Glade Hill Primary and Nursery School
We are Golden and we SPARKLE
Yr 6 - Super Sycamores
Welcome to Super Sycamores
Class Page...
Here you will find information about what we are learning each half-term and photographs of the exciting things we get up to in Super Sycamores!
To get in touch with me, please contact the office or email, which is below, and I will aim to respond within the working week.
sycamores@gladehill.nottingham.sch.uk
Miss Roome 
Meet and Greet Powerpoint- Year 5 and 6
Summer 1
During Summer 1 we will be reading...
Reading
In our shared reading lessons, we will be developing our skills by reading and understanding texts across a range of genres – including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
Maths
In our maths lessons we will be recapping and practising everything we have learned this year in preparation for SATs. After SATs, we will continue to consolidate the key areas to prepare the children for Maths at secondary school.
Wider Curriculum
Geography - Physical Geography
Science - Evolution and Inheritance
PE- Striking and fielding
PSHE- Physical health and wellbeing and sun awareness.
Key Information
- Read at least 3 times per week
- Complete pages in your CGP revision guides
- PE is on Mondays and Tuesday.
- SATs Revision club - Tuesday and Thursday for the first 3 weeks of term
Spring 2
Peace and Conflict
During Spring 2 we will be reading...
Year 6 Curriculum
Writing
In our writing lessons, we will be using the text The Island by Armin Greder as a stimulus. We will be writing diary entries, stories with alternative endings and persuasive letters.
Reading
In our shared reading lessons, we will be developing our skills by reading and understanding texts across a range of genres – including fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Many of these will be linked to our half-term book- The Island. Alongside this, we will be doing extra reading work during SATs groups.
Maths
In our maths lessons this half-term, we will be learning about: converting measurements; position and direction; and area, perimeter and volume. Alongside this, we will be doing extra arithmetic learning during SATs groups.
Wider Curriculum
Geography- Place Knowledge-Paris
PE- Cricket and foot golf
PSHE- Money and work
Art- Painting based on Monet
RE- Religion and World Views
Science – Living things and their habitats
Key Information
- Complete English and Maths homework in revision books and bring into school on a Monday.
- Practise spellings on your colour each week
- PE is on Mondays and Thursdays
- Newark Air Museum trip- Friday 14th March
Spring 2
Peace and Conflict
During Spring 2 we will be reading...
Year 6 Curriculum
Writing
In our writing lessons, we will be using our history topic of WWII as a stimulus. We will be writing letters, short stories and speeches. We will be learning about the key features of these genres before planning and writing our own.
Reading
In our shared reading lessons, we will be developing our skills by reading and understanding texts across a range of genres – including fiction, non-fiction and poetry. These will all be linked to our history topic WWII- starting with Goodnight Mister Tom.
Maths
In our maths lessons this half-term, we will be learning about: measures, fractions, decimals and percentages. Alongside this, we will be doing extra arithmetic learning during SATs revision groups..
Wider Curriculum
History- WWII
PE- Dance and gymnastics
PSHE- Belonging to a Community
Media Literacy and Digital Resilience
Key Information
- Read at least 3 times per week
- Practise spellings on your colour each week
- Complete MyMaths homework
- PE is on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Trip to the National Holocaust Centre
Autumn 2
Friendship and Courage
During Autumn 2 we will be reading...
Year 6 Curriculum
We are writers...
In our writing lessons, we will be reading Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo. We will be using this book as a stimulus to write a diary entry with tension, a newspaper report and an argument text. We will be learning about the key features of these genres before planning and writing our own.
We are readers...
In our shared reading lessons, we will be developing our skills by reading and understanding texts across a range of genres – including fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Our main focus will be on understanding vocabulary and improving our retrieval and inference skills.
We are mathematicians...
In our maths lessons this half-term, we will be learning about: multiplication, division and fractions. Alongside this, we will be practising our arithmetic skills daily- including times tables for those children who are not yet fluent in them.
Wider Curriculum
Geography- Locational Knowledge (Europe)
DT- Digital World
Science- Energy (Light)
PE- Net and wall games
Computing- Online safety, blogging
Music- Dynamics, pitch and texture
RE- Beliefs in action in the world
PSHE- DART, safe relationships, respecting ourselves and others
Autumn 1
Friendship and Courage
During Autumn 1 we will be reading…
Year 6 Curriculum
We are writers...
In our writing lessons, we will be using Harry Potter as a stimulus to write fantasy stories, non-chronological reports and persuasive adverts. We will be focussing on the audience and purpose for our writing, the impact it has on the reader and how we are going to achieve this.
We are readers...
In our shared reading lessons, we will be developing our skills by reading and understanding texts across a range of genres - both fiction and non-fiction. Our main focus will be on understanding vocabulary and improving our inference skills.
We are mathematicians...
In our maths lessons this half-term, we will be learning about place value and the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). We will also have a daily maths blast session where we will be practising the skills we have already learnt.
We are historians, artists, scientists, musicians and athletes...
History- Ancient Islamic Civilisations
Art- Pencil sketching
Science- Animals including humans
PE- Invasion games
Key Reminders:
PE on Tuesdays and Fridays
Read 3 times or more a week at home
Complete MyMaths homework online