Walton On Trent C of E Primary and Nursery School
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Badgers- Y6
Summer 2 topic - Darwin's delight
Science – Evolution and inheritance; Living things and their environments
Art and Design – Sketchbooks; Observational drawings; Clay modelling
Computing – Research; Morphing; Understanding computer networks
Geography –Using maps; Geographical similarities and differences; Compass work
History – Significant individuals: Charles Darwin and Mary Anning
PSHCE – Kindness, Honesty, Respect, Creativity, Resilience
RE – Hinduism
PE – Striking and fielding games
Here is a link to a video about the Galapagos Islands. We will be learning about how Charles Darwin visited these islands in HMS Beagle.
Collaborative editing
Celebrating the end of SATs
We're going on a tense hunt...
SPAG version of Heads UP
Million Pound Drop revision
Curriculum Showcase afternoon
Bikeability
If you would like to spend some time practising any maths areas with your child, this is a brilliant document. It has links to questions on different topic areas and youtube buttons which explain how to answer the questions
Milk bottle igloo - next half term, Badgers' topic will be Frozen Kingdom. We will be creating an igloo from milk bottles like the one below. Please save any milk bottles you have at home and ask friends and relatives to do the same. We need an awful lot of bottles so please help!
This half term, Badgers' topic will be Frozen Kingdom.
We will cover:
Science - Living things and their habitats; food chains and webs and classification
History - Titanic and Robert Falcon Scott
Geography - Identify the significance of: latitude; longitude; the equator; the northern and southern hemisphere; the tropics of cancer and capricorn and the Artic and Antarctic circle
Art - Sketching and sculptures
DT - Milk bottle igloo
Computing - Combining a variety of softwares to present information and images
PE - Invasion games
PSHCEE - Living in the wider world
RE - Incarnation: Was Jesus the Messiah?
MFL and Music - PPA
Spring 2 spellings
As a school we have introduced a new and incredibly exciting curriculum called Cornerstones.
Our topic this half term will be 'A Child's War' which is based upon WWII.
Below is a parent and careers' letter which details which subjects we will be covering and a fun facts sheet about the topic. I will also be sending home a knowledge organiser with lots of information about the topic for you to read with your children.
The children have already created some excellent work and completed lots of fun activities. Please see the pictures below.
WW2 evacuee costumes and street party
We've been learning about Anne Frank's life. Here are some timelines. We'll be writing biographies next week
WW2 ration cake baking for our street party
Blitz artwork
Street party preparations
First aid training
Evacuee tags
Tea stained diary entries
Some of our topic work based on WW2
Y6 worked brilliantly evaluating and suggesting changes to writing
Shaun who used to be in the army visited Y6
Tilly brought in some WW2 artifacts from her family
Air raid sirens
A Child's War
Autumn 2: Lands Far Far Away
Text: Nevermore: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
History/ Geography: North America
Science: Light
Art/ DT: Cooking magic
Computing: Online Safety and spreadsheets
RE: People of God: How can following God bring freedom and justice?
PE: Gymnastics
PSHCEE: Relationships
PPA: French and Music
Badgers have measured out their ingredients and they are ready to sell their cookies in a jar tomorrow at the school fair!
Current working walls
Badgers loved using editing stations to improve their writing
Badgers gymnastics
Badgers loved drawing on the tables in Maths today while investigating factors, multiples and prime numbers!
Autumn 2 Spellings
Sheep heart dissecting
In RE, we used the Arts to express our thanks to God. Here is an INCREDIBLE Creation Story Rap!
The children created their own games using coding focusing on collision detection and tabs
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This is an amazing mystery Introduction written by Amelia. Look at all the likes and retweets it received on Twitter! It even received a retweet from Michael Rosen!!
Badger Art
Autumn 1 topic
Welcome back!
I hope you have all have had enjoyable and relaxing summer holidays and are exciting to start your final important year at primary school. You will shortly be receiving a class newsletter outlining important information for the year ahead.
This term our topic will be based on a text we will be reading in class called Theodore Boone by John Grisham. It is the first book in a 6 book series. We will also be learning about:
Science - Circulatory system and the impact of diet, exercise and drugs on body functions
History - Medicine and disease through the ages
RE - Creation and fall
Art - Sketching and how to create tone, shading, texture and perspective
Computing - Coding
PE - Basketball and netball
PSHCEE - Relationships