Author: Jack Edwards

Year 6—Summer 1
Curriculum Overview

Writing
In our mini-mission, we will be writing a persuasive leaflet to encourage people to come onboard the Jacobite Steam Train. Once we have done that we will write from the perspective of a disgruntled customer who did not enjoy the experience on the train.

Reading
We will be reading with fluency and becoming more confident with reading aloud. We will be utilising a range of comprehension skills to understand and investigate challenging texts. As a class, we are reading Crater Lake: Evolution by Jennifer Killick.

Geography
In geography, we will be exploring Birmingham and the Peak District. We will be comparing the urban area to the rural area with the use of OS maps.

Art
In art, we are creating a trailer for a film using digital media. This will allow the children to prepare, plan and delivery a cinematic masterpiece.

Design Technology
In DT, we will be developing a mechanical system to create a locomotive.

Science
In science the children will be looking at electricity. They will be exploring circuits, conductors and insulators with physical equipment.

Physical Education
In PE, our topic is athletics. We will be looking at the key components needed for throwing, running and jumping.

Computing
In computing, we will be doing 3D modelling creating a variety of objects before creating a model of a steam train.

PSHE / RSE
In PSHE we are exploring relationships.

Religious Education
In RE, the enquiry we are exploring is: Does belief in Akhirah (life after death) help Muslims lead good lives?

Mathematics
In maths, the unit we will be learning is shape. We will discover how to work out the interior angles of a triangle, quadrilateral and other regular and irregular polygons. Additionally we will also look at 3D shapes and circles.