Year 6 Autumn 2 term Project 2023: Por el Amazonas
What’s the big idea?
This Year 6 project helps children to understand the importance of rivers for society, economy and the environment. We will be exploring the Amazon and its impact on our world, as well as our world’s impact on the Amazon.
It would be helpful to talk with your child about the knowledge organiser. As the project develops, they will be able to share more knowledge. Thank you!
What will we be learning?
Geography
We will be able to:
Identify the position and significance of the Greenwich Meridian
Identify different time zones on a world map
Identify the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Use eight points of a compass, and atlas symbols, to describe the positions of countries in South America and key features around Manaus
We will know:
The features of a river
Why human and physical features change along the course of a river
Products that are exported from the Amazon, especially minerals
How the mass production of beef impacts the Amazon
Science
We will be able to:
Describe how living things are classified into broad groups, including micro-organisms, animals and plants
Give reasons for these groups, relating to specific characteristics
Technology
We will be able to review, design, create and review felt Advent calendars
Art
We will know:
About tribal face masks and jewellery from the Amazon
We will be able to
Explore different brush strokes, and different colour & light effects
Create our own face masks based on tribal versions
Computing - coding
Knowledge Organiser
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!
Maths
We will be able to:
developing greater confidence in addition and subtraction
learning how to multiply 4 digit by 2 digit
long and short division
English
We will be:
using The Last Wild to improve all areas of the KS2 writing and reading curriculum
Year 6 Notes & Dates
School Day:
Please make sure that Year 6 children are in the Key Stage Two playground by 8.40am for an 8.45am start. The school day ends at 3.15pm.
There is free breakfast available in the Studio (in the Key Stage Two playground) from 8am. Key Stage Two children (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6) can also attend Morning Sports for free every day from 8am.
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 day is Wednesday. Wyvern One will swim on Tuesdays, Wyvern Two will swim on Fridays.
Year 6 Home Learning
Daily reading – children will bring books home
TTRockstars website – children will bring logins home
Learning lines for Shakespeare
Tasks given out, as and when, based on classroom learning
Half-termly project activities sent out via email or a paper copy
Trips
We will be visiting the Natural History Museum on the 27th November. Details to follow after half term.
Communication With Teachers:
There are two main ways to talk with your child’s teacher.
You can talk at the start or end of the day – remember that teachers have more time at the end of the day!
TTRockstars website – children will bring logins home
Tasks given out throughout the week, as and when, based on classroom learning
Half-termly project activities sent out via email or a paper copy.
Thank you!
How to Contact The Year 6 Team
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.