Maple - Year 6

Mrs O'Neill and Mrs Proctor

Summer Term

In Art and Design, we will explore the question ‘Can I represent my memories as a sculpture?’, where the children will analyse how art can explore the concept of self, explore sculptural techniques, use creative experience to develop ideas and plan a sculpture, apply an understanding of materials and techniques to work in 3D, and problem solve, evaluate and refine artwork to achieve a chosen outcome.

In Computing, we will explore the question ‘Can I stay safe online?’ The children will describe online issues that give us negative feelings and know how to get help, explore the impact and consequences of sharing online, describe how to capture bullying content as evidence, and manage personal passwords effectively.

In Design and Technology, we will explore the question ‘Can I make you a meal?’ The children will research and design a three-course meal, and apply culinary skills and knowledge.

In French, we will explore the question ‘Can I find my way around?’ The children will create a description of my route to school, begin to understand, ask for and speak directions to places in a town, learn about travel to France through role play, express and justify an opinion on where to visit a town, and analyse a text and identify key grammatical features.

In Geography, we will explore the question ‘Can I carry out an independent fieldwork enquiry?’, where the children will develop an enquiry questions, determine the most effective data collection methods for fieldwork, plan a route for a fieldwork trip, collect data to answer an enquiry question, determine an answer to an enquiry question and present findings.

In History, we will explore the question ‘What was the Sikh Empire’ The children will explain how the Sikh Empire was established using a timeline and a map, describe the impact of Sikh beliefs on society during the Sikh Empire, recognise the significance of Lahore in the Sikh Empire, evaluate historical significance of Ranjit Sing, analyse different interpretations of the Sikh Empire, and compare the achievements of Ranjit Singh and Sophia Duleeph Singh.

In Music, we will explore the question ‘Can I compose and perform a leavers song?’ Children will learn listen to and describe music, write lyrics for a song, organise lyrics into a song structure, use vocal improvisation and known melodies against a backing track, compose a melody and compose a verse melody.

Our PE focuses for this term are ‘Athletics’, ‘Target Games’ and ‘Swimming’.

In PSHE, we will explore the questions ‘What do I know about Citizenship?’ and ‘What do I know about economic well-being?’ The children will begin to understand human rights, including the right to education, recognise prejudice and discrimination and learn how this can be challenged, begin to understand how the government works, and be able to explain different careers routes and their requirements.

In Religious Education, we will explore the questions ‘Creation or science: conflicting or complementary?’ and ‘Why do some people believe in God and some people do not?’ The children will identify what type of text some Christians say Genesis 1 is, suggest what Genesis 1 might mean, and compare their ideas with ways in which Christians interpret it, show understanding of why many Christians find science and faith go together, define the terms ‘theist’, ‘atheist’ and ‘agnostic’ and give examples of statements that reflect these beliefs, and identify and explain what religious and non-religious people believe about God.

In Science, we will explore the questions ‘Can I explain the circulatory system?’ and ‘Are some sunglasses safer than others?’ The children will identify factors that affect our health, summarise key structures and purpose of the circulatory system, identify the key roles of blood, explore the relationship between animal size and heart rate, investigate the relationship between exercise and heart rate, and describe the relationship between heart rate and fitness.

Timetable

Please note that our timetable is flexible and may be subject to change.

Useful Information

PE is every Thursday and Friday. Please ensure your child wears their named, correct PE kit in school on these days, that earrings are not worn and long hair is tied up.

The children have access to their water bottles in the classroom during the day. Please ensure that your child has a named water bottle in school.

Your child is welcome to bring in a healthy snack of fruit or vegetables each day. 

Reading books are your child's responsibility and they will be responsible for changing their own reading book and library book. Please ensure your child has recorded the date and title of the book that they have chosen in their reading record and make sure that your child’s reading record is written in daily and read as regularly as you can with them at home.