Year Six

Miss Carberry is the teacher in our Year Six class. Our PE days are Monday and Tuesday.

Class Saint

St Brigid. The Patron Saint of Ireland. Feast day is 1st February

St Brigid is best known as being the founder of the first monastery in County Kildare, Ireland. Born in Dundalk in 450 AD, her father was a pagan chieftain of Leinster and her mother was a Christian. She was inspired by St Patrick to spread the word of God around Ireland.

St Brigid, pray for us.

Summer Term Curriculum Overview

Maths

· Statistics

· Ratio and proportion

· Solving problems with two unknowns

· Order of operations

· Mean average

English

· Make predictions and inferences when reading with evidence

· Simple, compound and complex sentences

· Speech punctuation

· Expanded noun phrases

· Semi-colons

· Edit and improve writing

RE

To the ends of the Earth

- Describe Christian belief about the Resurrection of Christ and the revelation of the Father, Son, and Spirit.

- Explain why Jesus is called the ‘new Adam’, making links between scripture texts from the new and old testaments.

- Describe and explain the different ways in which Christians’ bear witness to their beliefs and make links with the life of a saint

Dialogue and Encounter

- Explain the meaning of ‘the common good’ and the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.

- Describe some ways Christians work together with people of different worldviews to promote the common good

- Use the term ‘worldviews’ and understand its meaning, giving simple examples.

- Recognise links between some Dharmic beliefs, practices, and way of life

Art

Study the work of Alberto Giacometti, exploring how artists interpret the human form.

Develop their understanding of form, space, colour and composition through sculpture and collage

Science

 

Design and Technology

Food - Structures - Frame Structures

PE

Cricket - Deep and close catch, underarm and overarm throw, overarm bowl, long and short barrier, batting, balance run

Athletics - pace, sprint, jump for distance, push throw, fling throw, balance, run

Computing

 

Music

Investigating song ingredients. Exploring scales and sequences. Playing and creating chord sequences and basslines. Composing and performing music for an occasion

Personal Development

Life Online - Know strategies to stay safe online. Know what cyber bullying means

Keeping Safe - Understanding of what rights are, and how the rights of children are legally protected. Judge what kind of physical contact is acceptable or unacceptable and how to respond. Know the effect that a range of substances can have on the body. Can perform the DR ABC primary survey

Living in the Wider World - Can apply the principles of Catholic Social Teaching to current issues. Identify different types of work, understand some of the factors that influence job choices and recognise the harmful effects of stereotyping . Understand that tracking our money and budgeting is part of good money management