1. 6R /6D Mr Rhodes & Mrs Doughty
A snapshot of our year

2. English
6 non-fiction genres including non-chronological reports, balanced arguments, explanatory, instructional, recounts (newspaper reports) and persuasive. 4 different forms of poetry including Cinquains, poetry from World War One, personification and using forms of imagery. Fiction genres including suspense/mystery, extended narrative, fantasy, quest, traditional tale. Reading comprehension and grammar, spelling and punctuation.

3. Maths
Number: quick mental recall of times tables up to 12x12, long multiplication and division, calculating with money, using relationships between operations to solve problems, rounding and knowledge of place value.
Fractions, decimals and percentages: equivalence, simplifying fractions, comparing and ordering, addition and subtraction of fractions.
Geometry & measures: 3D and 2D shapes and their properties, units of measurement and conversions, solve problems involving measurements, calculate areas and volumes.
Statistics: interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs, calculate and interpret the mean average.
Number pattern & algebra: use simple formulae, find missing numbers, solve pairs of equations.

4. History British conflict since 1900: WW1 & WW2 (extended study)
Ancient Greeks: ‘Everyday Life’ and ‘Their Legacy’

5. Geography
Map skills – Europe and Africa Studying a contrasting location (Greece) Orienteering and map work

6. Science Living things and their habitats (Biodiversity)
Inheritance and evolution
Electricity
Light & Sight
Animals including humans

7. Art
Matisse Banksy Greek art Digital art Portraits Landscapes

8. French Actions Life in France Family A weekend with Friends The Future
Jobs

9. R.E. What does it mean to be a Hindu?
What can learn from religions about temptations?
What happens when we die?

10. Music Popular music since 1900 History of Music (Ancient Greece)
Musical performance (summer)
Singing and recorders

11. Computing Coding projects using scratch and other software
Digital art and animation
Spreadsheets
Computer Aided Design
Ongoing digital citizenship, e-safety and topic web research

12. Class rewards / sanctions
Dojo points
50 points = prize
Reading / homework points
Reading diaries in every Thursday
Raffle tickets for reviewing books
Golden time minutes
Warning system
One day grace on homework

13. Homework Due in Thursday
Reading records (in every week)
Dojo points
Maths (half-termly)
Autumn 1: number facts (including times tables Rockstars) Record evidence in reading record
Autumn 2: Worksheets
Over each holiday, there will be a grid of different projects to complete which cater to different learning styles

14. Trips Victory show (September) IWM Duxford (November)
WW1 remembrance event
Warning Zone (January)
Post-SATs treat (May)
Outdoor Pursuits and activity week (June)

15. E-safety Sensitive age Best to be constructive, not restrictive
E-safety covered in school every term
Visit thinkuknow website for information and support

16. SATs
This year, the key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 14 May to Thursday 17 May 2018.
Children will sit tests on English Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling and Mathematics.
There will be the option of a free breakfast on test days.
We will arrange a meeting to discuss SATs in more depth in the spring term.

17. Secondary School Applying for a school place
You will be able to apply for a secondary school place to start in autumn from Monday 11 September 2017. 
Applications can be completed on the Leicester.gov.uk website.
Transition Days take place in late June and July.
Check individual school websites for open day/evenings.

18. Questions?