A very warm welcome back to all Year 6 pupils and families! We hope you had an enjoyable and restful summer. The theme for this year is underpinned by the Catholic Social Teaching of Human Dignity and the Bible quote, ‘The Treasure Within: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’ (Matthew 6: 21).
Throughout this year, we hope to work with you to stimulate your children’s imagination, ambitions, hopes and dreams! As your children are now in their final year at BRW, we are sure they are eager to take on the new responsibilities and challenges that come with it.
Religious Education
RE will follow the ‘To know You more clearly’ curriculum of:
Creation & Covenant: in which pupils will encounter the God who creates and calls people. They will explore revelation of the Christian belief that all that is comes from God, the Creation accounts in Genesis, and scientific explanations of the process in Creation.
Prophecy & Promise: in which pupils will explore the Christian understanding of the teaching of the prophets as they point to the fulfilment of God’s promise in a messiah, Jesus Christ. They will explore the expectant waiting for the Messiah through the Advent season and how this speaks to Christians today as they wait for Christ.
English
In English, we be using the books ‘Skellig’ and ‘A Christmas Carol’ to inspire us to write our own poetry, diary recounts, explanation texts and persuasive speeches. As always, there will be a focus on spelling, punctuation and grammar to ensure Year 6 produce writing of the highest quality.
Maths
Maths will deepen Year 6’s understanding of mental and written methods to ensure they have a range of ways to solve problems. We will focus on: Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. Throughout these topics, we will explore contextualised problems that will encourage the children’s independence in maths so they become life-long mathematicians.
Science
In Science, pupils will be investigating how light and shadows are created and how light travels. They will also be learning about how living things are classified and the importance of this.
Wider Curriculum
History will see children learn about life during the Industrial Revolution and the impact it had on Victorian society.
Geography will focus on how humans impact our environment, from the Industrial Revolution, to present day climate change.
Art focuses on sculpture and 3D by taking inspiration from Yinka Shinobare, Judith Scott and Nicola Anthony. The children will learn about sculpture and create their own within the theme of ‘Making Memories’.
DT will allow us to design, create and evaluate our own Victoria sponge cake, linking to the Industrial Revolution.
In PE, we will be working with BRW’s dance coach each Wednesday to develop our gymnastics skills. For the first half term, we will be swimming at Clifton Leisure Centre. For the second half term, we will have basketball sessions from Coach Jimmy ‘Jumpshot’ Smith!
Year 6 will also be studying French, building up a basic vocabulary and essential conversation skills through the topics of ‘Let’s Visit a French Town’ and ‘Let’s Go Shopping’.
We will also be spending some dedicated time on RSHE ‘Relationship, Sex and Health Education’. We will explore self-talk, spots and sleep, cyberbullying and types of abuse.
