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English

This term we will be focusing on the text: The 1000-year-old-boy. The children will learn about: main/independent clauses and how these are ford from subjects and verbs; different forms of past and present tenses; the features of a biography; and the author Ross Welford.

Maths

This term we will be looking at reading, writing and comparing numbers up to 10,000,000 before we move onto multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. Thereafter, we will explore negative numbers and how to round whole and decimal numbers.

  Science

This half term we are learning about the human body, specifically the main parts of the circulatory system and how to describe the main functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood. 

  History

We will be learning about World War 1 (WW1). After exploring the way the conflict started we will move onto learning about how WW1 became the world’s first mechanised war, the technology that was developed during WW1 and the tragic consequences of this.

Art

We will be learning about key renaissance artists, exploring what the renaissance was and how it impacted on art and science working together, leading to new techniques and approaches to painting.

  DT

We are exploring water walls!

  Music

This half term we will be combining pulse, rhythm and pitch and enjoying singing songs together.

  RE

In RE this half term we will be thinking about creation and how God is described and thought of by different religious groups. We go on to explore the ways in which science and religion compliment and ,sometimes, contradict one another.

  Geography

In geography, we will be learning about using maps and atlases, including understanding lines of longitude and latitude, how different hemispheres experience sunlight, time zones and map projections.

  PSHE

We will be thinking about the importance of rules and responsibilities and what it means to be accountable. We will also be thinking about settling into our new year groups and how to interact with and support one another positively.

  PE

This term Year 6 will be taking part in swimming lessons. 



  Computing

We will be re-capping online safety and learning how to set-up, care for and best use the resources in our phase. Children will be taught to use technology efficiently in their lessons for assessment and revision too.

In our class you will find:

Class Teacher: Miss Mutimer

HLTA: Mrs Courtnell

Teaching Assistants: Miss Hayward

Contact Us: year6@st-johns-pri.cambs.sch.uk

Our swimming day will be: Monday