Autumn Learning in Year 6
Numeracy
Literacy
This term in Numeracy (maths) your child will be learning to:
This term in Literacy your child will be learning to:
Counting & Understanding Number:
secure knowledge of place value with numbers with two
This term much of our literacy work will be linked to our topic on World War 2.
decimal places
After investigating a range of different genre, we will be focusing on Historical
count on and back from any given number, in powers of 10
Fiction, using Blitz as a model on which to base our own historical fiction stories
read and write numbers up to ten million
on.
know what each digit represents in numbers to ten million
We will be looking at the importance of diary entries and newspaper reports and
solve problems in different contexts
be writing our own wartime diaries. We will also be studying The Diary of Anne
Calculating:
Frank and writing a range of narrative and recounts based around events in the
recap methods for addition and subtraction
book. We will be studying war poetry from World War 1 and 2 and look at the
investigate the factors of different numbers
power of imagery in these poems.
find common factors of two or more numbers
Using
The
Piano
animation,
we will be writing our own fiction involving
identify prime numbers less than 100 using knowledge of
flashbacks.
multiples
We
will
be
using
events
in
World
War
2 to write recounts focusing on newspaper
explore and establish patterns within prime numbers
reports.
secure to use of efficient multiplication and division methods
Ratio and Proportion:
solve scaling problems in a range of context
Grammar
enlarge or reduce a shape using a given scale factor
Recap
all
the
different
types
of
words
that we use in literacy, and using the
Geometry:
correct
terminology
for
these word types.
know the properties of all types of triangles
Use
speech
punctuation
correctly.
classify a range of triangles according to their angle and
Use
a
range
of
simple,
compound
and
complex
sentences and understand the
side properties
differences between different sentence types.
classify a range of quadrilaterals according to their angle and
side properties
Fractions:
Reading
count forwards and backwards in fraction steps
Children will continue to learn to read with fluency and expression and to answer
How
can youabout
help?given texts. Children will be learning to answer questions
simplify fractions using common factors
questions
Home
readers
find equivalent fractions using multiplication facts
recalling facts and events and also be inferring and deducing ideas from texts.
Your child willusing
be heard
read their home reading book at least once a week and be encouraged to change their book
with different denominators
equivalence
regularly. Please read with them every day as this makes a big difference to your child's learning. Talk about the book
and ask them questions to support their understanding of the texts they are reading.
Punctuality
Lessons start promptly at 9.00am each morning. Please help your child get to school on time so learning time is not
disrupted.
Work Outline For Year 6 Winter 2014 – World War
2
Science
 Living Things

Personal , Social & Health Education and Citizenship

Angry and Calm

Greedy and Generous
History
World War 2 and the effects on Coventry, particularly the
Blitz
Religious Education
 Religion and Art
 Peace and reconciliation
Design Technoology
 Food Technology - rationing
Art
 Study of Clarice Cliff
Computing
In addition to weekly lessons, we will also be using educational websites to learn about World War 2.

Music
Singing in a group and individually

Preparing for Young Voices
Things to remember !
Reading – Please remind your child to bring their book each day.
PE-A PE kit of shorts, t-shirt and pumps is needed on Monday and Thursday. PE is an important lesson, correct kit is essential
for freedom of movement and safety.
Homework
Alongside home reading books, which should be shared
daily, Year 6 children will receive numeracy and literacy
homework each Friday.
This should ne handed back in by the following Wednesday.
This homework is an important part of SATs preparation
which your child will be taking next May.