Year 6
Croeso i Dosbarth Llynfi
Staff
Teacher: Mr Richards
Class Information:
- Class starts at 8.45am and finishes at 3.15pm
- Water bottles containing water to be brought in daily with your child’s name clearly labelled
- Fruit or vegetable snacks can be brought in for morning breaktime or purchased from the fruit trolley for 30p a day
- Reading books to be brought in daily and will be changed as necessary
- Homework is sent out every Monday and is to be completed and returned by Friday. If there are any problems with the homework please let us know as soon as possible so that we can help
- PE kits (hyperlink to uniform section) to be worn to school every Tuesday. Ensure kit is appropriate for the weather
- Label EVERY item of clothing clearly with your child’s name
If you wish to speak with us please make contact via email admin@porthcawlps.bridgend.cymru or ring 01656 815660.
Ms Rowley (headteacher), Mr Richards (Deputy) and Mrs Farmer (Engagement Officer) are also available on the yard at the beginning and end of the day.
Porthcawl Primary Curriculum:
Year 6 | |||
History | Geography | R.V.E.- Business and Social | |
World History | Human Geography | RVE | |
Autumn 1- The British Empire | Empire & colonialism(CC, D, R9, R22) | India (D, R31,R32) | Identity and Belonging (CC, D, R7 ) |
Ancient History | Physical Geography | Global Goals | |
Spring 1 – Changing World | The Black Death (D, R24,27) | Climate change (CC, D, R24,) | Climate Action Goal 13 (CC, D, R24) |
Modern History | Country Study | RVE | |
Summer 1 -Countries in Conflict | WWII (CC, D, R7,R8 ) | UK (CC, D, R14) | The Journey of Life (CC, D, R6,7,) |
Science | Technology | Expressive Arts | |
Living things | Food | Drama | |
Autumn 2- Field to Fork | Human body & health (R 24) | Field to fork –Great Porthcawl Bake off (CC, D, R24) | Stand-up comedy (R 12) |
Forces and energy | Create | Music | |
Spring 2 – Forceful Bridges | Electricity and magnets | Bridges (CC) | Rap (R12) |
Matter & Materials | Computation | Art | |
Summer 2 – River Banksy | Water - filters | Algorithms – Raspberry Pi | Banksy – Street Art- Bristol (CC,D, R12) |
Language, Literacy and Communication
Year 6
Autumn 1 | Spring 1 | Summer 1 |
The Spider and the Fly – Tony Diterlizzi | Banksy graffiti examples Baby Brains -Simon James | The Piano- Aiden Gibbons Tales of Outer Suburbia – Sean Tann Poetry linked to the sea |
Range- Character description, persuasive letter, recipe, narrative | Range- news report, balanced argument, persuasive letter, news report | Range- Flashback story, poetry instructions, diary entry, advert |
Autumn 2 | Spring 2 | Summer 2 |
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick- Chris Van Allsburg A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens (Muppets and Disney version) | Rose Blanche – Ian McEwan | The Arrival – Sean Tann Theseus and the Minotaur |
Range- Narrative (adventure, horror, Sci fi, fantasy, mystery, comedy, historical), Voice 21 individual presentation | Range- Diary entry, Persuasive letter, Flashback story, Voice 21 paired presentation | Range- Letter, narrative, NCR, narrative (myths and legends), Voice 21 group presentation |
Mathematics and Numeracy
A wide variety of topics are covered including:
Number | addition and subtraction multiplication and division |
Measurement | using scales in weight, length and capacity convert between units of measure, measuring and drawing angles |
Shape
| recognise and describe 2D and 3D shapes including simple symmetry, area, perimeter and volume |
Data | timetables, calendars, graphs (line, bar and pie chart), coordinates, conversion charts, average (mean, mode, range, median), probability
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Number facts, relationships between numbers and times tables are taught through Big Maths.
The Big Maths scheme covers the 4 aspects of numeracy each day. Children are given number facts known as 'Learn its' to help improve recall of addition and multiplication facts which can then also be used for subtraction and division. In year 6 the Abacus maths scheme is also used.