Welcome to Year 6 at Salisbury Road

Our history lessons this term will be looking at World War II. We will be understanding the impact of World War II on our local area. 

Underpinning all of our learning and time together are our school values. They are also linked to our Dojo rewards. Will will learn about and celebrate examples of each value daily.

Happiness is our current termly value.

Reading

At Salisbury Road, we believe that reading as a priority, so we ensure that we read at every opportunity. This term, we will be reading Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian.  

Our reading sessions will contain questions which will prepare children for their SATs and focusing on VIPER skills to hone our skills.

Reading at home is so important for many reasons and we ask that you read regularly (minimum 4 times a week) at home. Prizes are up for grabs at the end of the term for those that do this! Remember, the more often you read, the sooner you get to quiz on AR and move up those levels!  

English

As Writers , we will continue to build on the skills we learnt in year 5. We will deepen our understanding of grammar skills and how we can apply these to our writing.  Across year 6, we will be focusing on improving our handwriting and the presentation of our writing. 

We have a range of writing opportunities to look forward to. This half term we will be using our World War II learning to help us with our writing. We will start to think about how to write texts which are clear and contain high level vocabulary and grammar skills. The text types we will be writing are a poetry unit, an information text and a historical story.

Maths

As Mathematicians, we will use numbers up to 1,000,000 to help us understand place value. This understanding will support our learning about calculation methods. We will learn about how we can read and write numbers up to 1,000,000; we will explore the relationship between place value columns; we will revise our calculation methods; and we will apply this learning to a range of contexts.

Science

As Scientists, we will explore electricity. We will consider where electricity comes from and how we can stay safe around electricity. We will have discussions about how to create our own circuits and what components are needed within a circuit.

We will also explore the topic of light and different sources of light including man-made and natural sources. 

 History

As Historians, we will explore the event of World War II and how it had an impact on the World. We will look at the key moments throughout WWII and key figures involved. This will lead into our Geography topic in which we will discuss the importance of Plymouth’s location and how this has impacted on its history. We will look at how Plymouth has changed over time and look closely at the similarities and differences between then and now.

 PSHE

In PSHE,  we will learn about what it is to be me in my world. We will learn about how our actions can have an impact on those around us.

P.E.

PE kits will need to be in school each week. PE will be on a Friday for 6SH and 6RM.

As Athletes, we will use team work and coordination skills to take part in a range of indoor athletics sports. We will look at improving our throwing and catching skills. We will also explore different movement styles such as: jumping, sprinting, jogging and walking. We will do this through a variety of team games.

Computing

As Computer programmers,  we will be exploring microbits.

RE

In RE, we will explore atheism, theism and agnosticism. 

Design Technology

As Designers. we will make our own savoury snacks and evaluate these. We will consider food hygiene and how we can make more responsible and sustainable food choices.

Art

As Artists,  we will look closely at the works of Ifeoma Anyaeji, a contemporary artist from Nigeria who uses non-recyclable plastic bags and turns them into beautiful sculptures. We will be creating some  of our own structures.

 Other Information

Homework

Children are expected to go on to TT Rockstars 4 times a week at home for around 10 minutes or complete a times tables sheet if they are unable to access TT Rockstars at home. They are also expected to read 4 times a week at home. Additionally, they are expected to continually revise and practise their spellings from the year 5/6 spelling list that has been given out.

Spellings

A year 5/6 spelling list has been given out to each child for the term. They are then tested on a selection of these weekly.

 If you have any questions or queries, please contact us via Dojo or email. Thanks for your co-operation.