Year 6 Sycamore Class 

Curriculum Information Page

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

Email: tdevereux@necton.norfolk.sch.uk 

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

This term’s enquiry question is:
Is War Ever Right?

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

English: Flashback - The Piano, Discursive text - Should Children Have Been Evacuated? Characterising Speech, Informal Letter - Goodnight Mr. Tom.

Maths: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, converting units, shape, area, perimeter and volume and statistics

Science: The Circulatory System and Light

Computing: 3D Modelling and variables in games

RE: How and why does religion bring peace and conflict? How do Buddhists explain suffering in the world?

Geography: Countries and continents linked to WWII

Art:  Patrick Heron - Natural Form (Paint)

DT: Cooking

Music: Elements/Rhythm/ Patterns - Singing/Djembes/ sticks . Pitch/Melody/Harmony - Keyboards/tuned percussion

French: Days of the week, Months of the year, Pets

PE: Dance and gymnastics

Life skills: Relationships and sex education

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 Thursdays. Please make sure your child comes to school in their kit for this day.

• 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 or nail varnish for school. 

• As the weather changes children may need a change of footwear including socks for break/lunch as we will be outside on the grass.

IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM:

• Wednesday 28^th January - Skipping Ninja workshop session
• Wednesday 4^th February - SEND Parent Review Meetings
• w.b. 9^th February - STAY SAFE WEEK 2: CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
• Tuesday 10^th February - Safer Internet Day
• 16^th - 22^nd February - HALF TERM
• Thursday 26^th February - Year 6 Class Cafe
• Thursday 12^th March - DENTAID 'Bright Bites' dental visit
• Wednesday 18^th March - OPEN CLASSROOMS
• Wednesday 25^th March - Parent/Teacher progress review meetings
• Thursday 26^th March - Easter Celebration, 9.15am @ All Saints Church
• Friday 27^th March - Last day of spring term

Spring Term Knowledge Organiser:

light knowledge organiser.pdf