Nelson (Year 6)

Mrs Bell

Class Teacher

Mill on the Brue

STEAM DAY

Bridge building

Using a budget

Creating a piece of work together

teamwork

problem-solving

Using strengthening techniques to make the structures strong

Designing a bridge looking at examples such as Beam, Cantilever,, Truss and Arch bridges

Making periscopes

Light investigation

Tudor Day

Early Morning Work

For the first half-an-hour of the day, the class focus on developing key skills in English and maths. The children work through a daily maths task to improve their mental agility. They will also have a handwriting task, which has a spelling, grammar or punctuation focus. This is also when children are heard read individually and also in guided groups.

English

English and spelling is taught daily and develops reading, writing and speaking and listening skills. During the following terms, the children will be focusing on the following texts:

Narrative
Non-Chronological Report
Journalistic Writing
Poetry

Maths

Maths is taught daily from Monday to Friday. Nelson Class will develop their mathematical reasoning skills by applying their mathematical knowledge and understanding to a range of different areas of maths.

As a mathematician, the children will be focusing on:

Mental maths and arithmetic skills
Place Value and decimals
Multiplication and division of decimals
Fractions. decimals and percentages
Statistics
Geometry
Area and perimeter
Shape
Algebra
Ratio

In the following two terms, the class will be learning about Salvation which is a key concept of the Christian faith and Islam.

Geography

The children will be learning about natural disasters and focusing on the question- Awe and Wonder or disaster? Nelson Class will be focusing on the following skills:

identify global positions using longitude and latitude
reflect on the significance of the prime Greenwich meridian on world time zones
apply precise vocabulary and evidence to explain geographical features of a location
generate reasons as to why locations and place may change in the future
reflect on why some locations are similar and different to others, in relation to their human and physical features
apply six-figure grid references when identifying the positon of different places and landmarks
evaluate the impact of human and physical activity on the locations studied, describing the impact on the environment
create a source that demonstrates an understanding of the locations studied

Computing

The children will be learning programming skills. They will be learning to:

Explain how different domain names can help when understanding information online.

Understand computer networks including the internet
Describe different services provided by the Internet and how information moves around the Internet.
Use knowledge of the meaning of different domain names and common website extensions
Select and use a variety of methods to communicate and collaborate online.
Select, use and combine software on a range of digital devices for a specific project.
Create a digital source

The class will having PE on Tuesday afternoons where they will be learning volleyball and the different skills. On Friday morning Nelson Class will be playing hockey.

PSHE

PSHE is taught each term based on discussion, P4C and circle times. During enrichment, the children will be learning:

to explain how they can look after their digital wellbeing.
to discuss how to stay safe, healthy and happy online and when to use digital technology.
to explain how to develop safe, respectful and healthy online relationships.
to understand how to use social media responsibly.
to identify online bullying behaviours and talk about what they can do to help themselves and others if it is seen or experienced.
to describe strategies they can use to assess the reliability of online information and images.

Science

In the following two terms, the children will be learning about evolution and inheritance and living things and their habitats; the children will be focusing on the following skills:

to explain that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things from the past.
to know that off-spring vary and not identical to their parents
to identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment
to understand that adaptations could lead to evolution of a species.
to describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to characteristics, similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals.
to give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics.
to subdivide broad groupings, such as micro-organisms, plants and animals, into vertebrates and invertebrates.
to use classification systems, such as keys, to identify animals and plants in our immediate environment
to describe the work of scientists who have led work on classification.

Nelson (Year 6)

Mrs Bell

Adding decimals 17 and 20

Daily 10

Fraction subtraction game

mental maths games