Welcome to Year 6 

Class teacher: Mrs Forouzandeh

 

 

Our Topic: World at War

Our value this half-term: Generosity

 

 

Our Key Learnings for this week: WC 12th October 2026

 

English:

In English, the children planned their extended write, choosing their own diary entry to write about. We also focused on a range of grammar features, including subordinate clauses, prepositional phrases, common nouns and proper nouns. Throughout the week, the children practised their spelling and completed a dictation activity on Friday to apply their spelling knowledge in context.

Guided Reading: 

For reading, the children have started reading Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian. They have had the opportunity to explore new vocabulary, enjoy reading together as a whole class and engage in peer and group discussions. These activities have helped them develop their prediction, inference and comprehension skills.  The children also improved their dictionary skills by finding new vocabulary in the text and creating their own sentences using the words.

Maths:

In Maths, the children focused on solving one-step and two-step word problems, applying their mathematical skills to a variety of real-life contexts. They also learnt about BIDMAS (the order of operations) and how it helps us solve calculations accurately. The children completed an end-of-unit assessment to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts covered.

Geography:

In Geography, the children learnt more about the countries within the continent of Europe and explored the meaning of a cross-continental country, using Russia as an example, as part of the country lies in Europe and part lies in Asia. They then developed their map-reading skills by learning how to use four-figure and six-figure grid references to locate places accurately. The children also learnt which countries in Europe are the hottest and coldest and discussed how latitude affects temperature and climate. In addition, they learnt about the lines of latitude and longitude, including the Equator, the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, and found out how these imaginary lines help us locate places around the world.

PE:

In PE, we focused on skills in football and basketball.

Science:

In Science, the children learnt about levers and fulcrums and investigated how the position of a force affects the effort needed to balance an object. They explored the idea that when a weight is moved further away from the fulcrum, less force or mass is needed to achieve balance. During a practical investigation, the children placed a 100 g weight on one side of a lever and used weights on the other side to balance it. As they moved the weight further away from the fulcrum, they found that they could gradually reduce the mass needed, removing 10 g at a time. This helped them develop their understanding of how levers can make lifting or moving objects easier by reducing the amount of force required.

Religious Education:

In RE, the children focused on the relationship between science and religion by discussing different viewpoints on evolution. They learnt about cosmology, which is the study of the universe and studied the Big Bang Theory and the Theory of Evolution. The children considered how scientific explanations and religious beliefs can sometimes differ and discussed the debates surrounding these ideas in a respectful and thoughtful way.