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Year 6 Sycamore Class

Welcome to the Year 6 (Sycamore Class) page.

We hope this provides you with important information to support your child's learning this year.

Please do get in contact if there is anything that we can help you with.

Mrs Devereux

What we will be learning this Summer Term 2026....

This term’s enquiry question is:
Which monarch had the biggest influence on life today?

This is what we will be learning about in each subject area:

English: NARRATIVE: Character description, NON-NARRATIVE: Non-Chronological report. NARRATIVE: Dialogue to advance action and convey character

Maths: Arithmetic, Algebra, Ratio and Proportion, Problem Solving and Reasoning

Science: Electricity

Computing: Microbits

RE: How do beliefs shape identity for muslims?

Geography: Cities in Baghdad

History: Changes in monarchy; A non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – Early Islamic civilisation

Art: William Morris

DT: Build a mechanical structure from wood adding an electrical circuit

Music: Perform using the voice and the ukulele with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression

French: Days of the week, Months of the year and Happy Birthday

PE: Rounders, Cricket and OAA

Life skills: Financial Planning, Transition, Road Safety

How you can help your child with their learning:

Use the Knowledge Organiser (at the bottom of this page) to help your child learn the information we are exploring in class.
Continue to read and sign reading diaries to achieve merits - these will be stamped weekly. Reading is such an important aspect in our learning!
Help your child with their times tables – Times Tables Rockstars.

Other things to remember:

We will be doing PE on Mondays and Fridays. Please make sure your child comes to school in their kit for this day.
After half term, the children will also have Forest School sessions on Tuesday afternoons.
PE will be outside when possible, so they will need to wear something appropriate to the weather.
Children need to remove earrings for PE lessons.
Hair needs to be tied back at all times.
Please remember to name all school uniform.
Please ensure your child has a water bottle.
No make-up, jewellery or nail varnish for school.

IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM:

Summer Term Knowledge Organiser:

british monarchs knoweldge organiser.pdf

KEY INSTANT RECALL FACTS

SPELLINGS