Term 1

Year 6 – Term 1 Overview

Dear Parents and Carers,

We’ve had a strong start to Year 6 and are excited to share with you an overview of our learning this term.

Reading for Enjoyment
Our class novel this term is Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman. We will use this text to develop reading fluency, comprehension, and discussion skills while enjoying a powerful and thought-provoking story.

Writing
Our writing stimulus is Jack and the Baked Beanstalk. We will use this imaginative tale to inspire:

• Newspaper reports – learning to write factually, formally, and persuasively.

• Fractured fairytales – creating our own twists on traditional tales using creativity and flair.

Mathematics
We have begun by strengthening our place value knowledge. This will build the foundation for:

• Developing mental addition and subtraction skills.

• Extending confidence in mental multiplication and division.

• Applying these skills to problem-solving and reasoning challenges.

History
Our focus this term is the Victorians. We will explore what life was like during this period and use census records to discover what they reveal about our local area.

Science
In science, we are learning about the classification of animals and living things, exploring how scientists group organisms and why classification is important.

Religious Education (RE)
We began the year by creating our own class mission statement to guide our learning journey. Our RE focus is on Creation, exploring scripture, and developing our critical thinking and reasoning skills to deepen our understanding of faith.