Homework 

Each week, children will be given maths, reading and English homework on a Thursday. This will be due on the following Wednesday. 

This will start in week 2. 

PE  

The P.E days for Hammerhead Shark Class and Blue Whale Class are Monday and Friday. The P.E days for Green Turtle Class are Monday and Wednesday. The children may sometimes do P.E outside, so please make sure they have a warm PE kit and appropriate shoes for these sessions. 

Trips 

This half-term we will be going on a local area walk as part of our geography topic. We will also be going to this year’s pantomime at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon. A letter will follow soon.  

Key Times 

For Year 6, the school day will begin at 8.45, and end at 3.30. Pupils can arrive at school from 8:30 to come in for a soft start activity. If a child arrives after 8:45, they must be taken round to the school office.  

Literacy 

In Literacy, we will be starting the term with a non-fiction unit based on the ‘Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History’ book. Pupils will be writing biographies and autobiographies. For the rest of the term, we will be reading Amari and the Night Brothers which is a fantasy novel about a young girl who finds out she is a magician Our writing focus will be narratives, persuasive letters and poetry.    

Maths 

In maths, we will be focusing on Multiplication Division and fractions. We will also continue to address any arithmetic gaps from missed learning.   

Science 

Light will be our main focus in science, thinking about what light is and what it is made up of, the components of the eye and how we see, and the processes of reflection and refraction.   

Geography 

We will be looking at different settlement types and how geography changes over time. Our key areas will be Penge and Ilminster.   

History 

In History, we will be learning about the British Empire, thinking particularly about how the Empire impacted the lives of people in the 19th Century. 

RE 

In RE, we will be exploring the significance of Mary as Jesus’ mother.  

Computing 

We will be focusing on Blogging this term in computing. We will be planning and writing blogs, working collaboratively to do this.   

Art 

In Art, we will be learning about collage, using the medium of photomontage and we will be creating mixed media images.   

French 

In French, we will start by learning how to talk about countries in French, including their flags, what they are famous for and their physical geography.  

PSHE 

In PSHE we will be thinking about families and relationships. We will also have a focus on wellbeing.  

PE 

In PE we will be doing football and gymnastics.  

Music 

For our music lessons, children will be learning about music inspired by nature: Storms, Winter and Earth. We will be expressing our opinions on pieces of music and will be composing our own.  

DT 

In DT we will learning how to make bread.