Falcon Class - Year 6 2024 - 2025
Mrs Lingard
Falcon Class have a super term of learning ahead. In English, we be exploring quality texts through which we be developing our range of writing skills. These texts always remain ‘top secret’ until the last moment, as the mystery surrounding them is used to stimulate the children’s ideas. Using these texts as stimulus, the children will produce a final piece of writing in the style of a settings narrative and a letter.
In maths, we will continue to follow Power Maths which is based on a mastery approach to the teaching of mathematics designed to strengthen and deepen understanding. The children will begin by looking at place value, the four operations and fractions. We will also look at geometry, focusing on position and direction.
In our wider curriculum work, we will begin the term by thinking about how following God can help to bring us freedom and justice. In PSHE, the children will explore the theme of citizenship and how our role in society is important for contributing to the world. We will then move onto Art and design where we will be learning about photography. In design and technology, we will delve into the world of textiles by constructing and designing our own soft toys.
In Geography, we will be undertaking our own fieldwork studies based on a local site whilst in History we will investigate the secrets of the Benin Kingdom.
Our science topic will focus on everyday materials and how we use them and finally, in PE the children will be learning through team games and activities which will enhance their knowledge of a range of sports. We will also be swimming up until half term.
Please do have a look at our comprehensive curriculum page on our website for more information on what your child will be learning and when.
Key Information for the Autumn Term:
Children should wear full school uniform and black school shoes each day.
Our PE sessions will be on a Wednesday morning and a Friday afternoon. Children are required to bring in full PE kits on these days and they will be able to change in school.
This term we will be going swimming every Friday, from 13th September up until half term. After half term we will have 4 forest school sessions on the 13th, 20th & 27th November and 4th December.
Children should bring a water bottle with fresh water every day.
Children do not need to bring pencil cases or other personal items to school as all the equipment they need is provided.
Please label all clothing and personal items to avoid the loss of property.
Homework bags must come into school every Monday. Homework will be set on a Tuesday, with spellings available to learn from Monday. Homework will be marked every Monday afternoon and the children will be tested on their spellings and timetables every Friday.
If you have questions or queries, please see us at the start or the end of the school day, or email [email protected].
I am looking forward to sharing this Autumn term with you all and we hope that the children will thoroughly enjoy our planned learning activities.
Mrs Lingard
To find out more about who will be teaching the class click on our 'Meet The Teaching Team' page.
