Year 6 Curriculum
Welcome back to the Summer Term in Year 6!
We are now in the final term of primary school although the goodbyes haven’t started just yet: we’ve got lots of exciting things to do first! From showing off all of your hard work during the SATs week, to our residential in June!
The Summer term is still packed full of fantastic lessons and opportunities which will allow us to develop skills in areas such as humanities, the arts and religious/social studies. We will also be spending our time in the first two weeks practising our Maths and English skills in preparation for the end-of-year SATs.
This term, our topic is ‘Time Warp’. Within this topic there will be a focus on transition and how to cope with the new and exciting challenges which we will face at secondary school. We will also conduct an independent, child-led study on comparing two localities, in Geography. We will apply all of our map-reading skills and locational knowledge to this project.
We will have transition meetings with secondary schools and the children will also go to their schools for a week at the end of the term, in July.
After SATs, we will also begin to rehearse our end-of-year production.
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 revising for the end-of-year SATs. Across Literacy, we will be exploring the text ‘Darwin’s Dragons’ as our key driver for developing our reading and writing skills.
Year 6 now have their PE lessons on a Wednesday (6A) and a Thursday (6K), so please make sure your child has appropriate footwear and a water bottle. Weather dependant, we will be enjoying our PE lessons outside for this term.
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.
As always, thank you for your continued support.
The Year 6 Team
Further information:
The leader’s vision for the school is demonstrated in the way pupils behave
Pupils are encouraged to develop a positive attitude towards themselves and others.
Pupils in key stage 2 talk confidently about a wide range of authors and texts they have read.
Throughout my time at Wheeler, I have been given so many opportunities to experience and learn new things
Pupils report that bullying is rare, but if it happens, staff will sort it out quickly and fairly.
Pupils are proud to be part of the Wheeler family.
Pupils take books home which contain the sounds that they are learning in class. This gives them plenty of practice.
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. .
Pupils are excited about adding experiences to their ‘Bag for Life’.
I think the best thing about being a Wheeler pupil is that all of the staff listen and care about you
The teachers are so supportive they help and guide you all the way through the year
The school has made recent changes to the teaching
of phonics to help pupils get off to the best start with their reading.
The best thing is having someone to go to when you’re upset
Leaders have designed and implemented an ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
Everyone cares for each other and that every teacher adds a little bit of fun into every lesson
Classrooms are calm and purposeful places for pupils to learn.
Parents say that the school is ‘fantastic’ and that staff ‘greet the children come hail, rain or shine’ every morning as they arrive.
There are
opportunities for pupils to attend different clubs and raise funds for charities
Leaders and teachers have high expectations for every child.
Pupils enjoy coming to Wheeler Primary School every day.
It is a safe and happy place to learn.
They want pupils to ‘Be Respectful, Responsible and Resilient in Learning and Life’
The support that leaders provide for families is a strength of the school.
The pastoral team works well together to ensure that pupils are safe.
Leaders are passionate about preparing pupils to be good citizens for the world beyond Wheeler Primary School
The staff are really encouraging. They always help us to be the best we can be
Being at Wheeler is like being part of a family and that makes learning fun