1. A Child at War Year 6 Writing Newspaper Report/Magazine article
Diary Writing
First Person Narrative
Report Writing
Poetry – WW1 and WW2.
Biographies
MATHS
Place value
All four operations (including measures and money)
Fractions
Daily Arithmetic – Big Maths Beat
Children will also get the opportunity to solve a variety of open ended maths problems. PE
Rugby, Football, Cross Country
Indoor Athletics
Competitions this term:
Sports Clubs Autumn 1: Dance, Football (Girls & Boys), Bench ball, Tag-Rugby
Reading
Class Texts:
Once – Morris Gleitzman
The Boy in the stripped Pyjamas –John Boyle
The Breadwinner – Deborah Ellis
Shadow – Michael Morpurgo.
Recommended Reads:
A Long Walk to water – Linda Sue Park
Parvana’s Journey – Deborah Ellis
Letters from the Lighthouse – Emma Caroll
Hitler’s Canary – Sandi Toksvig
Topic
Creating a code using circuits
Children of the Holocaust
Conflicts since WW2
Current Conflicts around the world.
A day in the life of a refugee
What do religions say to us when life gets hard?
A Child at War
Year 6