6 MAgnolia
Welcome to the Year 6 page!
Here, you'll find everything you need to stay connected with our Year 6 journey. We'll keep this page updated with important announcements, homework assignments, curriculum highlights, trip information, and snapshots of what we're learning in class.
Check back regularly to see what’s new, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions. We’re excited for a fantastic year ahead!
Dates for your diary:
Monday 16th September 2024 - Science Museum (Light)
Monday 11th November 2024 - RAF Museum (WWII)
Wednesday 13th November 2024 - Financial Literacy Visit (PSHE)
Thursday 14th November 2024 - Remembrance Assembly - Parents to attend at 9:00am
Autumn 2
In Year 6, our Autumn 2 term will be packed with exciting subjects and activities! Here’s what we’ll be focusing on across different topics:
History: World War II
We’re going to explore the history of World War II, learning about the causes, the major events, and especially how the war affected everyday people. This includes learning about life on the “home front,” the experience of children who were evacuated, and how people adapted to rationing and air raids. We’ll also discuss the courage people showed during challenging times, especially in Britain. One of the most exciting parts of this term will be our trip to the RAF Museum, where we’ll take part in a wartime classroom workshop. This will let us experience what school was like during WWII, right down to practicing blackout drills and air-raid procedures, and help us imagine how children our age would have felt back then.
English: Exploring Goodnight Mr. Tom
This term’s book, Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian, is set during WWII and follows a young boy named Willie Beech who is evacuated from London to the countryside. This novel will help us understand what life was like for children who had to leave their families behind.
Our English work will focus on two major projects:
- Newspaper Report: We’ll be writing our own newspaper reports as though we’re journalists during WWII! We might cover events like an air raid or an evacuation, and we’ll learn how to write headlines, organise our work into clear paragraphs, and add quotes for extra detail.
- Narrative Writing: Inspired by Goodnight Mr. Tom, we’ll each write a short story, focusing on building strong characters and settings. Our stories will explore themes like friendship, bravery, and overcoming challenges, helping us understand what children like Willie experienced during the war.
Science: The Heart and Circulatory System
In Science, we’ll be learning about our heart and how it works with the circulatory system to keep our bodies moving and healthy. We’ll study how blood flows through different parts of the heart, and how arteries, veins, and capillaries work together to deliver oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. We’ll also look at ways to keep our heart healthy, including how exercise, diet, and overall lifestyle make a difference. Through experiments, like testing our pulse rates, we’ll get hands-on with our learning to understand how the heart works under different conditions.
Maths: Fractions and Measurements
Our Maths lessons will be focused on two big topics: fractions and measurements.
- Fractions: We’ll work on simplifying, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. We’ll also learn to switch between mixed numbers and improper fractions and solve real-world problems using these skills.
- Measurements: We’ll focus on converting between different units of measurement, like length, weight, and volume, and explore how to calculate area, perimeter, and volume.
Trip to the RAF Museum
Our trip to the RAF Museum will be a highlight of the term! During the wartime classroom workshop, we’ll go back in time and experience school life as it would have been during WWII. This means practicing air-raid drills, using ration books, and learning what blackout restrictions were like. The experience will bring history to life and help us relate what we’ve learned in class to the lives of children who lived through the war.
This term is set to be full of discovery and connections across history, English, science, and maths. We’ll be building critical skills like writing, problem-solving, and scientific thinking, while immersing ourselves in the experience of WWII from different perspectives.
Year 6 Timetable