Overview

Visits/trips

Term 1

Topic: Catch me if you can!

• Maths: Place Value (integers, negative numbers, numbers up to 1 million) Addition and Subtraction (including square, cube, factors, multiples, prime, order of operations)
• English: Highwayman, (narrative poem into narrative writing), predictions, changing the ending (narrative poem), diary
• SPAG: determiners, main clause and subordinate clause, conjunctions. Punctuation: inverted commas, hyphens
• History: What effect has the development of crime and punishment had on society?
• Science: Light
• Computing: Year 6 Unit A- Being safe online
• RE: Islam: What is the best way for a Muslim to show commitment to God?
• Music: Charanga: Music and Technology
• PE: Swimming and Football
• French: Language Angels - What is the date?
• Art: 2D Drawing, Shadow puppets (link to science topic)
• PSHE: Jigsaw: Being Me in My World

Term 2

Topic: Extreme Environments

+WW1

• Maths: Fractions (compare and order, add and subtract) Fractions B (fractions of amount, multiply and divide) and Measurement (converting units)
• English: Ice trap: Recount Letter and Biography
• SPAG: Formal and informal language, complex sentences and phrases (relative clauses, subordinate clauses), prepositions, simple past, past progressive and past perfect tense, fronted adverbials. Punctuation: brackets, dashes, commas
• Geography: Is water our friend or foe? (global warming, oceans, floods, tsunami)
• History: WW1 Remembrance: Did WW1 or WW2 have the biggest impact on our locality?
• Science: Living things and their habitats (Carl Linnaeus - classification system, Libbie Hyman - zoologist)
• Computing: Year 6 Unit B- Information technology (Spreadsheets)
• RE: Christianity: Do Christmas celebrations and traditions help Christians understand who Jesus was and why he was born?
• Music: Charanga: Developing ensemble skills
• PE: Swimming and Dance
• French: Language Angels – At School
• Art: 3D Making
• DT: Woodwork: Photo frames, design, make and produce, using a range of materials
• PSHE: Jigsaw: Celebrating difference

Term 3

WWII (Britain)

• Maths: Decimals and then Fractions, decimals and percentages,
• English: Newspaper report, adventure story (little ships) and performance poetry (I wish)
• SPAG: Active and passive, reported speech, personification, metaphor, repetition, fronted adverbials, adverbs, prepositional phrases. Punctuation: colons, semi colons
• History: War: What is it good for?
• Science: Electricity
• Computing: Unit C: Variables in games (trial unit)
• RE: Christianity: Is anything ever eternal?
• Music: Charanga: Creative Composition
• PE: Gymnastics and Cricket
• French: Language Angels – WWII
• Art: Activism (single lesson) introduce exploring identity
• PSHE: Jigsaw: Dreams and Goals

WWII day

Term 4

WWII continued

(Europe)

• Maths: Area, perimeter and Volume, Shape and Geometry
• English: Persuasive letter, dialogue, recount (WWII day)
• SPAG: Formal and informal language, direct speech, organising ideas into paragraphs, persuasive language (modal verbs), variation in sentence length to support cohesion, comparative sentences, conjunctions, tenses. Punctuation: brackets, dashes, colons, semi-colons
• History: War: What is it good for?
• Science: Animals including humans (Daniel Hale Williams – circulatory system)
• Computing: Year 6 D: Computer Science (Espresso Coding Refresher 6)
• RE: Christianity: Is Christianity still a strong religion 2000 years after Jesus was on Earth?
• Music: Charanga: Musical styles connect us
• PE: Handball and OAA (CPD Fridays)
• French: Language Angels- The Weekend
• Art: Continue exploring identity
• DT: Textiles – flag making
• PSHE: Jigsaw: Healthy Me

Term 5

Animation

• Maths: Algebra and Statistics and Ratio
• English: Balanced arguments, report, flashback story and mystery story
• SPAG: Tenses, word classes, conjunctions. Punctuation: recap and review
• Science: Scientists and Inventors (Alexander Flemming, Marie Maynard Daly, Steve Jobs)
• Computing: Year 6 Unit E: Computer Science (Espresso coding 6.2)
• RE: Islam: Does belief in Akhirah (life after death) help Muslims lead good lives?
• Music: Charanga: Improvising with confidence
• PE: Yoga and Athletics
• French: Language Angels - Healthy Lifestyles
• Art: Brave colour, introduce Take a seat
• PSHE: Jigsaw: Relationships

Term 6

Around the World

• Maths: Review all previous topics and consolidation and themed based projects (WR)
• English: Poetry (modern verse), narrative, scripts and performances
• SPAG: nouns and pronouns for clarity and cohesion, implies second person, prepositional phrases. Punctuation: brackets, dashes, colons, semi-colons
• Geography: Are YOU a good geographer?
• Science: Evolution and Inheritance (Mary Leakey)
• Computing: Year 6 Unit F: Information Technology: Film Making: leaving Sandown, interview teachers and other peers
• RE: Humanism: How could humanists lead good lives?
• Music: Farewell tour
• PE: Review and Sports Day practice/Rounders
• French: Big Write: Revision and Review
• Art: Continue Take a Seat
• DT: Food: Burgers from around the world, recap nutrition
• PSHE: SRE and Jigsaw: Changing Me

Activity Week