Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School

Year  6  2021-2022

 This year all our classes are named after inspirational people.

Year 6

Ms Peacock (Teacher) and Mrs Walker - Darwin Class

Miss Guest (Teacher) and Miss Sellers- Attenborough Class

Mr Pedley (Teacher) and Mrs Mabbley  - Turing Class

Can you spot the inspirational person below?

Curriculum

This half term Year 6 will be taking part in “Why do we remember?” theme days  within the week beginning 6th September and 20th September 2021.

Within these theme days, the children will learn about WW2. They will learn about rationing and cook a meal that would have been eaten during WW2, timeline key events, Analyse and create propaganda posters, understand how the citizens stayed safe and the events of the Blitz.

Year 6 will also be looking at the artist David Hockney and creating a piece of art inspired by him using bright acrylic paint. 

Computing

Year 6 are becoming publishers this half term. They will be using ICT software including Microsoft Publisher and cameras to publish a book as a class all about their inspirational person who their class is named after. Lessons will be taught in our Computing Suite in school which is a new, exciting addition to the facilities Snapethorpe has. 

RSHE

Our theme is Health and Wellbeing. Children will be considering ‘What makes up a person’s identity?’ We will develop our knowledge of similarities and differences between groups of people and think about equality and diversity. Children will also investigate stereotypes and consider how they can challenge them.

 Science

Children are beginning a ‘Light’ topic this half term. Children will learn to understand different light sources and how light travels in straight lines but can be reflected. They will also focus on the eye and how it works so that we can see things.

 R.E

Year  6 children will be finding out and developing theirs views on the unit ’Is it better to express your beliefs in arts and architecture or in charity and generosity?’

 French

Year 6 will be learning to ask questions about and discuss their weekend. They will ask and talk about regular activities and talk about what they like and dislike doing.

We really enjoyed making Corned Beef Hash during our WW2 day - the whole class thought it was very tasty!

Year  6  2020-2021

 This year all our classes are named after countries.

Year 6

Ms Peacock (Teacher) and Mrs Walker (Teaching Assistants) - Peru Class

Mrs Parsons (Teacher) Miss Carter and Mrs Asjhar and Mr Byford (Teaching Assistant)- Madagascar Class

Miss Walker (Teacher) and Mrs Grundy (Teaching Assistants) - India Class

Can you spot their flag below?

Year 6 Summer 1 2021

This half term we are all super excited about getting back to school.

Curriculum theme day

This half term Year 6 will be taking part in a history themed day in week 3 and a geography themed day in week 6. These theme days are designed to teach the children knowledge objectives that were or will be missed due to school closure this academic year. Within this theme day the children will learn about the history of WW2 and the  country Africa when we will compare it to where we live. Letters will be sent out nearer the time with any further  information on you may need to know. Keep your eyes peeled for photos!

 Computing

Year 6 will be becoming     publishers this half term and helping to create their year 6 leavers book which will include many memories of their Snapethorpe life for them to cherish and share with their family.

 PSHE

Our theme is continuing as ‘relationships’ this half term. All children will be focusing how to recognise their own and others feelings and learning how to respond to them. They will also be thinking about what constitutes a positive and negative relationship and how to get support with these. Consequences will also be explored. The children will also be looking at what commitment and marriage means.

Science

This half term, children will  learn about the circulatory  system through the year 6 unit ‘animals including humans’.  The children will learn all about the parts of this system and the importance of it. They will learn about what blood transports around the body and how. They will finally learn about the Impacts of a negative diet and lifestyle before completing an investigation on their heart rate.

 R.E

Year 6 children will be finding out ‘what does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?’ during their RE sessions.

 French

Year 6 will be learning words and phrase associated with the topic ‘Le sport’. They will be learning how to say many sports in French as well as how to ask others what sports their do, like and dislike.

Year 6 - Spring 1 and 2 2021

Unfortunately, due to the national pandemic, the majority of children in year 6 were remote learning. During this time we focused on Maths and English skills including algebra and decimals. We had 2 busy half terms but couldn't wait to get back to school. We welcomed the children back 3 weeks before the Easter holidays.

Here are some of our photo's from the Greek theme day we had - we enjoyed competing in our own Olympics. 

Year 6 - Autumn 2 2020-2021

Curriculum theme day

This half term Year 6 will be taking part in their 2nd Greek theme day within the week beginning 30th November 2020. The theme days will build on the last session and complete the objectives that were missed due to school closure last academic year. Within this theme day the children will learn about their achievements and their influence on the Western world. This will include art and architecture.

Computing

Year 6 are becoming bloggers this half term. They will be   becoming more familiar with   the software on Purple Mash (which can be accessed at home) to create and comment on blogs around the topic of  e-safety. We will look at some well known bloggers and evaluate their work.

 PSHE

Our theme is continuing as ‘health and well-being’ this half term. All children will be focusing on keeping safe; specifically why health and safety rules are in place in school and  what to do in an emergency in the local environment.

 Science

Children are beginning their ‘Electricity’ topic this half term. They will be learning about to use recognized symbols when representing a simple circuit diagram. They will additionally investigate how to change the brightness of a bulb and loudness of a buzzer using different voltage of cells. They will also investigate what happens when you change the position of certain components and use switches. 

Year 6  - Autumn 1 2020-2021

Curriculum theme day

This half term Year 6 will be taking part in a Greek theme day on the 5th October 2020. This theme day is designed to teach the children knowledge objectives that were missed due to school closure last academic year. Within this theme day the children will learn about the Greeks achievements and their influence on the Western world. This will include art and architecture. Letters will be sent out nearer the time with any further information on you may need to know.

Computing

Year 6 are becoming publishers this half term. They will be becoming more familiar with Microsoft publisher using computers in our brand new computing suite. The children will conduct research first before publishing a class information book.

PSHE

Our theme is continuing as ‘health and well-being’ this half term. All children will be focusing on keeping safe; specifically why health and safety rules are in place in school and  what to do in an emergency in the local environment.

Science

Children are beginning their ‘Properties of Materials’ topic this half term. They will be learning about the 3 states of matter and will be describing materials based on their    transparency, hardness and magnetism. They will also observe through an experiment what happens to materials when they change state through heating up or cooling down. Finally, they will focus on dissolving and what effects the speed solids dissolve.

Year 6 - Creative Curriculum - Autumn 1 2019-2020

Our topic this half term is called 'Is it fair to compare?' and it has a geography focus. During out hook lesson, we created some fabulous pieces of African animal art and made our own Djembe drums. We have been comparing the human and physical features of countries within Africa to find out why some are more developed than others. We have also enjoyed learning about deserts (particular the Sahara Desert in Africa) and what the climate is like there. This also links to our evolution topic in science as we have investigated how plants and animals have adapted to live in extreme desert conditions.

In our English lessons, we have also enjoyed acting out 'How the Elephant got its trunk'. You can see some photos below of us in our animal masks.

Year 6 - Creative Curriculum - Autumn 2

Why is Benin and lost kingdom? - Benin - History

During this half term, the children in year 6 are becoming historians and discovering why Benin is a lost kingdom. As part of our work, we looked at the story Eweka and how he became the Oba (king). We also looked at a range of artefacts and art work and considered what this taught us about life in Benin. We also looked at the role of European invaders and how this led to the demise of the kingdom. We visited the Yorkshire Wildlife Park to look at African animals which were important to the beliefs of the people of Benin.

Year 6 - Creative Curriculum - Spring 1

Can a computer control the world? - DT

This half-term Year 6 are becoming design technologists, applying their scientific knowledge of electricity to designing, making and coding an electronic game using the BBC Micro:bit. We have carried out some market research in order to inform our individual designs and form a team to select a final design for the game. Once we have a design that each group is happy with, we will create the game using wire, plasticine, electrical tape and cardboard, coding the game using the Micro:bit. We will evaluate and debug each game once they are complete.

Year 6 - Creative Curriculum - Spring 2 and Summer 1

Are you not entertained? - Sixties - History

During out hook lesson, we watched lots of clips of films which were from the 60's era.

The children will be finding out about changes in film, TV, holidays and football over the last 100 years. As part of our work, we will be visiting York Castle Museum to explore the ‘Swinging 60s’ exhibit.