Welcome to Class 12C
We are a Year 6 class and our teacher is Mrs Carr. We enjoy working hard and becoming confident learners who are excited by new challenges and opportunities.
Autumn
In History we will be looking to find answers to our overarching question: Did children in the Victorian Age have the same rights as us? We will make links to the rights of the child in RRSA and be encouraged to work independently to research, design and make a Victorian toy in Design Technology. In our Art lessons, we will be using the work of an amazing artist, Yayoi Kusama, to inspire our own designs for a sculpture using wire. We will be reading the powerful historical novel, ‘Street Child’ by Berlie Doherty and in our English lessons we will be making links between our reading and writing, using extracts, short stories and longer novels including, Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac. In our Science lessons we will be expanding our knowledge of electrical circuits and beginning to design, test and make our own electrical devices.
Spring
Our first topic answers the question: Was Ernest Shakleton’s Expedition to Antarctica a Success? This will allow the children to reflect on the efforts of this ‘heroic’ explorer and learn about how he was able to explore without the use of sophisticated technology to help him. Our Independent Learning Project will be Geography based and we will answer the question: Could I live in the Polar regions? In this topic we will research information about the Arctic and Antarctica and compare life in the Arctic to the UK. We will be working independently to research, design and make shelters in forest schools as part of Design Technology and in our Art lessons we will take inspiration from the Floral Artist B Twomey. Questions we will consider in science include: Can you crack the classification code? Why is it important to have a healthy heart? How can we investigate the way materials change? What can light do?
Summer
In Year 6, Summer means SATs! Our assessment week will start at the beginning of May with tests in Reading, Maths, Spelling and Grammar. We will continue developing and improving our extended writing after the SATs. In science we will be finding the answers to the questions: Which living things have survived the game of life? How can lifestyle choices affect my health? An important aspect of our learning in the Summer Term will be in PSHE as we prepare for transition to secondary school. We will be contemplating the questions: What will change as we become more independent and how do friendships change as we grow? The most exciting part of the Summer term will be our end of year musical-theatre production. We’re not sure what the play will be just yet . . . but we can guarantee it is going to be a FABULOUS EXTRAVAGANZA! We will use the production to work on our creative skills in art and design, making props, costumes and backdrops for the production.
Useful Information
- Please ensure your child’s name is inside all of their uniform including PE kit and shoes.
- We use Class Dojo to set homework, award team points and communicate with parents. Please ensure you are signed up to Class Dojo using the parent code provided. For more information please click here.
- For further information about the homework your child will be set please click here
- Teachers will update Class Dojo with details of your child’s PE day.
- Pupils should come to school appropriately dressed for P.E. in either school kit (red t-shirt, black shorts/leggings/trousers), or other suitable clothes including t-shirt, shorts or tracksuit bottoms that follow PE kit guidelines. Footwear can include plimsols, trainers or barefoot (depending on the suitability of the activity).
- All children must bring a water bottle from home and take it home at night to clean and refill- please ensure names are on all bottles.
- All children are provided with a red book bag which they should bring to school each day.
- Pupils are asked to read at least 3 times a week at home and should submit their reading diary via Class Dojo.
