Welcome to Year 6

In Year 6, you will find Mr Halford, Mrs Foreman, Mrs Ansell and Miss Clifford.

Homework.

We expect the children to read at home every night and complete their reading record.

Maths homework is sent home on Monday and to be returned on Friday.

Spelling homework is sent out on Monday, to be returned on Friday.

As we move through the year, comprehension and grammar homework may also be set.

P.E.

Our PE sessions will be on a Thursday afternoon.

Remember to bring your full kit, including trainers, and make sure earrings are removed.

Below is our Year 6 topics and a taster of what we will be learning each term

Please note: Oxfordshire County Council Admissions are now accepting applications from Year 6 children due to transfer to Secondary School in September 2021. Parents are encouraged to apply on-line as this is the most secure method of making an application. The application deadline is Saturday 31 October 2020. Please use the following link to complete your child's application:
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/.../admis.../make-application

If you need to help in apply, Primary2Secondary.co.uk has a good free resource to guide you through the process of applying for secondary school.
Here are a list of Secondary Schools in Banbury:
Blessed George Napier Catholic School And Sports College: blessedgeorgenapier.co.uk
Chenderit School: chenderit.northants.sch.uk
North Oxfordshire Academy: https://www.northoxfordshire-academy.org/
The Warriner School: https://www.thewarrinerschool.co.uk/
Wykham Park Academy: aatbanbury.org

Long Term Plan - Year 6

	Term 1	Term 2		Term 3			Term 4		Term 5		Term 6
	Topic – World War 2			Topic – Natural Disasters					Topic – The English Civil War
Literacy	Friend or Foe	World War 2 study		Natural Disasters - A survivor’s POV, explanation texts					St George & The Dragon		Reimagining fairy tales
Maths	Place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division	Fractions, percentages and decimals		Algebra			Measurement and converting units		Ratio, statistics and properties of shapes		Mathematical investigations
Science	Light and Electricity			Animals and Living Things					The Human Body/SRE
ICT	Computing project – coding and debugging				Computing project – Apps and design			E-Safety and The Internet
Art	Silhouettes and Artist Study				Festival Crafts			Using a range of materials
DT	Making a Fairground Ride				Making a volcano			Food tech
Geography					Natural Disasters/ Ordnance surveys
History	World War 2, The Blitz							English Civil War
Music	Christmas music, WW2 Music							History of music
PE	Tag Rugby		Gymnastics		Hockey	Dance		Athletics		Kwik cricket
RE	Islam				Christianity			Judaism
French	All about me, holidays and the weather				Directions and Towns			The world around us
SMSC	Anti Bullying				Sex and Relationship Education			Transition to Secondary

If you would like more details regarding your child's learning please speak to your child's class teacher.

If you require more information about the curriculum that your child is following at school, please email the school office: office.2055@orchard-fields.oxon.sch.uk