History

We will be able to:

• place events on a timeline that are happening in two different places but at the same time
• use different sources to find out the key reasons for the decline of the Maya civilisation, and the Benin civilisation
• present findings on the decline of these civilisations

We will know:

• about daily life for the Maya civilisation: writing, social activities, monarchy, religion
• about daily life for the Benin civilisation: art, monarchy, religion

Geography

We will be able to:

• compare physical features of these areas, and Skara Brae (from the Year 3 curriculum)
• use electronic spreadsheets to show population

Science

We will continue to revisit areas from the Key Stage Two curriculum.

Computing

We will be able to:

• use digital media to make 3D modelling

We use a knowledge organiser for every project in every year group. It is a helpful way for children and families to see the key knowledge that children will learn. This key knowledge helps the children ask more questions and then find out more information.

It would be helpful to talk with your child about this knowledge organiser. As the project develops, they will be able to share more knowledge. Thank you!

Some areas we will be learning include:

• knowing the properties of 2D and 3D shapes and being able to translate and reflect the shapes
• solving problems involving fractions, decimals and percentages
• solving problems including area, perimeter and volume
• solving problems involving statistics: line graphs, bar charts, pie graphs

Our main book this half term will be Who Let The Gods Out?

Some areas of grammar and punctuation we’ll be learning include:

•  identifying and writing similes, metaphors and personification
•  identifying and using colons to introduce lists and to explain
• distinguishing between the active and passive voice
• identifying and writing ellipsis as a pause

PE Kits:

School PE uniform is black shorts (or tracksuit bottoms) with a white t-shirt and trainers. All children will come to school wearing PE kit on their PE days.

Year 6 PE days are Monday and Wednesday– swimming has finished now in Year 6.

Year 6 Home Learning

• Daily reading – children will bring books home
• TTRockstars website – children will bring logins home
• Tasks given out, as and when, based on classroom learning
• Half-termly project activities sent out via email or a paper copy

Dates

• Monday 24^th February – Spring Two half term begins
• Tuesday 25^th February – Parents-into-Class 2:15 – 3:00 (families invited)
• Trip to the Synagogue 17th March W1 & 18th March W2
• Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th March: Open Evenings
• Friday 4^th April: Easter Assembly 9am – performed by Y6. Please come!
• Friday 4^th April: school finishes for Easter holidays
• Tuesday 21^st April: Summer One half term begins
• Wednesday 23^rd April: Class Photo Day

Can you help?!

If you have any information (stories, photos, experiences, artefacts etc) from our here or there regions, or this project, then please contact your class teacher. Thank you!

Please keep in touch – we check these emails everyday before we start teaching:  wyvern@greendragon.hounslow.sch.uk  

There are two main ways to talk with your child’s teacher/team.

You can talk at the start or end of the day – remember that we have more time at the end of the day or email us on the address below : wyvern@greendragon.hounslow.sch.uk

Teachers will respond between the hours of 8:00 and 4:00pm.