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Open Morning Saturday 2nd October 10am-1pm

Year 6 Curriculum

English

Narrative, plays and scripts – Fiction genres, Extending narrative, Authors and texts, Stories with flashbacks, Biography and autobiography, Journalistic writing, Argument, Formal/impersonal writing, The power of imagery, Finding a voice, Reading and writing narrative and plays, Reading and writing non-fiction, Reading and writing poetry

Mathematics

Place value (7 digits), 4 rules, Inverse procedure, Decimals, Sequences, Negative numbers, Fractions, Number patterns, Angles, 2D + 3D shapes, Rounding, Area and perimeter, Volume, Mixed problems, Symmetry, Data handling, Mean/median/mode,                                    Accurate drawing, Rotational symmetry, Percentages, Long multiplication

Science

More about dissolving, Reversible and irreversible change, Earth, Sun and Moon, Changing circuits, Micro-organisms,
The human body -  cells, skeleton, muscles, organs – function and how they work
Keeping healthy - heart rate experiments, diet and food diary (Link to PSHE + drug awareness)

ICT

Touchtyping
Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
Word processing skills

Geography

Rivers (including Hooke Court field study week), Compass directions, Scale and length, 12/24hr time/Time zones, Contours,
Grid references, Mapwork – symbols, Study of a foreign country – France , Local study of Havant (optional)

History

The Victorian era - Focus on the contrast between rich and poor – work, education etc. Focus on change – industry, transport.
Ditcham as a link to WW2.  1930s and beyond. Focus on WW2 through independently worked group project

Art

Painting – colour mixing and abstract art, Print making, Mask making, Landscapes, 3D pottery – mythical creatures

DT

Shelters, Slippers, Controllable vehicles

R.E.

Worship and the community/the role of the Mosque, Sacred texts/The Qur’an, Christian religious buildings, Faith and the arts

PSHE & Citizenship

Human and animal rights, Democracy and government, Global citizenship, Internet awareness, Drug awareness (Link to Science)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information:

Telephone 01730-825659 Postal Address Ditcham Park School, Ditcham Park, Nr Petersfield, Hants, GU31 5RN, England