Year 6 2025
Welcome to Year 6
Miss Smith and Mrs Okon make up the Year 6 staff team this year.
Summer Term 2026
Maths
This half term we will be looking at calculating using our knowledge of structures as well as using bar models to represent and solve problems with two unknowns.
In addition to this, we will be using and calculating scale factors as well as looking at different areas of maths such as volume and statistics We will also be preparing for the Maths SATs test, working on our arithmetic and problem -solving skills. In the second half of the summer term we will continue to expand our knowledge of arithmetic as well as looking at a variety of reasoning problems.
English
This half-term the children will be creating their own non-fiction text based on the fictional planet Pandora. Our focuses will be varying sentence openers, high quality punctuation (such as colons & semi-colons) and using adverbial and prepositional phrases. We will then turn to look at letter writing in the second half of the term as well as exploring and writing our own play script.
Theme
This term, we will be focusing on Geography, where we will explain what palm oil is, how it is used, as well as explaining the benefits and negative points of producing the product. We will also be exploring global trade and looking at where the UK exports to and why. In Science, we will be looking at circulation and health. We will be studying the human circulatory system, learning about the role of the heart, blood and blood vessels using models to help us explain.
Spring Term 2026
Maths
This half term we will be looking at drawing, composing and decomposing shapes as well as multiplication and division. We will be looking at a range of reasoning and problems solving skills as we start preparing for the questions posed by the Maths SATs.The children are always encouraged to keep up with their times table knowledge so support with this at home is greatly appreciated. We will then turn to look at fraction, decimals and percentages in the second half of the spring term as well as looking at averages, ratio and different types of graphs.
English
The book which we will be focusing on this half term is ‘Storm breaker’ by Anthony Horowitz. During the unit we will be focusing on developing our skills in editing and peer assessment and proofreading for errors and spelling mistakes.
We will also be continuing our SPaG work, revising key areas of grammar and punctuation.
We will be continuing to work on our inference skills during our reading sessions and we will be developing our writing skills with a focus on writing a mystery narrative as well as an explanation text. In the second half of the spring term we will be looking at the text 'Goodnight Mister Tom' creating our own historical narratives. We will also be writing our own diary entries based on the life of Anne Frank.
Theme
In our Science work we will be studying Evolution and Inheritance as we learn about the characteristics that are inherited and those that are environmental. We will be looking through the eyes of Darwin and Wallace, understanding how observations lead to theories. Our History work will compliment our English work in the second half of the term as we explore the enquiry question 'Why did Anne Frank go into hiding?'
Autumn Term 2025
English
This half-term the children will be focusing on enhancing their narrative writing. We will be exploring Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell and using the structure to inspire us to write our own stories. Throughout all aspects of writing, we will be focusing on sentence structure, grammar and punctuation. In the second half of the Autumn term we will be focusing our skills on writing a historical narrative based on Berlie Doherty's book 'Treason'
Maths
In Maths, we will be looking at using structures to help with problem solving. We will also be working hard on Arithmetic, which we will focus on daily. Moving into the second half of the Autumn term we will be focusing on numbers up to 10,000,00 and drawing, composing and decomposing shapes.
Theme
We begin our new term with a focus on P.S.H.E, where the children will be exploring their aspirations for the end of Year 6 and for their future. The children will be attending a careers fair in school, having the opportunity to speak to various people in a variety of different professions. These include GMP, a town planner as well as an NHS nurse.
We will then turn to our Geography investigation as we explore the cities of Paris and Manchester. We will be comparing both physical and human features as well as examining how these cities have changed over time.
In the second half of the term we will be studying History, with our main focus on Henry the VIII, we will be examining different types of evidence, working on our retrieval skills and investigating the reliability of sources.
Useful Websites
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/
www.resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/0/
www.topmarks.co.uk
www.ttrockstars.com
www.spag.com
www.readtheory.org