Year 6 - Shakespeare Class
Shakespeare Class
Class teacher: Miss Wood
Learning Assistants: Miss Bailey
Curriculum
Wider Curriculum |
This term, our Wider Curriculum focus is Maths. We will also be working as scientists and technologists. We will be answering the question ‘Can I create and carry out an experiment and present my data in a variety of ways?’ The outcomes for the journey will include designing, making and evaluating a machine to collect litter. Throughout the learning journey we will be:
This learning will also include a workshop in school carried out by Science Oxford to enhance our learning. |
Mathematics |
We will begin this term by looking at the relationships between values in problems. This will involve thinking about:
After this, we will be learning about equivalents and how to adjust our calculations. This will involve thinking about:
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Writing |
Our first unit this term will be a narrative, based on ‘The Island’ by Armin Greder. During this unit, we will be looking at using the following writing techniques:
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Reading |
Our first reading unit this term will be based on ‘‘The Island’ by Armin Greder. Through this text, we will be developing our retrieval and inference skills, identifying themes within and across texts and developing our own personal reflections. |
HRE (Health and Relationships) |
In HRE, we will be learning about:
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Computing |
This term in Computing, we will be focusing on computing systems and networks, communication and collaboration. In this unit, we will learn about:
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Music | This term, the children will focus on the song ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams. They will be exposed to several different styles of music during the ‘Listen and Appraise’ part of the lesson and will learn to express their feelings about a piece of music using the appropriate musical terminology. Throughout the unit, the children will continue to learn about dynamics, rhythm and pitch through a range of games and activities. By the end of the unit, the children will perform their own class version of the song. |
PE |
In our outdoor PE sessions, we will be developing our tag rugby skills. Children will learn to throw and catch the rugby ball and think about the ‘offside rule’ and how this impacts on the way they can move on the pitch. They will also develop their ability to attack and defend, working consistently as a whole team. In our indoor PE session, the children will be looking at circuit training. This will link in with our HRE topic - keeping healthy. The children will learn about the different parts of the body and how to develop strength and stamina when exercising. They will consider how to create effective warm up, work out and cool down routines that help to build up strength and aerobic fitness. |
RE |
This term we will:
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MFL |
This term, we will be looking at the following objectives based on ‘getting to know you’:
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