Year 6
Year 6 class is taught by Mrs Claire Merrifield and
Mrs Caroline Dinham (Friday only).
Teaching and learning is supported by Mrs R Cutler.
This matrix shows the learning in Y6 across all subjects.
Year 6 class is taught by Mrs Merrifield and Mrs Dinham (Fridays only)
Teaching and learning is supported by Mrs Cutler.
Please contact us via the school office or Class Dojo if you have any questions.
Autumn Term 1 2026
Let’s go back in time to the Victorian era (1837- 1901) and begin to understand the impact of Queen Victoria and the Industrial Revolution on Britain and the rest of the world.
English
Reading will be taught daily through our core text: ‘Cogheart’ by Peter Bunzl.
During our writing sessions, we will learn about a range of genres as we immerse ourselves in this book and it’s incredibly rich vocabulary. These writing opportunities will include inventing descriptive flashbacks, publishing discussions on equal rights and planning and designing persuasive adverts for a ‘mech-animal’. Later on in the term, the children will also be examining some some classic Victorian poetry.
Maths
As mathematicians, we will be learning and applying a wide range of maths skills, including converting imperial and metric heights using census information from local workhouses, embedding Y5 and Y6 place value knowledge, as well as the consolidating and mastering the four operation methods: column addition, column subtraction, short and long multiplication and division. Please visit our Maths page for our current calculation policy.
History
In history, we will be investigating the question, ‘How did the Industrial Revolution impact Victorian Britons?’
We will first examine who Queen Victorian was and how she changed throughout her reign. We then deduce what life was like for the workers of Britain; comparing those from various classes. To conclude our investigation into the Victorian era, we will learn about the fight for children’s rights and the significance of Lord Shaftesbury and Dr Barnardo.
Science
Our science topic will be ‘Animals, including humans’. We will investigate the following questions:
How does the circulatory system work?
Why is diet and exercise important?
Does exercise have an impact on our heart rate?
What impact do drugs and alcohol have on the body?
Should smoking be banned?
French
Focus on the basic French phonic sounds (supported by Language Angels) to facilitate accurate and authentic pronunciation.
Art
In art, we will be exploring the works of William Morris and comparing his work to influential movements from Gothic (medieval) period (13-14th century), Impressionism, Art Nouveau and Romanticism (19th century) styles. Who was William Morris and what was his style? Was he really one of the best influential designers of the nineteenth century? Who influenced him?
Design Technology
After our William Morris study, we will research the toys used in the Victorian era (to include automatons). The children will research their designs, plan and make their own automaton. They will explore a focused practical task looking at cams. Will they be able to design an automaton based on the brief? Whose will be the most successful?
Religious Education
During our RE sessions, we’ll be thinking about ‘Does faith help people in Cornwall when life gets hard?’
Spiritual inquiry and experiences can be intensely personal or wonderfully collective and Cornwall offers both. It offers space for quiet reflection and is also home to a wealth of faith communities and spiritual groups. Our Year 6 children will given the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences of Cornwall and explore why some people feel that their spirituality or faith is supported by being in Cornwall.
Computing
During our computing sessions, we will be learning to identify characteristics of effective adverts. The children will then design their own advert for ‘Cogheart’. Throughout this module, we will discuss rules for working with the video cameras, e.g. asking for permission, always presenting, people well, treating the equipment with respect.
PE
‘Gymnastics’: We will be learning to use balances/ counterbalances and incorporate them into a sequence of movements and balances (symmetrical and asymmetric).
‘Dodgeball’: We will be learning to understand the rules of dodgeball and how to play the most effective game.
Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any further questions.
Many thanks for all your continued support.
Home-learning
In year 6, pupils will continue with their weekly maths homework and will be given a short Grammar task also. In addition, children still need to read lots! All children are expected to read at home most nights for 25 – 30 minutes either to themselves or with an adult.children still need to read lots! All children are expected to read at home most nights for 25 – 30 minutes either to themselves or with an adult. This could be their school Accelerated Reader book, listening to a story read by someone else or sharing a favourite book. All are equally valuable. Talking about what they have read is also vital to help develop comprehension skills. This is particularly beneficial to the children when completing their Accelerated Reader quizzes. All children have a reading record book in which parents, carers or the children themselves can record what they have read or make any comments.
For support maths in school, children all have access to Times Tables Rockstars for practising their weekly times tables at home. Please encourage your child to practice their times tables regularly – five or ten minutes a day is more beneficial than an hour once a week.
NB. On a Wednesday, formal maths homework (arithmetic paper) and grammar paper will be sent home and will be due in the following Wednesday. These will be marked in a small, booster groups to support understanding and address misconceptions.
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Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have.
Many thanks for all your continued support.