Lift Callowell

Sycamore Class: Year 6

We are so excited to welcome you and your child to Sycamore Class this year! We’re looking forward to a fantastic year of learning, growth, and memorable experiences together.

General Information

PE Days: Monday and Friday
On these days, children should come to school wearing their PE kit. Our PE kit includes:
- Navy PE top
- Blue or black shorts/jogging bottoms
- Trainers
  As the weather gets colder in November and December, please ensure your child has warm clothing suitable for outdoor PE.
- Please remember that Friday's are our swimming days
Reading Diaries:
Reading diaries must be brought to school every day. Children are expected to read at home at least three times a week. Diaries will be checked by Mr Bailey every Thursday, so please ensure they are signed by a parent or guardian.

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Summer Term

Class Texts: The Closest Thing to Flying by Gill Lewis and Cogheart by Peter Bunzl.
Maths: In Maths we will be learning about position and direction, decimals, negative numbers, converting units, volume, and statistics.
English: This will feed into many different writing outcomes such as letters, diary entries, narratives, and balanced arguments.
Science: We will begin our Science learning by looking at properties and changes of materials before moving onto how humans change as they grow older.
History: We will look at Early Islamic Civilisation – Baghdad circa AD 900. Within these lessons, we will develop our historical skills of chronology, historical enquiry, and how primary and secondary sources shape our understanding of the past.
Geography: For our Geography learning, we will be studying Biomes.
Art: Our Art lessons will give us the opportunity to evaluate and create artwork using clay, inspired by local artists.
DT (Design and Technology): This term, we will be focusing on electrical systems, making a wire steady hand game!
French: French this term will have a focus on the weekend, clothes, and regular verbs.
PSHE: For our PSHE learning, we will focus on relationships and changing me.
Computing: Computing will allow us to make progress with our online safety knowledge as well as developing our knowledge in spreadsheets and 3D modeling.
PE: Our PE learning this term will be athletics and cricket.
Music: Music for this term will give us the opportunity to develop our singing and instrument playing through a variety of genres.

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What we are reading