ENGLISH
MATHEMATICS
In their English lessons, children are taught to read for meaning and
develop their knowledge of how to gain understanding of different text
types through inference and deduction skills. Also, children are able to
develop their personal interpretation of language and structural features
when studying writers’ craft.
Number
Ordering and rounding decimals
Adding and subtracting
Multiplying and dividing
Simplifying and ordering fractions
Fractions of numbers and quantities
Equivalent decimals, fractions and percentages
Ratio and proportion
Children are encouraged to write interesting and effective texts whilst
developing the technical aspect of writing through word and sentence
practice. When writing, children will always be encouraged to plan, draft
and proof read their work; with a particular focus on spelling, grammar,
punctuation and handwriting. They are guided to think about both audience
and purpose of their writing before deciding on the form that the writing
will take.
English work in Year 6 during the Easter Term will include:
Fiction and Poetry:
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Shape and Space
Translation, rotation and reflection
Properties of 2D and 3D shapes
Historical fiction
Range of poetry
Play scripts
Data Handling
Coordinates
Probability
Mode, range, median and mean
Line graphs
Pie charts
Non-Fiction:
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Reports
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Visual word patterns
Biographies and autobiographies
Word and Sentence:
Correct use of grammatical terminology
Roots and origins of words
Revision of compound and complex sentences
GEOGRAPHY
Pupils will study the global distribution of
volcanoes and earthquakes.
During these chemistry units, children will develop
their knowledge of common materials changing their
state. They will look at both reversible and
irreversible changes. They will understand the
terms soluble & insoluble and be able to separate
substances using a variety of methods such as
dissolving,
evaporating,
condensing
filtration,
chromatography.
The children will be able to develop their
experimental skills by writing full length
investigations. They will make sound predictions and
conclusions and explain how to carry out a fair test.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
HISTORY
The relationship between tectonic activity and
plate boundaries will be studied.
Finally the monitoring, management and
response to these hazards will be studied.
Physical and Chemical changes.
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Mixing and Separating Substances
Measures
Converting units of length, mass and capacity
Drawing, measuring and calculating angles
Reading scales
Individual and class reading to broaden the vocabulary.
An investigation of one earthquake and one
volcanic eruption that has recently occurred will
be carried out. Pupils will study the effect the
volcanic eruption and earthquake has had on
people, the environment and the economy.
SCIENCE
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Native Peoples of North America
The First People—migration,
environment and settlement patterns
Across the land bridge
Hunters to farmers
Culture areas
Tribal culture of the Sioux
Evidence, horses and buffalo
New Testament: The healing miracles of The Paralysed
Man and The Crippled Woman will be looked at in some
depth.
The pupils will be encouraged to see the significance of
such acts of compassion and to derive a message from
these stories.
Jesus teaching on wealth in his encounter with the rich
young man and Christian responsibilities to the poor.
Old Testament: The Ten Commandments and their connection with everyday contemporary life. The relationship
between law and freedom.
FRENCH
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Shops and shopping
Directions and position of places in a town
Countries/nationalities
Transport
Aller
French Poetry + Competition
Easter/Poisson d’avril
LATIN/SPANISH
Latin
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PE AND GAMES
BOYS
5 lessons of Rugby
1 lesson of X-Country/HRF/Badminton
1 lesson of Swimming
GIRLS
5 lessons of Netball
1 lesson of X– Country/HRF/Badminton
1 lesson of Swimming
Latin words used in our own language
The family members
Numbers 1-20
Roman Numerals + Roman History
Spanish
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The sounds of Spanish/The alphabet
Introductions
Numbers to 100
Colours
ART
Pupils study the art and artefacts of a chosen era, with
a focus on a particular artist and his style. They will also be introduced to different methods of printing,
techniques of using pen and ink with overlaid wash and
develop their drawing skills using objects on loan from
Reading museum.
Time—days of the week, months of the year, etc.
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
During this term, pupils will undertake a variety of enjoyable
and challenging, creative, practical activities to develop their
knowledge, skills and understanding of materials, tools and
processes through:
 Investigating and evaluating a range of familiar objects
and products
 Focused practical tasks that develop a range of
techniques, skills, processes and knowledge
 Design and make assignments using a range of materials
 In Food Technology pupils will be preparing and making
a variety of food products.
 In Textiles pupils will be using textured fabrics and a
variety of finishes.
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PSHCE
Setting and reaching goals
Coping with obstacles to success
Understanding and managing feelings
Making good choices
CURRICULUM
BOOKLET
St Piran’s School
Maidenhead
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY
Make a Web Page using HTML
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Learn to program basic commands
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Include links & pictures
MUSIC
 Composition using pitch and rhythmic
notation
 African drumming
 Compose song for Clan Song competition
Year 6
Easter Term
2015