Term 1
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Term 1 newsletter
Visit from women’s aid
Thought tracking in English
Maths: Place Value
We have been revisiting our knowledge of Place Value. This has helped us to understand the value of numbers up to 10 million. We worked well with our learning partners and used the maths manipulatives to help us answer the questions. Well done Year 6!
Science
How has Scientific understanding changed over time?
This term we are studying two Science units – first light and then electricity. By making use of our understanding, we will strive to prove different scientific laws! How very exciting!
Religious Education (RE)
Just because we can, does it mean we should?
Within our lessons, we are drawing upon our knowledge and understanding of different religious beliefs to examine different moral dilemmas.
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
Just because we can, does it mean we should?
The unit we are studying this term will support us to develop a clear understanding of what a healthy relationship looks like. We will consider what gender identity can mean and how people show love and commitment.
Music
Which element of music is more important?
Developing our aural recognition of different instruments, we are developing our understanding of what different time signatures sound like so that we are able to listen to and appraise music. By doing this, and listening to different vocal pieces – which range from medieval to modern – we will explore the big question: which element of music is more important
French
Comment vas-tu à l'école?
Within our French unit, we will be learning vocabulary relating to transport. So that we are able to talk about ourselves, using the past, present and future tense to explain how we will, are or have travelled.
Art
Why is art important to humankind?
In our painting unit, which focusses on the concept of visual culture, we are examining the work of both Turner and Van Gogh and what makes their landscape painting so significant to modern culture.
Physical Education:
Swimming: we are all working our hardest to ensure that everyone can swim at least 25m by the end of Term 2!
Geography
How does the Earth's crust shape the world?
This term, we will be exploring what a mountain is and how they are formed. We will be working as cartographers to understand the topography of the U.K. By the end of our unit we will be able to know the names of different mountain ranges, both in the U.K. and the rest of the world.