Maths: The four rules of number: To solve calculations mentally and to use known facts to solve problems. Fractions: To find equivalence in fractions. To order and compare fractions. To add and subtract fractions, moving onto mixed numbers. To multiply and divide fractions. To find fractions of an amount.
English: Our writing for the half term will link closely to our weekly history lessons. We will begin by writing a radio announcement reporting the start of WWII. We will create our own evacuee poetry, create descriptive writing about the Blitz, write biographies of Anne Frank and write a non-chronological report about women in war. In grammar and sentence work, we will recap how to use apostrophes for possession and contraction and the meaning of grammatical terms. We will also introduce the children to active and passive voice and continue to work on making our writing cohesive.
Converting units: To convert metric units. To solve problems involving metric units. To have an understanding of miles and kilometres. To have an understanding of imperial measures.
Science: In Science, we will be studying the
RE: In RE we will be exploring what Hindus, Muslims and Christians believe in terms of their attitudes to acts of service. We will also look at the theme of grace. We will explore the importance of this in different religions and how we can show this quality in everyday life.
topic of light. In this unit, the children will recognise that we need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light. They will learn that light can be reflected and refracted. Finally, the children will explore shadows: how they are formed, ways in which the size of a shadow can be changed and the visible spectrum.
Year 6 Autumn 2: ‘World War II’
Reading: The children will continue to work on their retrieval skills, their understanding of vocabulary and phrases, how to infer from the text and how to use evidence to support their ideas. They will read a wide range of texts and extracts across different themes including in celebration of World Earth Day and to mark Anti-Bullying Week.