Year 6 2024 - 2025

Mrs Chidgey

Mrs Sanderson

Welcome to Year 6.

This term our Geography topic is 'Frozen Kingdoms'.

This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of polar regions, including the North and South Poles, and includes a detailed exploration of the environmental factors that shape and influence them. Throughout the term the children will learn about: Arctic and Antarctic regions; Lines of latitude and longitude; Polar climates; Polar day and night; Polar oceans; Polar landscapes; Climate change; Natural resources; Indigenous people; Tourism.

Science:

Electrical Circuits and Components - This project teaches children about electrical circuits, their components and how they function. They recognise how the voltage of cells affects the output of a circuit and record circuits using standard symbols. It also teaches children about programmable devices, sensors and monitoring. They combine their learning to design and make programmable home devices.

RE:

The Eucharist - This unit of work will: identify the links between the Passover meal, Last Supper and Eucharist; develop pupils’ understanding of the Eucharist and the symbolism connected with it and develop pupils’ understanding of the importance of the Eucharist and why it is celebrated.

The Exodus – This unit of work will: explore why the exodus is such a significant event in Christian and Jewish history, give pupils a greater understanding of the significance of the Exodus and Passover and emphasise the direct links between the religions of Christianity and Judaism.

Art:

Inuit - This project teaches children about the Inuit way of life and their artistic traditions of carving and printmaking. The children will create a piece of art by carving an image which will then be used for printing a final design.

DT:

Bridges: This project teaches children about remarkable engineers and significant bridges, learning to identify features, such as beams, arches and trusses. They complete a bridge-building engineering challenge to create a bridge prototype.

PSHE:

Keeping Safe - This unit will help children will learn about keeping ourselves safe in the world, including online and through communication technology. The children will explore the dangers of drugs, alcohol and addiction and how to take care of their emotional needs.

Rights and Respect - This unit will teach the children about the rights and responsibilities in a variety of scenarios and situations such as: sharing information online, the context of money and taking care of the environment.

PE:

Our units of study for the first half of the spring term will be: swimming – phase 3, taught by instructors at Chorley Swimming Pool and invasion games, with a focus on rugby, taught by coaches from Chorley School Sports Partners.

Our units of study for the first half of the spring term will be: Athletics – where the children will develop their running, jumping and throwing skills and Net and Wall games – where the children will develop their tennis skills further.

Music:

A New Year Carol - The learning in this unit is focused around one song from Benjamin Britten’s Friday Afternoons: A New Year Carol. The children will research the life and works of the English composer, conductor and pianist, Benjamin Britten, and explore the interrelated dimensions of music through games and singing.

Computing:

Blogging – The children will identify the purpose of writing a blog and the features of successful blog writing. The will plan a blog of their own as well as how to contribute to existing blogs.

Text Adventures – The children will learn what a text adventure is. They analyse existing text adventure through coding comprehension exercises then move onto debugging and improving it.

Networks – The children will know how computers access the Internet at home and school. They will know the difference between a WAN (wide area network) and LAN (local area network).

MFL:

French – The children will explore French vocabulary and key phrases.

For more information on our curriculum, please see our curriculum tab on the homepage.

Pick and Mix

Your child will bring home their Pick and Mix linked to their topic. Pick and Mix projects are suggested activities that help to inspire children beyond the classroom. Each activity provides an opportunity for children to explore their topic further using a number of different skills. When children have finished a project, they can bring this into school where each class will have a designated time to celebrate the learning that has taken place. Projects can stay in school and be displayed on each class’s working wall or can be taken home.

If you have any questions about how to further support your child's learning at home, please contact your child's class teacher via Class Dojo or the school office.