For term 2, Year 6 will be undertaking a local history project, looking at the importance and significance of Dover Castle. On our trip, we will be looking at significant parts of the castle, including the pharos (lighthouse), the spur tunnels and the Keep. We will then look at the importance of these in more detail in class across the term and explore the great siege. 

English

During term 2, writing will focus on  biographies of influential and important black people followed by a poem. Alongside this, we will be reading 'Young, Gifted and Black', a celebratio of black people and culture. Nearer Christmas, we will be writing a Christmas-themed instructions.

Maths

Our Maths lessons will predominantly focus on fractions this term. They will be finding equivalents, simplifying and comparing fractions. They will also use the four number operations to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, as well as find fractions of amounts. Many of these lessons involve our times tables, so it is vital that the children are learning and practising them.

Big Question Lessons

In Geography, we will be learning about Dover Castle and its significance in history. We will be looking at how the pharos was used, what a siege is and what happens, as well as exploring how the castle has changed over the many years since it was built. 

Science

In Science, we will be exploring evolution and inheritance.