English

In Term 1, we will be reading a picture book linked closely to our big question called 'The Water Protectors', which tells the story of a young girl who fights to protect the water supply of her people. We will also be reading 'The Boy who Met the Whale'.

In writing, we will be writing an adventure story, looking at and continuing the story of Kensuke's Kingdom, followed by an explanation as to why oceans are important. 

Maths

This term, we will exploring and developing our understanding of place value to 10 million, the four number operations, factors and multiples, and primes. The children will build upon their year 5 knowledge whilst taking on new concepts such as long division and cubed numbers. 

Big Question Lessons

Our Big Question lessons this term will have a geography focus, looking at the names of the 5 main oceans across the world and how we use them, as well as exploring the Great Barrier Reef. We will also be looking at the impact humans have on our oceans and what we can do to look after them, which will include a field trip to discover the impact our plastic use has.

Science

In science, we will exploring electricity. We will be looking at how we represent a simple circuit in a diagram, how different components can impact the brightness of a bulb and finally then use our knowledge to create a working device using circuits and electricity.