Owl Class
Welcome to Owl Class
Welcome to the Owl Class page. I am very excited to be teaching you all in Year 6, and am looking forward to the new term ahead!
I hope that you find the information on this class web page useful. There will be regular updates on the school website and on Class Dojo from both myself and other staff, when necessary. Don't forget you can message using Class Dojo, or contact the school office, or myself, if you have any further questions or queries.
Useful Information
Children should have a water bottle and their reading book/reading record in school daily.
PE is on a Tuesday and Thursday this term and children will be learning Football and Dance. Children should have a PE kit in school, consisting of a t-shirt in their house colour, black jogging bottoms, or shorts, a PE sweatshirt and outdoor trainers/plimsolls.
Please can I remind you that all children need to have earrings removed, or taped over and hair tied back.
CLASS TEAM
Class Teacher: Mrs Harris
PPA Teacher: Mrs Lansdell
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Coles, Miss Head, Mrs Stopes, Mrs Lee
Term 2 2024-25
Our overarching project this term is, 'Britain at War.' In this unit of work, your child will learn about the main causes of the First World War and which countries were the major players. They will investigate why so many men volunteered to fight and then sequence the events of the start of the war, using various sources of evidence, the children will learn about life in the trenches and the consequences of new weaponry. They will listen to first-hand accounts of life on the home front and evaluate the impact of war on everyday life. They will also discover the events that led to the Allied Powers’ victory and the consequences of the Treaty of Versailles. The children will also learn about the causes and main events of the Second World War.
English
In English this term , we will study a range of texts including:
- War game
- Goodnight Mr Tom
- Dear Jelly…
- Friend or Foe
- Rose Blanche
- The Harmonica
Writing will include:
Narrative
Poetry
We will continue to have three whole class reading lessons, in addition to discrete punctuation and spelling lessons.
Spellings will be given out on a Friday, to be tested the following Friday
Maths
During Term 1, children will focus on Fractions
This will include:
Finding equivalent fractions
Adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators
Finding fractions of amounts
Multiplying and dividing fractions
RE
This term, our Understanding Christianity unit of work will be based on Gospel
Our big question this term is:
What would Jesus do?
This term, our Understanding Christianity unit of work will make clear connections between Gospel texts,
Jesus’ ‘good news’, and how Christians live in the Christian community and in their individual lives.
Science
In Term 2, children will be learning about Evolution and Inheritance. In this unit, children will learn about the five kingdoms, scientists group living things into based on their characteristics. They will discuss what fossils are, revisit how they form and learn about the fossil record before classifying them, using what they have learned about the features of living things. Children will discuss the theory of evolution and the scientists who founded it in the 19th century, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace.
