Year 6 Term 1

Maths 🧮

Place Value

• Numbers to 1,000,000

• Numbers to 10,000,000

• Read and write numbers to 10,000,000

• Powers of 10

• Number line to 10,000,000

• Compare and order integers

• Round any integer

• Negative numbers

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division

• Add and subtract integers

• Common factors

• Common multiples

• Rules of divisibility

• Primes to 100

• Square and cube numbers

• Multiply up to a 4-digit number by a 2-digit number

• Solve problems with multiplication

• Short division

• Division using factors

• Introduction to long division

• Long division with remainders

• Solve problem with division

• Solve multi-step problems

• Order of operations

• Mental calculations and estimation

• Reason from known facts

Fractions

• Equivalent fraction and simplifying

• Equivalent fractions on a number line

• Compare and order (numerator)

• Add and subtract simple fractions

• Add and subtract any two fractions

• Add mixed numbers

• Subtract mixed numbers

• Multi-step problems

• Multiply fractions by integers

• Multiply fractions by fractions

• Divide a fraction by an integer

• Mixed questions with fractions

• Fraction of an amount

• Fraction of an amount - find the whole

Barvember

Towards the end of Term 1, all students are invited to take part in Barvember Maths challenges. Find out more here.

Science 🧬

Living things and their habitats (Biology)

• Conditions for life

• Group organisms

• Classify animals

• Classify plants

• Microorganisms

• Classify microorganisms

• Carl Linnaeus

Electricity (Physics)

• Construct and draw series of circuits using symbols

• Complete and incomplete circuits

• Variations within circuits

• Plan - voltage experiment

• Investigate - voltage experiment

• Evaluate - coltage experiment

• Renewable energy

Reading 📖

Author: Ross Mackenzie

Orphaned as a toddler and growing up in a children's home, Daniel is constantly picked on by Spud Harper and his gang of bullies. However, his life changes forever when he stumbles upon The Nowhere Emporium, which has mysteriously arrived in Glasgow.

Its owner and creator, Lucien Silver, quickly spots something special about Daniel. He invites him to come and work at the Emporium, which can inexplicably travel anywhere in the world and at any time. It doesn't take long for Silver to realise the true extent of Daniel's talent - and so begins an exciting adventure to save the Emporium from his lifelong arch-nemesis, Vindictus Sharpe.

A dazzling and quirky tale, full of imagination and wonder. This one is perfect for fans of JK Rowling, Philip Pullman and Neil Gaiman.

Reading age: 9-11

Writing ✍️

Narrative

• Developed narrative with focus on atmosphere and shifts

• Cohesion through a wider variety of devices (e.g. repetition of a word or phrase, ellipsis)

• Sustained register with well-rounded ending

• Atmosphere and mood created through effective word choice, sentence structure and literary devices

• Past perfect tense to link events, including past perfect progressive

  Action, dialogue and description use to move events forward

• Apostrophes for contractions

• Apostrophes for single and plural possession

• Fully punctuate speech

• Commas after an adverb starter

• Commas to avoid ambiguity and clarify meaning

• Commas to mark clauses

• Use ellipsis

• Use coordinate and subordinate conjunctions

• Use nouns and pronouns to avoid repetition

• Form comparatives and superlatives

• Use fronted adverbial phrases to say how, where or when

  Use past, present and future tense

• Use relative clauses

• Use conjunctions, adverbs, adverbials and prepositions for time, cause and place

• Use a range of modal verbs or adverbs to indicate possibility

News Report

• Developed introduction (who, what, when, where, why, how)

• Developed paragraphs (organised correctly into key ideas)

• Subheadings used as an organisational device

• Headlines include puns

• Formal language used throughout

• Eye witness quotations which are succinct and emotive

• Conclusion- summing up and bringing the story up to date

• Include a byline (reporters name and job title)

• Modifiers used to intensify and qualify (e.g. insignificant amount, exceptionally well)

• Active and passive voice to heighten engagement

• A wide range of punctuation including colons and semi colons

• Colon to introduce lists and commas in lists

• Bullet points to list information

• Apostrophes for contractions

• Apostrophes for single and plural possession

• Fully punctuate speech

• Commas after an adverb starter

• Commas to avoid ambiguity and clarify meaning

• Commas to mark clauses

• Use commas to mark parenthesis and brackets and dashes for parenthesis

• Use coordinate and subordinate conjunctions

• Use nouns and pronouns to avoid repetition

• Form comparatives and superlatives

• Use fronted adverbial phrases to say how, where or when

• Use past, present and future tense

• Use relative clauses

• Use conjunctions, adverbs, adverbials and prepositions for time, cause and place

• Use a range of modal verbs or adverbs to indicate possibility

Poetry

• Syllable Poetry

• Haiku

• Diamond

• Tanka

• Cinquain

Across the curriculum 🌏 🎨

Geography

• Locate position (longitude, latitude, tropics, time zones) including coordinates

• Comparing Brazil and Brunei; physical and human geography

• Landforms – main 2 landforms of Brazil - Amazon Basin and Brazilian highlands

• Climate and natural resources

• Urban vs. rural 

• Transportation and infrastructure 

• Cultural diversity 

• Environmental concerns

Art Design & Technology

• Shape as building blocks to art

• Understanding shape and colour

• Line and shape

• Form and space

• Texture

• Value of colour 

Languages 💬

All students have access to one of the following languages:

• Malay (local) 🇧🇳

• Malay (for non-native learners) 🇧🇳

• Mandarin 🇨🇳

• French 🇫🇷

• English as and additional language (EAL) 🌏

Language Concepts refers to the application of language concepts.

• Expressing the language in oral and/or written communication

• Creating projects to showcase language learning

• Showing sound grammar understanding through written work

• Applying a range of language skills to perform role play

• Interpreting authentic materials

Language Acquisition refers to assimilating and retention of language learning.

• Understanding the grammatical structure

• Knowing and using correct syntax

• Being able to self-assess and peer check

• Building vocabulary in the target language

• Recognising and/or decoding a wide array of materials

PE & Sport 🏐 🏊 🥅 ⚾️ 👟

All students have a comprehensive PE and Sport programme. Lessons are scheduled on rotation to ensure all students progress in the following areas:

• Physical literacy

• Tee Ball

• Swimming

• Indoor Games

• Outdoor Games

• Athletics

• Striking and Fielding

• Football

• Tag Rugby

• Basketball

• Netball

• Invasion Games

• Health and Wellbeing

• Net Games

• Fundamental movement skills

✋ Hands refers to physical ability and performance.

• Having appropriate fitness levels to complete the lesson

• Showing sound technique when learning skills/actions

• Applying a range of skills

• Performing under pressure i.e. applying skills to the game

👤 Head refers to knowledge and understanding of the topic.

• Understanding the rules and regulations

• Being able to feedback to peers

• Solving problems

• Understanding relevant tactics

♥️ Heart refers to the effort put into each and every PE lesson.

• Taking and active part in the whole lesson

• Always bringing PE/swimming kit

• Showing sportsmanship and respect

• Showing resilience and confidence

Music 🎶

• Performing

• Composing

• Listening

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