What we are learning
Our topic this term is ‘Myths, Minotaurs and Mazes!’ In History we will be learning about the Ancient Greeks and what life was like, their achievements and their influence on the western world. We will be continuing to develop chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British history as well as developing our skills of using an atlas and reading maps.
In English, we will begin the term by revisiting key learning from Year 5 and recapping the fundamentals of writing. We will refine our understanding of grammar and sentence structure, ensuring that we can apply these skills accurately and effectively in our writing. Later in the term, we will create our own guides to mythical creatures, drawing inspiration from Greek mythology and creatures such as the Minotaur.
In Maths, we will begin by reviewing and revisiting key learning from Year 5, with a particular focus on developing our number fluency. We will recap important number skills, including place value and use these to support our work with the four operations and solve a range of mathematical challenges.
In Art, we will be learning about the artist David Hockney – in particular his work on collage and photography - and creating our own self portrait collages using a range of media.
Our unit in Science is learning about animals and humans, including about different parts of the systems in our body and the way they function. As part of this we will be creating our own experiments and finding ways to present the findings using graphs.
In Religion and world views, we shall be learning about Islam and asking the question ‘What is the best way for a Muslim to show commitment to God?’ We will be exploring this unit and will be continuing to develop respect and inquisitiveness through their continuing enquiry and exploration in faiths. Our school value this term is friendship and we will be discussing this a lot in class.
In PE, we will be developing our dance skills by learning and performing a range of routines, focusing on rhythm, movement and coordination.
In French, we will begin by revising key vocabulary learnt in Year 5 and then developing on this with a focus on ‘At School’ and looking at the vocabulary needed for day to day life.
In Music, we will be focusing this term on our voices and listening to and appraising music using key vocabulary. Our song which we will be learning is 'Happy' and we will record this at the end of term.