Yr.6 Spring term 2
Dear Parent/Carer,
During the second half of the Spring term, year 6 will be covering the following topics:
Numeracy: Ratio and proportion, investigation techniques, 24 hour clock, the use of timetables, mental calculation strategies, the standard written methods for addition, subtraction multiplication and division and properties of numbers.
Literacy: Revision of the basic fiction and non fiction text types to include biographies and autobiographies, explanatory texts, debates, persuasion, narrative and play scripts.
Science: How we see things and revision of topics studied in previous year groups.
History: The Indus Valley
ICT: Animation – various techniques to animate characters on screen
PE: Tag Rugby, Dance and Swimming
Music: Exploring musical processes
Art: What a performance
RE: Communion, Easter and Christian Prayer.
French: Creative use of language
PSHE: Local democracy
Below are some links to websites which will link to our topics this term;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/indus_valley/
http://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/mmg/teaching/peterstidwill/interact/interact.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/maths
http://pivot-animator.en.softonic.com/
http://www.fluxtime.com/animate.php
I hope this will give you further insight into your child’s education.
Yours sincerely,
Miss S Laws