The Marches School | Primary Skills Guide 2020/21

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills

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Primary Guide 2020/21

Hello!

This booklet contains a list of key skills that your pupils should work towards ahead of joining us in September 2021. This information has been requested by some of our local Primary Schools and I hope it will be helpful for you when considering condensing your curriculum for the months of Year 6 that remain.

If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know.

Kind regards, Michael Kemble.

Head of Academic Progress Year 7

Kemble.M@mar.mmat.org.uk 01691 664400

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Art, Design & Technology

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Use of ruler for measuring and marking-out Using different pencil pressures for sketching and drawing Using the edge of a pencil to create tone (light and dark pressure) The colour wheel - primary, secondary and tertiary colours Mixing primary colours to create a 3-level colour wheel Graduated shading/tonal shading of objects Creating textures in drawing such as wood grain effect, reflective, see through Drawing in 2D, 3D and drawing in 3D on isometric grid paper

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Drama

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Communication skills Teamwork skills Have fun trying to do accents

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English

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Spelling Punctuation Sentence structures and types Paragraphing and topic sentences Literary techniques, poetic devices Word classes Find and locate reading skills Tasks completed under timed conditions Writing creatively

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Geography

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Coordinates/four figure grid references Basic knowledge of continents Oceans Understanding of local place and how it fits in with the national picture Compass directions Use of scale

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History

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills The Romans Chronology Change Continuity Anachronisms

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Information Technology

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Logging into a network Secure passwords Saving files Creating folders Mouse control Safe internet use – reporting concerns Search the internet Basic block coding Problem solving Error checking Breaking down tasks

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Maths

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Counting forwards and backwards with positive and negative numbers Multiply and divide by powers of 10 Formal methods for the four operations (and application to problem solving) Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator Identify and calculate equivalent fractions Compare and order fractions Converting between units of time (e.g. hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to days) Converting units of measure (up to 3dp) Reflect and translate shapes Calculate percentages and fractions of amounts (and compare) Apply these skills to problem solving in contexts

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Modern Foreign Languages

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Grammar (knowledge and examples of): - Verbs - Adjectives - Nouns - Time expressions - Expressions of frequency - Present tense - Past tense - Future tense - Pronouns Cultural awareness, can apply to any country or culture: - Differences in celebrations around the world - Culture and patrimony - Customs and habits - Knowledge of Hispanic and Francophone countries around the world

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Music

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Listening to a variety of musical styles Developing instrumental skills (if students play an instrument) Developing individual vocal skills Singing in a choir (once permitted) Ensemble skills e.g. can students create their own music group

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Philosophy, Religion & Ethics

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Recall information Describing details Give reasons why – correct use of 'because' Give basic reasons for and against Understand different beliefs across different religions Appreciate that different people believe different things and this is ok – tolerance

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Physical Education

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Ability to sustain continuous running for at least 2 minutes without stopping Throw and catch a range of sizes of objects to a partner or at a target Hitting skills Simple footwork combinations like skip, hop, run jump Can link moves together to form patterns or copy movement like in gym or dance Resilience to keep going Basic understanding of simple attack and defence principles for invasion games Ability to support own body weight through different movements Can tie a tie and shoelaces

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Science

Primary Guide 2020/21

Key Skills Three variables Writing a method Making predictions Recording results Plotting graphs Making conclusions Evaluations If have time could also cover: Forces States of matter Ecosystems – habitats and adaptations