Miss Doorbar, Mrs McNicholas and Mrs Johnston are the year 6 teachers and are assisted by Mr Hill and Miss Kettle who are the Learning Support Assistants.

Geography: The first topic the children will be studying is Rivers. The children will recap the naming of continents and oceans and learn about the eight points of a compass and locate counties in England using these. By the end of the topic, they will be able to name and describe the parts of a river, locate rivers in Britain and the world, describe the advantages and disadvantages of a dam and be able to write a fieldwork study about our local trip. Children will go with the Stanley Head team along a river to look at the source, meanders, tributaries and more.

Living things and evolution:  During the Autumn term, the children will compete two Science topics. By the end of the topic, children will also be able to describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including microorganisms, plants and animals, give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics and plan a second enquiry with the question: How are microorganisms affected by their environment?  The children will be able to recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide evidence for this.  They will also learn that living things produce offspring which can vary from their parents, identify the ways in which living things adapt to suit their environment.

Narrative: Children will be reading and studying the text: Holes. As part of this unit, they will write a description, characterising speech and a story.

Electricity: the children will understand how the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer is linked to the voltage of cells used in the circuit, compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram and plan an enquiry.

Design & Technology: The children will design, make and evaluate a festive stocking using a wide range of tools and equipment. 

RE: Our first topic is: Creation and Science: Conflicting or Complementary? During this topic, we look at how the world was created from a Christian and Scientific perspective. We look at the similarities and differences between both. We will also engage in a Big Question debate at the end of the topic.  

PE and Swimming – Children will begin PE and Swimming lessons in September on alternate weeks. Children require full PE kit and Swimming kit as outlined in the uniform policy. Children will have lessons on a Tuesday.