Staincliffe CE Junior School

Year 6

Teachers - Miss Thomas (6T), Mrs Ward (6W), Mr Jones (6J)

HLTA - Mrs Johnson

Teaching Assistants - Mrs Ali, Mrs Sadiq and Miss Bibi

Below is the SUMMER TERM overview - this covers everything that your child will be working on throughout the summer term in Year 6. 

For the full year overview of all subjects covered across this year group, please click on the Long Term Plan link below:

Year 6 Long Term Plan 2024 - 2025

PARENTS' OVERVIEW - SUMMER TERM  2024/25 (downloadable doc)

PARENTS' OVERVIEW - SPRING TERM  2024/25 (downloadable doc)

PARENTS' OVERVIEW - AUTUMN TERM  2024/25 (downloadable doc)

SUMMER TERM 2025

Maths

In Year 6 we follow a progressive approach where the children get experience of mathematical concepts in blocks of a week or two weeks. They then revisit these concepts over the year to ensure they have mastered the knowledge and understanding. 

We encourage the children to be independent learners in maths and they utilise their Maths Toolkit to support their learning when required. Over the course of the Summer Term, the children will learn about: Ratio and proportion and Fractions, Decimals and Percentages in preparation for SATs week. After SATs, the children will undertake problem solving activities including designing a maths board game and solving mathematical murder mysteries to consolidate all their learning in Year 6.

Literacy

In Literacy, the Children will be looking at a diverse range of texts this term. The first half term will be taken up looking at one of the first Science Fiction novels H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds. There will be opportunities to write a narrative including speech and to build tension and suspense using sensory techniques. We will then be looking at the Ancient Greek myth: The Odyssey which focusses on the adventures of the Ancient Greek hero Odysseus. Work covered in this topic will include: an incantation to a Greek God, a diary entry and a letter. Of course, we will be continuing to work on reading comprehension skills and looking at how to answer questions effectively. There will also be regular spelling tests and grammar activities within lessons and as standalone sessions.

PE Physical Education

In Summer Term 1, Year 6 will be working on their physical skills. They will develop and apply their jumping and landing and one leg balance through focused skill development sessions, modified/ non-traditional games and sports and healthy competition. They will also be working with our sports coaches to develop and apply these skills to more traditional sports, such as Cricket.

In Summer Term 2, after half term, the children will be developing their health and fitness skills in the lessons. They will learn to describe the basic fitness components, understand how often and how long they should exercise to be healthy and to record/monitor how hard they’re working. The children will do this through various team games such as ‘Beanbag Raid’ and ‘Dodgeball’ which will involve working hard to improve their fitness levels. As well as this, the children will be taking part in various level challenges to help improve their balance and coordination skills.

Year 6 PE days are:   6T and 6J – Tuesday
                                    6W – Thursday

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Science

In Science, the children will be looking at units on Light and Electricity. Children will investigate sources of light, how light travels and how shadows are formed/changed. They will take part in science experiments to develop their scientific enquiry skills. They will also look at the anatomy of the eye. Investigations into electrical circuits will be conducted as well as using circuit symbols to draw and analyse effective circuits. They will then use their skills learned to produce an electricity loop game linked to DT.

MFL Modern  Foreign Languages  (French)

Over the course of the year, the children will learn sports vocabulary and how to express their preferences. They expand their knowledge of country names and develop their cultural knowledge of the French game ‘petanque’, the annual ‘Tour de France’ and the Olympics. They will contribute to a magazine article about the Olympics. They will then look at a football-themed unit where children develop and practice many important learning strategies that they can use in their future learning of other subjects and languages. Children develop their reading and speaking and listening skills by responding to questions about footballers. Using this knowledge, they create their own football player profiles based on research by a chosen football player.

Computing

After the holidays the children will continue with their computing sessions. They will look at Networks where children will have the opportunity to find out more about how networks work, understand computer networks including the Internet, learn how they can provide multiple services, such as the World Wide Web and explore the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration.

The children will then look at Quizzing which will involve them using a variety of Purple Mash tools to create quizzes on different topics and for different audiences and they will also have  the opportunity to share them with others. Next, they will look at Binary where children will have the opportunity to understand the binary system which involves the children writing digital data that involves just 0’s and 1’s.  Finally, children will revisit the topic of Speadsheets by applying their understanding to appropriate software.

Music

Over the course of the year, Year 6 will be covering a unit of music from Charanga. All the learning is focused around one song: Happy by Pharrell Williams - a Pop song with a Soul influence about being happy. What makes you happy?

The children will also be working with Kirklees music school to learn and hone their musical skills by performing with a Ukulele.

PSHE Personal Social Health Economic Education

In Summer Term 1 our topic will be ‘Relationships’. We will look at how to look after our mental health, understanding our emotions and how to control our emotions when dealing with difficult situations.

In the second half term our PSHE topic will be ‘Changing Me’. In this piece we will look at growing up and puberty. Not only is this topic extremely important but it is also compulsory for the children to understand and appreciate the changes that they will be going through.

RE Religious Education

Over the Summer term the children will be exploring the question:  What values do people live by?

This unit will look at identifying how religions/worldviews provide guidance for their followers on how to live a good life, and to think about their own values.  The focus is on the ways in which values make a difference to our lives, including the golden rule of all religions and the non-religious worldview, Humanism.

Art and Design

In Art, we have been using Kapow to hone their Art and design skills, this term’s unit is Sculpture and 3D: Making Memories. In this collection of lessons, children will discuss the work of artists that appreciate different artistic styles and create a sculpture to express themselves in a literal or symbolic way.

In DT, children will be working on the Kapow unit ‘Electrical systems: Steady hand game’.

They will understand what is meant by fit for purpose design and form follows function. They will get chance to design and develop a steady hand game using a series circuit, including housing and backboard, applying their science learning.

History

In this unit the children will track the development of the great Islamic city of Baghdad including trading practices and everyday life, comparing it with contemporary cities in Western Europe. We will then learn about the spread of Islam through the Middle East and beyond and the legacy of and continuing influences of early Islam. This unit will also include children investigating and learning about trade links.

Geography

In Geography, children will develop an understanding of ‘Where does our energy come from?’

They will consider why energy is important, looking at different types of renewable and non-renewable energy. The children will continue to develop their geography skills of mapping and locating places around the world. They will finalise the topic by considering where in school a solar panel could be located.  

Homework

Every week Year 6 children will:

• be given a maths activity, either linked to their learning that week or revisiting a previously taught skill
• be expected to read their reading book and get their reading record signed x3 weekly
• play on TTRockstars and Spelling Shed
• learn their weekly spellings (each week has a different list focus that the children have been practising in school that week)

Each term Year 6 children will:

• be set their black book homework tasks. They need to choose AT LEAST 3 activities to complete which will be shared with their class and teacher. It could include art work, writing, computer presentations, 3D models, posters etc.