Year 6 2024 - 2025

Mrs Vogel

Class Teacher

Mrs Sharples

Class Teacher

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A warm welcome to Year 6's class page.  

 

In Year 6, we are proud of our children and everything we do- this page provides details of the upcoming curriculum for Summer 2025 and all of the exciting learning opportunities that will take place. If you have any questions or require more information, please get in touch. Many thanks,

Mrs Vogel and Mrs Sharples

 

 

SATs Preparation

Well done to our wonderful Year 6 class for completing their SATs!

 

 

Religious Education

 

RE

Our topics this term:

Giving- Death & New Life - Lent, a time to remember the suffering and death of Jesus, the raising of Lazarus, Jesus the Bread of Life, the liturgy of Friday of the Passion of the Lord, the liturgy of the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night and Jesus rising to new life.

Witnesses – During this topic, the children will learn about the Feast of Pentecost, and understand that it is a celebration both of the gift of God’s Holy Spirit and the trust God places in people to be witnesses in the world.

Healing- Through this topic, the children will learn about the different liturgies which the sacraments offer to the sick and dying and show understanding of how religious belief shapes life, and that caring for those in need is a Christian responsibility.

Common Good - Through this unit the children will be gain an understanding of how religious belief in justice and of the common good of all, shapes life.

 

Homework

 

Reading - reading books for enjoyment will be sent home on Fridays.

English and Maths - sent home on Wednesday and due back on Monday.

Spelling Test-. sent home on Wednesday and test completed on Tuesday

TTRockstars is always available to complete online whenever the children have any spare time for revision. 

 

PE

Our PE topics this term are: 

Summer Term 1

Tennis

Rounders

 

Summer Term 2

Track and Field

 

PE Kit: outdoor kit with navy blue jogging bottoms/shorts, white T-shirt, socks and trainers; indoor kit with white T-shirt, blue shorts, socks and pumps.

 

English

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Writing

During this term, we will be reading and analysing a variety of poems, including ‘The Sea’ by James Reeves, and ‘Sea Fever’ by John Masefield.  We will close read ‘Journey to Jo’Burg’ by Beverley Naidoo, to help us understand more about life in South Africa under the political system of apartheid; this will help with writing a biography of Nelson Mandela, and diary writing.  The children will also be analysing the structure of balanced discussions and persuasive letters and will use what they have learnt to write their own.

 

Maths

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During this term we will focus on the following aspects of mathematics:

Measurement

Perimeter, Area and Volume

Statistics

During the week, the children will revise their knowledge and understanding of data handling, interpreting and constructing line graphs and pie charts; and learn how to calculate the mean.

Geometry – Properties of Shape

The children will learn how to measure with a protractor, and how to draw lines and angles accurately. They will revise their knowledge and understanding of angles on a line and around a point, and explore angles within triangles, quadrilaterals and regular polygons.  They children will also learn how to draw shapes accurately and draw 3D nets of shapes.

Themed Projects

The children will work on themed projects to consolidate their learning.

 

Science

 

Light

Light: we will explore key light phenomena, centred around transparencies, lenses and coloured light. We will compare materials of different transparencies and explore how light travels through them; and we will investigate how a ray of light travels and how shadows are formed. The children will learn how water behaves like a lens and they will investigate light colour mixing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Old Lane,
Rainford,
Merseyside, WA11 8JF