Welcome to Class 14!
Class teacher: Mr Dixon
Teaching Assistant: Mrs McRitchie
Happy new year class 14! After an incredible Autumn term, we are back to attack Year 6 with gusto in the Spring. Again, there is lots of hard work ahead, but lots of fun too.
We will continue to grow and learn together with tenacity, grit and humour!
We have begun our new class novel, ‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman, and this links to our topic for this half-term – the Holocaust. This interesting and mature subject has certainly already begun to capture the interest and imagination of the students and teacher alike. We will be looking at the life of Anne Frank, and thinking about World War 2, its causes and how it still impacts the world today.
In Science, we will look at the circulatory system, learning about the functions and features thereof. Following this, we will explore the impact of smoking, drugs and alcohol on the body, linked to our PSHE work. We will also look at digital footprints and the functions and features of the World Wide Web in computing, and think about What type of King Jesus was in RE.
In Art, we will be exploring the work of Yorkshire artist Bob Barker and using the medium of charcoal to create our own pieces of work inspired by his style. in DT, after finishing our levers, gears and pulley system, we will look at World War 2 rationing recipes and ‘Make Do and Mend’ textiles at the end of the term.
Our fortnightly Music lessons will continue with Mr I and will see us exploring the features of music written for film and musical theatre.
In French, our topic will be ‘Manger et Bouger’ which will hopefully support us to order and talk about or food and drink preferences when we visit Paris in June!
PE lessons will both be on Thursday afternoons and the units will be Badminton and Carnival, as well as a few weeks of swimming later in the term. We will continue to have Forest School days every half term, alongside a Commando Joe’s session on teamwork and resilience.
Finally, we will also be working very hard in Maths, covering aspects such as ratio and angles all whilst working hard to brush up on all of our methods ready for our SATs.
Homework will continue to be set weekly via My Maths on a Friday, due by the following Friday, alongside reading books and weekly spelling rules. Booster Club on Tuesdays will support us to develop skills of test technique in preparation for SATs in May.
We are all excited for the Spring Term, it’s amazing to think we are on our way to the end of our time at Wynyard Primary School but also a bit scary. Fortunately, we have an amazing class and we will support each other through it!
Year 6 Curriculum Overview
What’s been happening in Class 14?
Class 14 had a fantastic first term in Year 6.
Class 14 enjoyed their first forest schools session of the year.
