CURRICULUM BOOKLET - WARBERRY C OF E ACADEMY - SUMMER 2022 YEAR 6

Christian Values
                                  This term, our focus Christian
                                 values are community, dignity,
                                 joy, peace, wisdom, and hope.

       YEAR 6
CURRICULUM BOOKLET
   SUMMER 2022

   WARBERRY C OF E
     ACADEMY
Welcome to our exciting summer
            term!

Summer Term

                  Maths                                                       English
This term, the children will be completing their            In English, the children will continue to write for a
SATs in maths. The children have been working                       variety of audiences and purposes.
really hard this year so that they can achieve               Across the term, the children’s knowledge of a
their very best.                                              range of fiction and non-fiction texts will be
                                                               developed as they consider the language,
To start the summer term, we will be revising                punctuation and grammatical choices that suit
co-ordinates, looking at the four quadrants,                                   the purpose.
translation, and solving problems involving co-
                                                             Throughout their writing, the children will refine
ordinates.                                                     and edit their grammatical and vocabulary
                                                            choices to create an accurate and cohesive piece.
As the term progresses, we will be looking at
the trickier problem-solving questions that the             During the first part of the term, the children will
children will come across in the SATs papers.               produce a biography about Margaret Lowman,
                                                                 a biologist who studied the rainforests.
Every morning, we will continue to practise
arithmetic style questions including fractions
and multiplication.

                                                 Reading
This term, the children will be supporting their reading through whole class reading sessions. The class will
read, investigate and debate ‘Letters from a Lighthouse’ which is a story based around WW2. As a class, we
will unpick the author’s choice of language and think about the language used. We will interpret what the
different characters are like using evidence from the text.

Science                                                Geography
 In science this term, the children will be learning            In geography this term, we will be learning
 about animals including humans. In this unit, we            about grid references and utilising Digimaps to
   will find out about the circulatory system and                locate points using 6 figure grid references
  how the heart works. We will investigate blood              within our local area. As a year group, we will
 and how our body uses it to transport food and                    be undertaking a local area study and
              oxygen around our bodies.                      collecting information on field trips. As a grand
                                                             finale, we will take on the role of cartographers
                                                                   by creating maps for younger children.

                   History                                      Religious Education
  As historians, the children will learn about               The children will start the term looking at the
  World War Two. They will look at the build up             Kingdom of God. The children will be exploring
  to the war and examine evidence such as the               what this means to Christians and how they can
  Treaty of Versailles. Using resources, they will          show this in everyday life. We will be holding
  draw conclusions about the reasons the war                debates about forgiveness and what this means.
  started.                                                  For example, we will be exploring questions such
                                                            as ‘Can a criminal become a priest?’. This is a
  The children will use evidence to learn about             great unit for debate and discussion.
  the military leaders and make comparisons.
  They will also use their knowledge from Shang
  leaders to think about how the military are still
  similar.

                                   Physical Education
This term, the children will be doing rounders and athletics. In rounders, the children will learn how to throw
and hit a ball accurately. They will learn to work as a team and they will learn the difficult rules of rounders
   so that they can enjoy playing the game. In athletics, the children will improve running, throwing and
                                              jumping techniques.

Art                                                Design and
 In Art this term, we be learning about Frida
 Kahlo. One of the key figures in Mexican
                                                                          Technology
 revolutionary modern art, she was also a pioneer
 of the politics of gender, and feminism. We will be              In DT, we will be investigating different
 looking at colour to accurately reflect objects in a           materials and their purpose. Then we will be
 still life composition and thinking about the effect          learning a couple of different stitches. Finally,
 of colour on emotions.
                                                               we will combine all this research to design and
                                                                 make a fabric holder for pens, money, or
                                                                         something special.

               Relationships and Health Education
This term, the children will begin by exploring physical and mental health. Within this, they will explore
factors that can affect mental health and ways to take care of it. They will study managing loss and
bereavement and discuss how online time should be managed to promote strong mental health.

After half term, the children will be studying changes and how these affect feelings. As part of this, they will
complete the sex and relationships learning and focus on transitioning to secondary school

                                             Important
                           Please ensure that your child attends school in correct PE
                                      clothes on their PE day. This is black
                             shorts/leggings/tracksuit bottoms with a white t-shirt.
                            Children must wear their school jumper/cardigan with
                                                  their PE kits.

Diary Dates
Please visit Events - Warberry C of
E Academy (warberry-lap.co.uk)
for a list of upcoming events