Class 6

Subject	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
English	Key Texts The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe The Piano (short film) Spelling Focus Synonyms and Antonyms Prefixes - co, un, sub, anti Suffixes – ful, less, ment, ness Grammar and Punctuation Word Classes recap – Nouns, verbs, and adjectives Modal verbs Adverbials Active and Passive voice Prepositional phrases Writing Outcomes By the end of the term pupils will have had the opportunity to write: Chronological Report – Newspaper Article Balanced Argument - write and perform a speech Poetry Flashback Narrative Biography of a significant figure – Nelson Mandela	Key Texts The Haunting of Aveline Jones by Phil Hicks The Journey by Francesca Sanna A River by Mark Martin Sometimes the Stars (short film) Spelling Focus Prefixes – sub, anti, auto, inter Words ending with _ly, _tious and -ous Grammar and Punctuation Ellipsis Hyphens Colons and Semi colons Active and passive voice Adverbs Personification (Alan peat personification of weather) Adjectives/nouns Writing Outcomes By the end of the term pupils will have had the opportunity to write: Narrative – setting and character descriptions Playscripts - Radio Interview Biography of a significant figure – Malala Yousafzai	Key Texts Skellig by David Almond Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll Varmints by Helen Ward Spelling Focus Words ending with _ate, _ise, _ify Prefixes – mis, dis, re, de, over Grammar and Punctuation Layout devices such as: headings, sub-headings, columns, bullets Writing Outcomes By the end of the term pupils will have had the opportunity to write: Recount Diary - Internal Monologue Non- Chronological Report – Mythical Creature Biography of a significant figure – Emeline Pankhurst
Maths	Place Value – Numbers up to 10,000,000 including ordering, comparing and rounding. Calculation – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division Fractions – finding equivalent fractions, ordering and comparing and calculating fractions. Converting units - including metric and imperial units of measure.	Ratio- looking at proportion in everyday life including recipes. Algebra- using formulae, forming and solving equations. Decimals, Fractions and Percentages – finding percentages of amounts, identifying equivalents, order and compare between each unit. Area, Perimeter and Volume	Statistics- reading, interpreting and creating line graphs, bar charts and pie charts. Shape – measure, classify and classify angles in 2d shapes, investigate circles and identify nets of 3D shapes. Position and Direction – plot, translate and reflect shapes on a four-quadrant grid. Consolidation projects linked to the curriculum
Science	Light Electricity	Animals including humans: the circulatory system	Evolution and inheritance Living things and their habitats: classification
History	Anglo-Saxons in Britain	Vikings in Britain	World War 2 Local Area Study- How has Old Hill changed?
Geography	Amazon and Interconnected Amazon	Local study comparing Old Hill and Birmingham Ethiopia	Energy Climate and Climate Chane
Religious Education	Stories of the Ramadan	Sikhism The teaching of the gurus and living Sikh traditions	Buddhism The Prince who became Buddha and Buddhist stories and traditions
Physical Education	Swimming Gymnastics	Fitness Tennis	Athletics Dance
Computing	Computing systems and networks: Bletchley Park and the history of computers Programming into Python	Data Handling	Inventing a product Online safety
Modern Foreign Languages	Spanish – Dates Animals	Spanish – In the classroom In my home	Spanish – Seasons Presenting myself
Art	2D to 3D	Exploring identity	Take a seat
Design Technology	Complex switches/ pulleys & gears	Bridges (frame structures)	Celebrating cultures (food technology)
Music	‘Happy’ Pharell Williams Contemporary R&B Exploring improvisation and the Blues scale	Classroom Jazz Songwriting: Music and lyrics	Electronic music Summer festival songs
Personal, Social, Health Education	Being Me in My World- Who am I and how do I fit? Celebrating Difference Respect for similarity and difference. Anti-bullying and being unique	Dreams and Goals- Aspirations, how to achieve goals and understanding the emotions that go with this. Healthy Me - Beingand keeping safe and healthy.	Relationships- Building positive, healthy relationships. Changing Me Coping positively with change and preparing for secondary school.
Trips / visits	Weekly swimming lessons at Sandwell Aquatic Centre Each Wednesday from 11.9.24 to 18.12.24	Visit to Birmingham City Centre	Outdoor Adventure Day venue TBC