Greenfields Primary School Termly Overview

Year Six - Autumn 2014

• Spellings: these will be given out each Monday and then tested on the following Friday.

• Maths: a homework task will be set each Monday and needs to be handed in by the fol-

lowing Monday. The task may be paper-based, or on ‘I am Learning’.

• Reading: children should be reading at least three times per week at home and this

should be recorded in their planner. Please refer to the Reading Focuses in the planner

for ideas for questions you could ask during home reading.

• In our written work we will be covering a range of

genres, beginning with narrative mythical stories

based in Ancient Greece. We will learn a variety of

ways to effectively begin and end a story and will

also focus on the extended use of our ‘special sen-

tences’ to improve the variety of our writing.

• We will then move on to non-fiction writing - plan-

ning and presenting an argument: join Athens or

join Sparta!

• The children will take part in a range of ‘VSPAG’

activities, aimed at improving Vocabulary, Spelling,

Punctuation and Grammar.

• Each week the children will take part in guided or

independent reading sessions, which will improve

comprehension and also foster an enjoyment of

reading.

• The children will share their work on the class

blogs - do leave them some comments, as writing

for a real audience is very motivating!

• In Year Six, the children will not only learn a wide

range of ‘new’ maths, but will also revise many of

the key essential areas.

• There will be a major focus in the Autumn Term on

calculation: both mental and efficient written

methods of addition, subtraction, multiplication and

division, in particular when dealing with decimal

numbers.

• Another major area of focus this term is on place

value, and being able to multiply and divide by mul-

tiples of 10, 100 and 1,000.

• Know in detail the properties of 2D and 3D shapes

and be able to classify them appropriately.

• Read and interpret scales on a range of measuring

instruments, recognising that the measurement

made is approximate and recording results to a re-

quired degree of accuracy; compare readings on

different scales, for example when using different

instruments.

• This term’s topic is ‘Earth and Space’. A major part of this topic will be our trip to Think Tank in

Birmingham, where we will go in the Planetarium Experience, as well as many other parts of the

museum.

• Children will learn about the comparative sizes of the Earth, Sun, Moon and the planets of our so-

lar system; they will plan an investigation to try to explain why we get night and day; they will learn

about the different phases of the moon and why this occurs; how the tilt of the planet affects

the seasons; and finally will look at how rockets travel into space, before designing and building

their own rocket!

• This term’s topic is the Ancient Greeks. We will begin by looking at the two sides of modern

Greece: the holiday destination and also some of the problems the country has experienced over

recent years.

• We will then go back to Ancient Greece, looking at a range of different aspects, including: the An-

cient Greek alphabet, how the different city states were run, the rivalry and differences between

Athens and Sparta, Greek warfare, Greek food & everyday life, the battle of Marathon. We will

also hopefully have a ‘Greek Day’, where we will dress in traditional Greek clothes and try common

Greek foods, including the dreaded olives!

• This term’s Computing lessons will be fo-

cusing on Computer Networks. We will

discover how the internet ‘works’, includ-

ing how information is sent around the

world (and how long it takes), how search

engines work and what the roles of serv-

ers and routers are.

- We will be building up our physical skills

this term through football, basketball and

dance.

- We will also be attending swimming ses-

sions for ten weeks. The final session will be

Wednesday 19th November.

• In art this term we will be looking at An-

cient Greek pottery, before designing our

own pots and constructing them from clay.

We will then decorate them in the Greek

style.

• DT will involve designing and constructing a

security system to protect the Greek pot-

tery.

• In RE we will be considering how believers

regard God; looking at who, or what, God

is; the idea of the Trinity, and also the

values the children admire in themselves

and in others.

• In PSHE, we will be writing manifestos be-

fore electing our new School and Eco

councillors.

• In French this term the children are

learning the names and places around

school, the names of lessons and how to

tell the time. They will also be filming a

short tour of the school in French on the

iPads.

www.ashclass2014-15.blogspot.com www.chestnutclassblog2014-14.blogspot.com

- Remember to keep an eye on the class

blog and leave a comment or two!

- Ask your children to log on to their I Am

Learning accounts at home to play online

learning activities at home!

www.iamlearning.co.uk Speak to your teacher if

you have forgotten your log-

on details!