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Year 6 is a very special year, filled with special responsibilities, a residential trip and many exciting ways to develop and nurture confidence (like the school play and talent show). It is a stepping stone to secondary school and we structure our curriculum and homework schedule to prepare our pupils for the demands of the changes which lay ahead.
Terms 1 & 2 2025
English: Grammarsaurus- building foundations for the year ahead
Reading: Daily fluency sessions studying key texts and poems
Individual reading
Class story - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Topic: History big question: "Why do we learn about the Tudors?"
Geography big question: "How is climate change affecting our world?"
Science: Living things and their Habitats
Light and Renewable Energy
Music: Harry Potter Film series - film music. Digital music and notation
Art: An explosion of POP ART!
Amazed by architecture
PE: Thursdays - Netball
ICT: Communication and Collaboration
Creating web pages
RE: Religion in arts and architecture
PSHE: Family and Relationships
Terms 3 & 4 2026
English: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Fantasy Text
Reading: Daily fluency sessions studying key texts and poems
Individual reading
Class story - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K.Rowling (continued)
- Journey to Jo'burg by Beverley Naidoo
Topic: Geography big question: "How is climate change affecting our world?"
Science: Light
The circulatory system
Diet, drugs and lifestyle
Music: Harry Potter Film series - film music.
Art: An explosion of POP ART! continued
Amazed by architecture
PE: Gymnastics - Thursdays
ICT: Programming - variables in games
Data and information - introduction to spreadsheets
RE: KEY QUESTION - What matters most to Christians and Humanists?
PSHE: Safety and the changing body
Economic well-being