Year 6 2025 - 2026
Ms Dickenson
Welcome to the Autumn Term 2025
HOMEWORK: PLEASE SEE THE BLUE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.
Ms Dickenson & Mrs Hall welcome you to the Year 6 page!
We have lots of exciting things planned for this term and we can't wait to get started.
Key Dates for Year 6:
19th January: Stanley Head 9:30am
23rd January: Return from Stanley Head @ approximately 2:15pm
26th January: Guitar workshop
12th February: Parent/teacher consultations
13th February: Break up for half term
23rd February: Back to school
27th February: NSPCC assembly
3rd March: Mary's meals assembly
6th March: World book day
9th March: Science week
17th March: Lenten music retreat day
27th March: Break up for Easter
13th April: Back to school
Please see below for an overview of our learning this term. For more detail, please see the Welcome Letter which will be sent home within the first few days of term. This letter will also be available in the files section below once term begins.
Curriculum for the Spring Term
Religion
Spring One: Galilee to Jerusalem
1. St John's Gospel
2. Jesus' Power of Healing
3. Jesus' Power over Creation
4. The Raising of Lazarus
5. The 'I am' Statements
6. Jesus' New Presence
Spring Two: Desert to Garden
1. The Anointing in Bethany
2. The Washing of the Feet
3. Jesus' Farewell
4. Jesus before Pilate
5. The Cruxifixion
6. Holy Week in Church
Maths (more detail in maths overview in files section below)
Unit Five: Fractions
Unit Six: Imperial & Metric Measures
Unit Seven: Ratio & Proportion
Unit Eight: Algebra
Unit Thirteen: Geometry
Also: Weekly arithmetic, times tables & TTRS
English
Key texts: Children of the Kingdom of Benin
Reading comprehensions: a variety of texts including modern classics.
Writing - Descriptive narrative; diary entry, information text, letters & explanation
Spelling - Revision of 3/4/5/6 statutory words; Year 6 spelling patterns
Grammar: Revision of term one grammar; punctuation; verb tenses
Whole class guided reading - The Eye of the Wolf & Funny, Fantastic, Frightening
Science
Spring One: The Circulatory System
1. Identify and describe the components of blood and their respective functions
2. Explore the structure and function of the human heart
3. Explore how the circulatory system works and the role the heart has within it
4. Explain how water and nutrients are transported through the body
5. Examine the impact of a healthy and unhealthy diet on the body
6. Identify the effect of drugs on the human body
Spring Two: Inheritance & Evolution
1. To identify inherited characteristics
2. Identify inherited characteristics in males and females
3. To learn about Charles Darwin
4. To learn about theories of evolution and natural selection
5. To learn about adaptations in plants and animals
6. To learn about Mary Anning
Geography: Exploring Africa
1. To identify African countries and locate them on a map
2. To find out about western Africa and the country of Nigeria
3. To explore northern Africa and Morocco
4. To explore central Africa and the Central African Republic
5. To explore eastern Africa and Tanzania
6. To explore southern Africa and South Africa
7. To consolidate work on Africa and carry out independent research
History: The Kingdom of Benin
1. To find out where the Kingdom of Benin was located
2. The Kingdom of Benin from AD900 to 1300
3. To find out about the leaders of the Kingdom of Benin
4. To find out about the trade network of the Benin Empire
5. To find out about the Benin empire's golden age
6. To find out about the decline of the Benin empire
Computing
- Online safety
- Text Adventures
Art: Painting and Mixed Media
1. David Hockney - To understand how to analyse a painting
2. Paula Rego - To understand how to find meaning in painting
3. Fiona Rae - To respond to an abstract painting
