Literacy – Reading/Writing – Fiction: ‘The Saga of Eric The Viking’ by Terry Jones. To use novel as basis for exploring characterisation, settings, language, plot development and to develop an appreciation and understanding of the genre of myths and traditional tales. The children will have the opportunity to identify themes and make comparisons with other stories. A wide variety of writing types will be explored through the novel, such as diaries, letterwriting, newspaper reports and descriptive story-writing. They will also have the opportunity to look at the Viking poem, ‘Beowulf’ and rehearse and perform it as a choral piece by heart. They will also see it performed by a professional drama group. In addition to this, the children will also develop their spoken English through weekly work with MAEI, which will culminate in a production in the summer. Your child will have set spelling lists to learn and grammar, vocabulary and punctuation will play an important part of their weekly literacy schedule.
6G and 6M – Autumn Term
Numeracy - Throughout the year, the children will be taught the following areas of numeracy – Place-Value; Calculation skills (both written and mental); Fractions, Decimals and Percentages; Ratio and Proportion; Algebra; Measurement; Properties of Shape; Position and Direction; Statistics. It is essential your child knows all their times tables up to 12x12 as they are an integral part in all the above mathematics. Mental Maths will once again play an important part in daily maths lessons.
Religion – In Religion, we will be looking at two units – ‘The Kingdom of God’ and ‘Justice’. In ‘The Kingdom of God’, the children will be introduced to the concept of the Kingdom of God. They will explore the concept of the Kingdom of God through some of the parables and miracles of Jesus and ways in which people respond to Jesus’ invitation to belong to his Kingdom. In ‘Justice’, the children will learn what justice is and know that they are called to work for justice in the world. They will explore the concept through work on the prophet Elijah and John the P.E. – Baptist as well as more modern day Christians like Oscar Romero.Within In the latter of thewill topic PE thepart children be the focussing on ICT – In this term we will be looking at computer will- Can explore the meaning Advent and and the Art/DT – Learningchildren Challenge Games we make (football a Viking andof Long netball) networks including thetheir internet, how they canto associated withwill Advent and Christmas. Boat? Throughoutcustoms the term, theGymnastics children (floor use work). They will need provide multiple services, such as the Music –Learning Challenge – Can we use water compose music? Inand the sketchbooks toareas, record their observations ensure they of we pictures/photos have correct kitWorld in at all History – Science Learning - Were the Vikings alwaysatvictorious vicious? Within this willtheir look –Challenge Within Science, we will betolooking two both closelyWide Web; and the opportunities they offer for at the Viking raids on Anglo-Saxon England, Viking and laws and the by second half-term, the children will have the opportunity toAnglo-Saxon listen to Challenge a and variety ofwill of Viking long boats other artefacts. times. In the second halflinked: Light and Electricity. Within ‘Light’ our Learning be,parts played Alfred thehas Great and Edward the Confessor. communication andown collaboration. We will also music which aslight its central theme. These include – Handel’s term, the will design create their boat, ‘How‘water’ can you up your life?’ and wewill will bechildren looking at how lightand travels, design, write and debug programs that ‘Water Music’ and ‘The Moldau’. After listening to,beand appreciating which will water-worthy, ensuring the eyeSmetna’s and shadows. Within ‘Electricity’ our Learning Challenge will be it is fully researched, accomplish specific these, they will haveyou thebeopportunity to compose, rehearse andwe perform and built with carefully-selected tools. They willgoals, then including controlling ‘Could the next Nintendo apprentice?’ and will betheir investigating Geography – Within Geography, we will be investigating the water cycle, how our water gets to our home and or simulating physical Finally, we will own ‘water’ circuitry. composition. During this, they will also have the chance to use evaluate their efforts! The children will also have systems. the where does it go when it leaves. We will be looking particularly at the physical geography of the Scandinavian solve problems by decomposing formal musical notation. Naturally, as we approach Christmas,toour focus willthe shift opportunity work with artist, Sue Aggarwal, to createthem into countries to assist. Our Learning Challenge will beViking – Willcoins. we ever see the water we drink again? smaller parts. towards learning carols.