Year 6 will have a busy start to the year. 

This year, we will be heading off on an unforgettable residential trip to Kilve Court in Somerset. We will take part in exciting activities that will challenge them to try new things, work as a team and grow in confidence. Planned highlights include climbing, abseiling, archery, orienteering, team challenges, and a night walk, as well as opportunities to explore the beautiful Quantock Hills and nearby coastline. 

Once we are back, we will be busy rehearsing a class assembly to all the parents to show everything that we have gotten up to over the week on camp.

In our first geography unit following Kapow, we will be looking at the global population. We will be looking at these key questions:

How is the global population changing?

What are birth and death rates?

Why do people migrate?

How is climate change impacting the population?

How is population impacting our environment?

In science this term, we will be looking at classifying a range of animals both big and small. We will build on our knowledge of different animal groups and look at specific factors that categorise animals. We have lots of fun lessons planned such as making insects out of plasticine. 

In PE we will be having football and netball sessions with Mr Thorne the sport coach. On Fridays we will also be playing a range of team games. 

In English we will be writing based on our class book – Alone on the Wide Wide Sea. We will be writing a character description based on the horrific Mr Bacon, writing an informal diary about a tragic spider bite and writing a formal letter to ask to have Cooper’s Station closed down. 

In Religion & Worldviews we will be following the Kapow scheme and looking – Why does religion look different around the world? We will look how to – 

• Identify key similarities and differences between Jewish, Muslim and Christian beliefs about Abraham.
• Compare the ways some Jewish people observe Shabbat.
• Make links between a traditional Jewish meal and a denomination.
• Describe how a kippah can reflect someone’s beliefs or identity within the Jewish community.
• Identify reasons why someone might wear a hair covering.
• Explaining how some Christian teachings link to beliefs and practices in different communities.

In Computing, we will be learning how to be Internet Sharp as well as developing our coding skills.