Year 6 Curriculum
Welcome back to your final year of Wheeler!
And what a year this will be: full of exciting and challenging opportunities which will help develop you into confident, independent and BRILL learners, ready for the next step in your education.
The Autumn term is packed full of fantastic lessons and opportunities which will take us beyond the school gates (finally!)
This term, our topic is ‘Wet and Wild’ which will see us explore natural disasters which occur around the world, delve into how and where they occur and gain knowledge in what communities must do to help themselves survive throughout tornadoes, hurricanes and floods. We will focus much of our Geographical skills on the continent of North America and investigate ‘Tornado Alley’, using maps and atlases to help us locate places where disasters commonly occur.
Other areas of learning will include taking on extra responsibilities: a key part of Year 6. The children will be called upon across the school community to put their experience to good use by helping and supporting each other.
Reading, Writing and Maths continue to be key subjects in Year 6 and are the foundations for all of the other subjects. We begin the term looking at place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Across Literacy, we will be exploring the text ‘Floodland’ as our key driver for developing our reading and writing skills. A very exciting and challenging book which the children will love!
We really love to hear about all of the exciting books, non-fiction text and poetry your children read at home and welcome any comments from the children, parents or carers about what has been read. The expectation of reading a minimum of three times a week has an excellent impact on reading stamina and creative writing in school.
Keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter pages for all of the exciting achievements that we make over the next term.
As always, thank you for your continued support.
The Year 6 Team.
Further information:
The support that leaders provide for families is a strength of the school.
The staff are really encouraging. They always help us to be the best we can be
Leaders give pupils the opportunity to complete well-planned and exciting
activities, such as performing in front of an audience, in order to create a ‘bag’ full of life experiences as they progress through the school. .
The pastoral team works well together to ensure that pupils are safe.
The leader’s vision for the school is demonstrated in the way pupils behave
Everyone cares for each other and that every teacher adds a little bit of fun into every lesson
The school has made recent changes to the teaching
of phonics to help pupils get off to the best start with their reading.
Parents say that the school is ‘fantastic’ and that staff ‘greet the children come hail, rain or shine’ every morning as they arrive.
Pupils in key stage 2 talk confidently about a wide range of authors and texts they have read.
Pupils report that bullying is rare, but if it happens, staff will sort it out quickly and fairly.
They want pupils to ‘Be Respectful, Responsible and Resilient in Learning and Life’
Leaders have designed and implemented an ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
Pupils enjoy coming to Wheeler Primary School every day.
Pupils are proud to be part of the Wheeler family.
Pupils are encouraged to develop a positive attitude towards themselves and others.
Pupils take books home which contain the sounds that they are learning in class. This gives them plenty of practice.
The teachers are so supportive they help and guide you all the way through the year
Being at Wheeler is like being part of a family and that makes learning fun
The best thing is having someone to go to when you’re upset
Leaders are passionate about preparing pupils to be good citizens for the world beyond Wheeler Primary School
Throughout my time at Wheeler, I have been given so many opportunities to experience and learn new things
Leaders and teachers have high expectations for every child.
There are
opportunities for pupils to attend different clubs and raise funds for charities
I think the best thing about being a Wheeler pupil is that all of the staff listen and care about you
Classrooms are calm and purposeful places for pupils to learn.
Pupils are excited about adding experiences to their ‘Bag for Life’.
It is a safe and happy place to learn.