.
• Calculating the perimeter and area of simple compound shapes that can be split into rectangle.

 

Geography, the topic areas covered in Geography in Year 6 are:

 

• Investigating rivers
• Mountains
• Cities
• History

 

In History we concentrate on two periods, Ancient Greece and Britain since 1930’s.

 

I.C.T. The topic areas covered in I.C.T in Year 6 are:

 

• Developing presentational skills through word processing for different audiences, using a variety of styles.
• Producing step by step instructions through the use of flowcharts.
• Using the internet to select a range of information and deciding what is the correct information.
• Using spreadsheets and knowing that changing the variables will effect the result.
• Using databases – collecting and interpreting data.
• Using e-mail as a way to share information.

 

P.H.S.E. The topic areas covered in P.S.H.E. in Year 6 are:

 

• Bullying, Friendships and Relationships
• Keeping healthy
• Citizenship

 

Science, the topic areas covered in Science in Year 6 are:

 

• Adapting to different habitats and food chains
• Micro-organisms
• Dissolving, evaporation and separating mixtures
• Reversible and irreversible changes
• Forces in action
• How we see things
• Changing circuits